Tesla Cybertruck is US’ 3rd best-selling EV, behind Model 3 and Model Y

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Cox Automotive data has revealed that the Tesla Cybertruck was the United States’ third best-selling electric vehicle in the third quarter of 2024. The all-electric pickup truck was just behind its two stablemates, the Model Y crossover and Model 3 sedan, which were the U.S.’ best and second-best-selling EVs in Q3 2024, respectively. 

As could be seen in Kelley Blue Book’s Electric Vehicle Sales Report Q3 2024, Tesla remains the undisputed king of EVs in the United States, with 166,923 vehicles sold in the third quarter. Year-to-date, Tesla has sold 471,374 vehicles in the United States, accounting for 49.8% of the country’s electric vehicle sector.

Arguably the most surprising EV in Kelly Blue Book’s report was the Cybertruck, which sold 16,692 units in Q3 2024 and 28,250 year-to-date. These results make the Cybertruck the third best-selling EV in the United States in Q3 2024. It also makes the Cybertruck quite dominant in the battery electric pickup truck segment.

For context, the Ford F-150 Lightning, Rivian R1T, and Chevrolet Silverado EV sold 7,162, 3,817, and 1,995 units in the third quarter, respectively. This means that the Cybertruck, with its sales of 16,692 units in Q3, outsold its three biggest rivals combined during the quarter. That’s not bad at all for a vehicle that is constantly criticized and mocked in the news and social media. 

The U.S.’ EV segment is completely dominated by the Model Y crossover, which sold 86,801 units in Q3 2024. Year-to-date, the Model Y’s U.S. sales were tracked at 284,831 units, which means that the all-electric crossover accounts for 30.1% of the United States’ electric vehicle sector on its own. This is especially impressive considering that some buyers may be waiting for a potential update to the Model Y, similar to the Model 3’s “Highland” update. 

Following the Model Y was the Tesla Model 3 sedan, which sold 58,423 units in the third quarter. Year-to-date, a total of 131,975 Model 3 sedans were sold in the United States. While this number is notably lower than the Model Y’s sales, it does highlight the the momentum of the reengineered Model 3, which has received rave reviews from professionals and consumers alike. It should also be noted that the Model 3 is only produced in the Fremont Factory and Giga Shanghai, unlike the Model Y, which is produced in the Fremont Factory, Giga Shanghai, Gigafactory Texas, and Gigafactory Berlin. 

Kelley Blue Book’s Electric Vehicle Sales Report Q3 2024 can be viewed below.

Kelley Blue Book EV Sales Report Q3 2024 Revised 10-14-24 by Simon Alvarez on Scribd

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Tesla China domestic sales reach year-to-date high in September 2024

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Tesla China’s domestic sales were their highest year-to-date in September 2024. This was hinted at in data recently released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). 

CPCA data has revealed that Tesla China was able to sell 88,321 vehicles wholesale in September 2024. From this number, a total of 16,121 cars were exported to foreign markets. This suggests that over the course of September, Tesla was able to sell a total of 72,200 vehicles in the domestic Chinese market.

As noted in a report from CNEV Post, Tesla China’s domestic sales in September represent a 65.95% improvement over the 43,507 vehicles that were sold by the company in September 2023. They also represent a 13.78% improvement over the 63,456 vehicles that were sold domestically in August 2024. 

This also means that in the third quarter, Tesla sold a total of 181,883 vehicles in the domestic Chinese market. This represents a year-over-year improvement of 30.27% and a quarter-over-quarter improvement of 24.67%. This bodes well for Tesla China’s reach in China’s local EV market, and it highlights just how prolific the Model 3 and Model Y have become in the country. 

Overall, Tesla China’s domestic sales have reached 460,200 vehicles from January to September 2024, an increase of 6.1% year-over-year. This is especially impressive for the electric vehicle maker considering that 2024’s domestic sales lagged 2023’s figures for several months. 

Tesla China continues to be a growing presence in the company’s overall operations. At the end of September, Tesla China announced that it had successfully exported 1 million vehicles to foreign markets. And on the same day when Tesla North America unveiled the Cybercab and the Robovan in California, Tesla China announced that Gigafactory Shanghai had produced its 3 millionth vehicle. 

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Court rules against Tesla Sweden in license plate withholding suit

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A court in Sweden has ruled that Tesla can’t force a local post provider to resume deliveries of the company’s license plates, after the country’s largest postal service joined labor efforts last year by withholding all mail from the company.

PostNord, Sweden’s largest mail provider, joined strikes lodged against Tesla by union IF Metall last November, going on to halt the delivery of the company’s license plates. Tesla Sweden launched lawsuits against both PostNord and the Swedish Transport Agency, which issues plates but has refused requests to utilize a different mail carrier.

At this point, the labor efforts and the suit have been ongoing for nearly a year, forcing Tesla Sweden to deliver some of its vehicles without license plates altogether, and to later use temporary replacement plates.

On Friday, however, a district court in Sweden ruled that Tesla couldn’t force PostNord to resume the delivery of license plates, claiming that the country’s constitution forbids government agencies from intervening in labor efforts, as The New York Times reports.

“Parties in the labor market have the right to take action, and the state should not intervene,” said Patrik Alm, a Solna District Court senior judge.

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The license plate withholding followed strikes in which Tesla service workers were asked by IF Metall to stop performing service on the company’s vehicles, though most service was able to resume earlier this year.

Currently, Tesla has new owners apply directly for license plates, and new tags are delivered straight to owners by the Transport Agency, without ever needing to go through the automaker’s stores. Tesla has also found other workaround solutions for related strikes, such as having units delivered by land to bypass a dockworker’s strike that ceased ship imports of the company’s electric vehicles (EVs).

PostNord workers are represented by the Swedish Union for Service and Communications Employees union, referred to as Seko. Meanwhile, around 70 percent of workers in Sweden are members of a union, and both Seko and IF Metall have noted that the company’s efforts against signing a collective bargaining agreement are in opposition to the country’s workforce culture of mutual cooperation between employees and employers.

“Now it’s probably time for Tesla to stop fooling around and respect the Swedish collective agreement model,” said Gabriella Lavecchia, Seko union president. “The fact that they spend so much time and energy trying to get around the game rules is just a signal that they have big problems.”

Tesla still has the option to appeal the ruling in a higher court within the next three weeks, and the labor efforts seemingly haven’t slowed the company’s sales too significantly in the EV-dense country. According to data from Mobility Sweden, Tesla sales in Sweden have increased by 1 percent to 16,478 vehicles delivered in the first nine months of the year.

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