Tesla tops battery-electric vehicle registrations in Germany

Tesla topped registrations of battery-electric vehicles in Germany during the first nine months of this year at almost 38,500, federal data showed, beating the Volkswagen brand by about 6,000 vehicles.

Tesla’s battery-electric registrations jumped nearly 50% from the January-September period last year, while Volkswagen’s declined 40% to just over 32,300 in line with a broader drop throughout most of the Volkswagen Group brands in Europe’s biggest auto market.

Only Audi and Seat saw a boost in the number of battery-electric cars registered in Germany among Volkswagen Group brands.

Volkswagen Group saw total deliveries of its battery-electric vehicles increase by 25% in January-September worldwide from a year earlier.