Electric Cars: Tesla Model Y sales champion in 2026

O Tesla Model Y was the best selling electric car model in Europe between January and June. It is an overwhelming increase in sales compared to the same period last year, which was difficult for the manufacturer.

DataForce data, published by Automotive News Europe, shows that in the first half of the year 109,291 Model Y copies were sold – an increase of 59.8 percent the mean SUV compared to the homologous period of 2025. It should be noted that at the beginning of the year more accessible variant american model, for less than 50,000 euros.

Second, there is Skoda Elroq with 57,561 units, and the podium closed by Tesla Model 3 with 56.580 vehicles sold – which also won a cheaper version, for less than 40,000 euros at the end of 2025. In the top ten, only the Volkswagen ID.4 receded (6.7 percent break), in a year when electric cars are booming in the market: 35 percent.

Seeing only June, tesla was on the front line: she saw Model Y being the best seller with 32,636 copies (plus 43.2 percent), following the Model 3 with 16,849 units (plus 65.5 percent). The Renault 5 E-Tech took third position with 9,057 cars marketed. In the sixth month, sales of electric cars in Europe grew 52 percent.

The Volkswagen Group has been in the spotlight, with four models among the top ten sold: in addition to Elroq and ID.4, he also placed the Volkswagen ID.3 in fifth and the Skoda Enyaq in sixth. Together, the four models totaled 175,294 units sold, or 36 percent of the total of the first ten.

This year, the electric car market in Europe has grown strongly, with demand driven by rising fuel prices due to the conflict in the Middle East.