According to the Automotive News Research & Data Center estimates, Tesla is also the top brand in the premium\/luxury segment.<\/p>\n
The total sales in the segment are estimated at 539,807 cars and light trucks in the third quarter alone (up 7.1%), out of which some 114,000 (or 21%) are Tesla cars, according to the report.<\/p>\n
Tesla’s result was 47% higher than a year ago, which also means that the company is expanding several times faster than the segment, gaining higher and higher share.<\/p>\n
For reference, BMW increased its deliveries in Q3 by just 3.2% to 78,031. That’s enough to be the best of the rest in the premium\/luxury segment, but the year-to-date gap to Tesla has extended to over 112,000.<\/p>\n
In third is Mercedes-Benz with 72,389 units (up 31%), followed by Lexus (67,524 – down 17%) and Audi (39,267 – up 20%).<\/p>\n
Some of the other premium brands are not only much smaller but also struggle with production constraints. For example, Volvo (21,631) was down 32% in Q3.<\/p>\n
There are no indications that Tesla’s position might be challenged in the near future, which means that the US is experiencing a true turning point. Previously, the premium\/luxury segment was dominated by European brands.<\/p>\n
On top of that, there is also a big chance that US brands, like Cadillac and Lincoln, at some point will start to expand quickly thanks to a switch to all-new, all-electric platforms. Cadillac is already delivering the Ultium-based Lyriq<\/a> model, which will be later followed by the Celestiq<\/a>.<\/p>\n Another important point is that the changes applied to the federal tax credit will favor locally-produced electric cars, rather than imported ones, which means that we will probably see more and more US-made BEVs, even from European brands.<\/p>\n Tesla is responsible for nearly two-thirds of all battery-electric car sales in the US so far this year and has gained an increasingly stronger and stronger position in the premium\/luxury segment. 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