November has been a curious month in the European market, considering all types of vehicles, regardless of their size or fuel, which allows traditional vehicles with combustion engines and those powered by electric motors to be placed on an equal footing. And the news is that the usual market leader, the Volkswagen Golf, has this time been surpassed by an electric SUV, the Tesla Model Y. But the surprises did not stop there.
Trading 19,144 units in month 11 of 2022, Model Y became the leader in the classification of sales in the Old Continent, despite the fact that the offer of this model starts from values close to 50 thousand euros, depending on the market. With this record, Tesla’s mid-range SUV posted a 260% increase in sales compared to the same period of the previous year, a model that had already led the market in September.
Behind the American electric vehicle appear in the classification two successful models, both utilitarian and, therefore, offered at much more affordable prices. we refer to Dacia Sandero, November 2 saleswhich confirms the excellent form of the Romanian brand of the Renault Group, which sold 18,746 units last month, representing a gain of 16% compared to 2021, according to Automotive News Europe. Completing the top 3 is the Toyota Yariswith 17,309 vehicles sold in the month, a positive jump of 150% compared to the previous year, which confirms the good acceptance of the Japanese utility.
In the first 11 months of 2022, there were only six models that managed to lead the classification monthly, representing only four builders. Volkswagen was the top seller with the Golf (in February and October) and the T-Roc (in July and August), while Tesla led with two other models, the Model 3 (in March) and the Model Y (in September). and November). With the 208 being the best-seller in April and June, and the Sandero in January, Peugeot and Dacia complete the batch of winning brands for the different months, it remains to be seen which one will lead in the last month of the year.
From January to November 2022, the Peugeot 208 leads the European sales table, with 193,743 units, ahead of the Dacia Sandero, with 180,553 vehicles sold. The 3rd position of classification It is disputed by two VWs, the T-Roc and the Golf respectively, with little difference between them, but 16,000 units of the Sandero, so the Romanian utility will hardly lose its 2nd place on the podium, in the same way that the Peugeot seems to have victory assured.
Source: Observadora
