Last year, Tesla's performance in the UK was very good, Tesla Model 3 model was welcomed by many British users, Model 3 became the best-selling car in December, and even if the Model 3 is placed in the annual fuel car list, model 3 can beat many fuel cars to become the second best car in the UK in 2021.
According to SMMT, thanks to strong sales in December (9,612 cars registered), the Tesla Model 3 registered a staggering 34,783 in 2021, second only to the Voxhall Corsa (40,914 registered) that has been renowned among the British for many years, which also made the Model 3 the second-selling car in the UK last year, and Tesla's Shanghai factory in Europe has been instrumental in achieving this. The reason is that Tesla shipped a steady stream of cars from China to Europe last year.
And we need to pay attention to the fact that Tesla is in the Case that the Berlin factory has not yet been officially operated, if the Berlin factory is opened for operation, tesla sales in Europe will increase significantly this year.
And even the number one Vauxhall Corsa starts at just £16,440 (about 142,000 yuan), which is actually a very affordable car for the British, so its popularity is very widespread and its users are numerous. At the same time, the basic Model 3 is already priced at 42,990 pounds (about 370,000 yuan), and the cost performance of the car is still unstoppable at this stage. In third place is MINI with 31,792 registrations, fourth place belongs to the Mercedes-Benz A-Class with sales of 40,710 units, and volkswagen Polo ranks in the top five with 30,634 registered vehicles. It is worth noting that apart from the Model 3, no electric car has been able to make it into the top 10 of the annual rankings, which further shows the British people's love for the Tesla Model 3.
According to Che Wulin, in 2021, the UK sold a total of 1,647,181 cars, of which 190,727 (11.6%) were battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs), an increase of 76.3% over the same period last year. New petrol and diesel car sales fell by 15.7% and 48.1% respectively, which also shows that the uk's interest in electric vehicles is increasing significantly.