Until Tesla Y model still won the top spots in the world and Europe for sales in 2023, a first for an electric car, it was already dethroned in France at the beginning of the year. American SUV has actually was beaten none other than small Dacia Spring ! But how to explain such success?

Dacia Spring has overtaken Tesla Model 3 and Y

Last year they won little in Europe, Dacia is clearly far from throwing in the towel in the sales race. The manufacturer even already has a slight lead for 2024, at least in France. This time, the inexpensive brand intends to compete with the American giant of Silicon Valley not with its compact Sandero, but with the small electric Spring! And that’s the least we can say the city car is off to a great start at the beginning of the year. He actually paid the scalp of the American SUV as well as its more down-to-earth twin from the first month of 2024! 1,937 Dacia Spring were actually registered in France during January 2024, compared to 1,623 Tesla Model 3 and 1,477 Model Y. The podium is surprising to say the least from an electric vehicle perspective, while the terms of the purchase bonuses have just dropped. was reviewed. With the new rules in place, too Dacia Spring and Tesla Model 3 are no longer eligible for the bonus as they are both manufactured outside the European Union. But then what is their secret to winning gold and silver medals in sales in January 2024?

A little help…

It must be said that in reality it is a small city car Dacia Spring benefited from good acceleration, because among these 1,937 vehicles registered in January 2024, there were still cars configured last year. However, let’s recall this all EVs ordered before December 15, 2023 could still take advantage of the purchase bonus. A bonus that today the model can no longer claim due to production in China. A push from which the spring should benefit by March, when all the vehicles ordered last year will be delivered. A phenomenon that benefits not only little Vesna. The same goes for the new Tesla Model 3, which customers apparently literally flocked to mid-December to get a bonus purchase. Therefore, the American electric sedan also displaced the SUV, which was the undisputed king of sales last year. That being said, the little Dacia Spring has more than one trick up its sleeve to continue to win over new customers despite the end of France’s EV bonus…

2024 will be the time for the Dacia Spring update ! Indeed, this model will undergo a major facelift very soon. The latter should allow him to remain attractive even without a premium. We can’t wait to discover it.

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