Turmoil in Deutschland: China’s SAIC was the OEM with the second-largest number of BEVs registered in Germany in the month of June. SAIC registered 4,492 of its electric MG4 in Germany, out-classing Tesla’s Model Y by more than 1,000 units. Best-selling BEV in Germany was Volkswagen’s ID.3. Five out of the top ten BEVs were Volkswagen Group models.
June was not a good month for battery-powered cars in Germany. Registrations of all passenger vehicles rose 6.1% y/y in June, while sales of BEV cratered by 18.1%.
Anything ICE was up by the double digits. Gasoline-powered cars rose 12.1%, sales of diesel cars grew by 12.4%, and those of hybrids increased by 12.4%.
With its June registrations down by 42.2%. Tesla was the biggest loser among the top BEV brands.
SAIC Motor, formerly Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, is a long-time joint venture partner of Volkswagen. Bankrupt MG was merged into SAIC in 2007 .
January through June, Tesla has been solidly outranked by the dinosaurs it sought to turn into ruins. World’s oldest automaker, Daimler, sells more BEVs in Germany than Musk’s miracle brand. Every third BEV bought in Germany is a Volkswagen Group model.
