"Early last year, Tesla sales started tanking in Europe. And as the latest numbers compiled by Reuters show, Europeans are still not so hot on the Elon Musk-run car brand. It signals a tough 2026 for the company, which has thrown in the towel on making new mainstream cars that aren't robotaxis. In December in the U.K., new Tesla registrations fell 29% to 6,323 units, according to data cited by the outlet."
"The situation was positively dismal in Germany, where the number of Teslas registered in 2025 fell by 48.4% year-over-year to 19,930 units. Registrations in France, another big European market for the brand, dropped by 37% in 2025. In Spain, they sank 4%. One bright spot was Norway, Europe's EV capital. A landmark 96% of vehicles registered in the country were electric last year, and Tesla hit a new sales record."
Tesla registrations fell sharply across several major European markets in 2025, with U.K. December registrations down 29% and full-year U.K. sales down 8.9%. Germany saw a 48.4% year-over-year decline in Teslas registered, France dropped 37%, and Spain sank 4%. Norway remained an outlier, with 96% of new vehicles electric and a Tesla sales record. Contributing factors include Elon Musk’s political controversies in Europe, rising Chinese competitors, and a stagnant Tesla product lineup. Nvidia is intensifying its push into autonomous driving, selling chips that car companies can use to train self-driving models. A new best-selling non-Tesla EV emerged in the U.S.
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