The future has come. 2023 will be remembered as the year where a 100% electric car topped global sales for the first time, as the Tesla Model Y was the best-selling vehicle in the world during the first quarter, overtaking the historic Toyota Corolla.
Data comes from sales information to the consumer user 53 main world markets, establishing Tesla’s electric SUV as the best-selling vehicle among all forms of propulsion. This is something Elon Musk predicted during the annual meeting of shareholders in 2022, ensuring that the Model Y will become the best-selling vehicle during 2023, a prediction that did not fail.
Much of the success of the Model Y has to do with Tesla arrives in more and more markets Along with the reduction in prices. It was already well positioned behind the two Toyota models on the podium, the Corolla and the RAV4, during 2022.
Aggregated data for the first quarter shows the Tesla Model Y as a vehicle Best seller with 267,200 registered and patented units, it represents a an increase of about 69% compared to the same period last year. The Model Y sold well in China, its main market, the United States, and Europe, where it became the best-selling vehicle.
On the other hand Toyota Corolla lost its throne, despite the fact that the sales figures included all available body types: sedan, station wagon and hatchback. The good thing for Toyota is that while it has low sales, the Corolla has the advantage of being a truly global product, available in almost every country in the world. This makes it less vulnerable to market fluctuations caused by geopolitical conflicts, such as those between China and the United States.
In addition, other models from the Japanese brand are in the global top 5, since the Tesla Model Y
Top 5 – Best selling cars in the world – Q1
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Tesla Model Y:
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267,200
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Toyota Corolla:
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256,400
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Toyota Hilux:
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214,700
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Toyota Rav4:
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211,000
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Toyota Camry:
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166,200
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(tags to translate) Ecological Cars
