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The Tesla Model 3 grabbed number 4 spot on Australian new car sales in the month of August, as a fleet of new arrivals broke a sales drought caused by the pandemic shutdowns in China, and helped EVs grab a record market share for the month.
The latest data shows there were 2,380 Tesla Model 3 units delivered to customers in the month of August, propelling it into the monthly top 10 for the first time in Australia, and placing it just behind the Toyota RAV4 (2,482 units) and one unit ahead of the Toyota Landcruiser.
Tesla also delivered 915 Model Ys, as the world’s biggest EV maker commenced first deliveries of the popular electric crossover into the Australian market. That gave Tesla a 3.6 per cent share of the overall new car market in August.
Source: Vfacts
The figures, gathered by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), showed that battery electric vehicles sales accounted for 4.4 per cent of the market overall in the month of August – more than twice that of 2021.
“This is the highest market share for pure battery electric vehicles ever recorded in a single month in Australia,” it said.
The big monthly market share compares to year-to-date EV sales of 2 per cent of the total market, with hybrids at 7.6 per cent for the year to date in 2022 and plug in hybrid vehicles at 0.6 per cent.
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