The Tesla Mannequin Y continues to dominate gross sales of premium SUVs – and electrical automobiles – with an unprecedented gross sales surge reported within the June 2023 autos gross sales figures.
The official VFACTS figures present the Mannequin Y all-electric mid-sized SUV was the second greatest promoting automotive within the nation – and by far the highest promoting medium SUV.
With 5560 gross sales in a single month the Mannequin Y was outsold solely by the Toyota Hilux ute (6142 gross sales).In what’s a usually sturdy month for utes – as companies purchase up on the finish of the monetary 12 months – the Mannequin Y gross sales quantity is a robust consequence for any SUV, particularly because it outsold the Ford Ranger within the course of (5334).
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That it was achieved by an electrical automotive with pricing beginning at round $70,000 is astonishing – and is a consequence that will little doubt ship shivers via the gross sales departments of many conventional manufacturers.The Mannequin Y accounted for 20 % – one in 5 – of all mid-sized SUV gross sales.
For a market section that features heavy hitters such because the Toyota RAV4, Mazda CX-5, Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sportage, Mercedes-Benz GLC and BMW X3 it’s an unexpectedly stable consequence.
That it occurred earlier than Tesla successfully shaved about 10 % off the value of the Mannequin Y (virtually $4000 in direct value reductions and the remaining in entry to rebates for many elements of the nation) suggests Mannequin Y gross sales may head north from their present ranges.
The fledgling BYD Atto 3 electrical SUV managed a decent 1532 gross sales, cementing it because the sixth greatest promoting mid-sized SUV.
It means than a couple of in 4 mid-sized SUVs – one of many greatest classes within the Australian market – is now powered purely by electrical energy.
Mixed with 1458 Mannequin 3 gross sales – making the Tesla Mannequin 3 as soon as once more the highest promoting passenger automotive – it gave Tesla a still-dominant 64 % of the EV market.
It additionally made Tesla the eighth greatest promoting model, although it solely sells two fashions.
All up there have been 11,042 electrical automobiles registered as bought in Australia in June 2023. Which means EVs now account for 8.8 % of total gross sales.