Regardless of a horrendous year-over-year gross sales decline globally within the first quarter, together with in California, Tesla’s two mass-market fashions topped the car gross sales charts in California within the 1st quarter. Effectively, as a substitute of taking first and second place, as they’d beforehand, they took first and third. Shut sufficient.
The Tesla Mannequin Y was the most effective promoting vehicle — electrical or in any other case — within the Golden State. In reality, it had nearly 50% extra gross sales than the #2 Toyota RAV4.
The Mannequin 3 was then a notable drop beneath the RAV4, and it was simply barely forward of the Toyota Camry, Honda CR-V, and even Honda Civic.
Sadly, there have been no different electrical car fashions within the prime 10.
Trying solely on the SUV & truck market, the Mannequin Y towers above the group. You need to go all the way down to 14th place earlier than you discover one other absolutely electrical mannequin, the new-ish Honda Prologue with a couple of fifth of the Mannequin Y’s gross sales. Although, be aware {that a} truthful portion of the #11 Chevrolet Equinox’s gross sales have been gross sales of the electrical model — 2,688 gross sales out of 5,003.
Trying solely at passenger automobiles, the Tesla Mannequin 3 was nonetheless the highest promoting mode. No different EV made it into the highest 8.
Keep tuned for extra enjoyable on California EV sales.
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