{"id":83723,"date":"2025-09-16T10:43:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T14:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=83723"},"modified":"2025-09-16T10:43:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T14:43:08","slug":"tesla-europe-production-increase-sales-drop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=83723","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Wants To Build More EVs In Europe. Who Will It Sell Them To?"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Tesla said it would boost output at its factory in Germany.<\/li>\n<li>Thanks to \u201cvery good sales figures,\u201d the American company revised its plans for the third and fourth quarters upwards.<\/li>\n<li>In Europe, Tesla sales dropped by a whopping 44% in the first seven months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/tesla\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\">Tesla<\/a> will boost production at its German electric car factory outside Berlin after seeing \u201cvery good sales figures.\u201d That\u2019s what the plant\u2019s manager, Andre Thierig, told German news agency DPA, quoted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/teslas-german-plant-plans-lift-production-factory-boss-tells-dpa-news-agency-2025-09-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Reuters<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe currently have very good sales figures and have therefore revised our production plans for the third and fourth quarters upwards,\u201d he said, without detailing what the old production and revised targets are.<\/p>\n<section data-is-mosaic=\"0\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"image\" data-border=\"\" data-id=\"8200574\" readability=\"1\">\n        <span class=\"svg-search\"><br \/>\n            <svg>\n                <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/design\/dist\/critical\/icons\/sprite-common-0-1de6c82323269ad4e75a31f5f21e741f.svg#semidir\"\/>\n            <\/svg><br \/>\n        <\/span>\n    <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"&#10;            https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/9men1p\/s5\/2026-tesla-model-y-juniper.webp 213w,&#10;            https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/9men1p\/s6\/2026-tesla-model-y-juniper.webp 445w,&#10;            https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/9men1p\/s4\/2026-tesla-model-y-juniper.webp 889w,&#10;            https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/9men1p\/s3\/2026-tesla-model-y-juniper.webp 1280w,&#10;            https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/9men1p\/s2\/2026-tesla-model-y-juniper.webp 1440w,&#10;            https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/9men1p\/s1\/2026-tesla-model-y-juniper.webp 1920w&#10;        \" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) calc(100vw - 24px), (max-width: 1023px) calc(100vw - 48px), 644px\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"&#10;            https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/9men1p\/s5\/2026-tesla-model-y-juniper.jpg 213w,&#10;            https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/9men1p\/s6\/2026-tesla-model-y-juniper.jpg 445w,&#10;            https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/9men1p\/s4\/2026-tesla-model-y-juniper.jpg 889w,&#10;            https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/9men1p\/s3\/2026-tesla-model-y-juniper.jpg 1280w,&#10;            https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/9men1p\/s2\/2026-tesla-model-y-juniper.jpg 1440w,&#10;            https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/9men1p\/s1\/2026-tesla-model-y-juniper.jpg 1920w&#10;        \" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) calc(100vw - 24px), (max-width: 1023px) calc(100vw - 48px), 644px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/static\/16x9-tr.png\" alt=\"2026 Tesla Model Y Juniper\" width=\"16\" height=\"9\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div class=\"photo-title\" readability=\"7\">\n<p>Tesla&#8217;s German Giga Factory builds just one car: the Model Y<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Photo by: Patrick George<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>The decision comes as the American automaker has seen a dramatic drop in sales in Europe this year. Since the beginning of 2025, registrations in the European Union have decreased by 43.5% compared to last year, reaching 77,446 units, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers\u2019 Association (ACEA).<\/p>\n<p>In Germany, one of the biggest markets in the bloc, Tesla has had a tough time keeping up with the local and Chinese competition, with sales in the first seven months dropping by 57,8% year-over-year, according to the KBA road transport agency.<\/p>\n<section class=\"relatedContent-new\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"related-content\" data-widget-size=\"content\" data-params=\"%7B%22type_id%22%3A0%2C%22title_id%22%3A%22%22%2C%22items%22%3A%5B%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22772205%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22The%20Cheapest%20Tesla%20Cybertruck%20Is%20Dead%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22tesla-cybertruck-rwd-discontinued-2025%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2FAkngrx%2Fs5%2Ftesla-cybertruck-rwd-cancel-hero-2.jpg%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22771900%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Tesla%20Tried%20To%20Reimagine%20Door%20Handles.%20Here's%20Where%20It%20Backfired%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22tesla-retractable-door-handle-issues%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2FG3ePJ8%2Fs5%2F2026-tesla-model-y-juniper.jpg%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22771751%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Tesla%20Cybertruck%20Won't%20Get%20Wireless%20Charging%20After%20All.%20Here's%20Why.%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22tesla-cybertruck-wireless-charging-dead%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2F2N09wM%2Fs5%2Ftesla-cybertruck-long-range.jpg%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22771368%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22To%20Get%20%241%20Trillion%20From%20Tesla%2C%20Elon%20Musk%20Needs%20To%20Help%20Pick%20A%20New%20Elon%20Musk%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22elon-musk-tesla-trillion-pay-package-ceo-succession%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2F8Ax9GM%2Fs5%2Fmusk-throw-it-away.jpg%22%7D%7D%5D%7D\">   <\/section>\n<p>With few exceptions, <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/770492\/tesla-ev-sales-rapidly-decline-europe\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22770492%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22tesla-ev-sales-rapidly-decline-europe%22%7D\">Tesla\u2019s sales performance in Europe has taken a hit this year<\/a>, but the company believes it\u2019s on the right track. &#8220;We supply well over 30 markets and definitely see a positive trend there,\u201d Thierig told DPA.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla assembles just one EV in Germany, the Model Y crossover, which used to be the best-selling car in Europe and, in fact, the world. That title has since gone away, with the company\u2019s CEO, <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/category\/elon-musk\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\">Elon Musk<\/a>, blaming facelift-related factory retoolings for the dip in sales. But the reality is that the American entity has so far failed to regain lost ground.<\/p>\n<p>The carmaker, which has increasingly poured resources into artificial intelligence and robotics, has traditionally been tight-lipped about the output at its facilities around the world, and it doesn\u2019t offer delivery figures for each model and each market. Instead, the Model 3 and Model Y are bundled together, with the Model Y, Model S and Cybertruck combined into the \u201cOthers\u201d category.<\/p>\n<section class=\"widget-newsletter\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"widget-newsletter\" readability=\"-18.8\">\n<\/section>\n<p>                                                                        <!-- new gallery place, attached gallery --><\/p>\n<div class=\"group isBottomShare mb-spacing-md-lg\">\n<p>\n                                    Share this Story                                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tesla said it would boost output at its factory in Germany. Thanks to \u201cvery good sales figures,\u201d the American company revised its plans for the third and fourth quarters upwards. In Europe, Tesla sales dropped by a whopping 44% in the first seven months. 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