The best selling car in Catalonia is electric

For the first time, an electric car has become the best-selling car in Catalonia, especially to the delight of tycoon Elon Musk. Last September, nearly 400 Tesla Model 3s were registered.brand of the eccentric tycoon and owner of the social network formerly known as Twitter.

According to data you controlFecavem, the Catalan association of car distributors, representing dealers involved in the sale of cars in Catalonia.The Tesla Model 3, whose price on the Spanish market ranges from 42,470 to 58,470 euros, beat out the Dacia Sandero. which remains in second position in terms of the number of vehicles registered on the Catalan market in September last year. It was during this month that Tesla sales in Catalonia quadrupled compared to July and August.

The numbers are smiling Tesla, which globally delivered 462,890 units to its customers in the third quarter of 2024.which is 6.4% more than the 435,059 that the company sold in the same period the previous year, while it produced 469,796 vehicles, which is 9.13% more than the 430,488 vehicles in the previous year, as stated in the statement this Wednesday.

The brand, founded by billionaire Elon Musk, says it has delivered 439,975 units of its Model 3 and Model Y, as well as 22,915 other models. At the same time, 443,668 cars of these two flagship models were produced and 26,128 units of other types were produced.

In Spain, Tesla achieved record sales of its Model 3 conversion, with 2,221 units registered.the second best-selling model on the Spanish market in the ninth month of the year. Despite this, Tesla fell short of the roughly 463,900 deliveries analysts had expected, according to Bloomberg. Tesla shares fell 4% at 17:30 this Wednesday Spanish time, with each share trading at $248.