Sales of all-electric models made in China rose significantly in Europe in August, with the Tesla Model Y and Dacia Spring leading the way, according to a JATO report. In general, Volkswagen’s T-Roc SUV became the most popular car model in Europe in August, and Dacia Jogger found more than 5,000 buyers.

In August, sales of electric cars made in China increased by 78% compared to August 2021. Basically, 28% of fully electric cars sold in Europe were produced in Germany and 20% in China. In addition to Tesla and Dacia, there were also MG models.

What other countries do fully electric cars come from? South Korea, Czech Republic, France, Spain, Great Britain and Italy. 37% of cars come from these six countries, the data are given for the month of August. For the first eight months of the year, data shows that 22% of cars come from Germany, 19% from China and 9% from South Korea. Basically half of the cars are from these three countries.

JATO data for the entire European electric car market shows that the Tesla Model Y was the best-selling model in Europe, followed by the Volkswagen ID 4, the Skoda Enyaq and the Fiat e-500. Dacia Spring was fifth with 3,700 units.

A total of 48% of all new cars sold in Europe were SUVs, two-thirds of which belonged to the B and C segments. The best-selling model in Europe in August was the Volkswagen T-Roc SUV, with more than 15,000 units sold. cars Another SUV made the top 10, the Hyundai Tucson, also according to JATO data.

Dacia Sandero is in 3rd place, Peugeot 208 is in second place.

57% of cars sold in August were gasoline, 19% — diesel.

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