Tesla did kinda ok in Norway in March. Norwegians share the Brits affinity for understatement. Americans would maybe phrase it somewhat more like: Tesla sales in Norway f*** unbelievable, sales through the roof, setting new national records.
March car registrations statistics in Norway just in:
http://ofvas.no/bilsalget/
Tesla is 7th most sold car brand in Q1 2014.
Tesla is 2nd most sold car brand in March, after VW.
Model S is most sold car model of March AND of the entire first quarter.
In fact, Model S now holds the new record of most sold car model in one month.
Tesla sold more cars in March than Ford.
20.3% of all cars sold in Norway in March were battery electric EVs.
Car model sales for 1st quarter 2014:
#1: Tesla Model S: 2056
#2: VW Golf: 1577
#3: Nissan Leaf: 1559
#9: VW Up (sold both in electric and greenhouse-gas emitting versions): 927
#13: BMW i3: 646
One Norwegian newspaper writes: Don't tell the foreigners yet. They won't belive you. They'll just think it's an April fools joke.
I assure you, this is not an April Fools joke.
Video proof:
One day's worth (or so) of deliveries from Tesla's Drammen store.
Links to newspaper articles:
http://www.dn.no/privat/dnBil/2014/03/30/Tesla/kan-bli-tidenes-mest-solgte-bil-i-norge
http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/Tesla-med-ny-salgsrekord-i-Norge-7523581.html
http://www.dagbladet.no/2014/04/01/tema/bil/motor/elbil/tesla/32603840/
http://www.hegnar.no/motor/article761287.ece
http://e24.no/bil/ellevill-tesla-rekord/22848767
Tesla's growth comes at a price though. Tesla is breaking Norwegian laws on overtime. The mad rush they do each end of quarter, in order to both produce and sell cars in same quarter, creates problems. Frankly, it must be hell for their employees to have this type of kangaroo delivery rate. Tesla fly in a lot a foreign staff.
http://www.dn.no/privat/dnBil/2014/04/01/Tesla/-klare-brudd-p-arbeidsmiljloven
March car registrations statistics in Norway just in:
http://ofvas.no/bilsalget/
Tesla is 7th most sold car brand in Q1 2014.
Tesla is 2nd most sold car brand in March, after VW.
Model S is most sold car model of March AND of the entire first quarter.
In fact, Model S now holds the new record of most sold car model in one month.
Tesla sold more cars in March than Ford.
20.3% of all cars sold in Norway in March were battery electric EVs.
Car model sales for 1st quarter 2014:
#1: Tesla Model S: 2056
#2: VW Golf: 1577
#3: Nissan Leaf: 1559
#9: VW Up (sold both in electric and greenhouse-gas emitting versions): 927
#13: BMW i3: 646
One Norwegian newspaper writes: Don't tell the foreigners yet. They won't belive you. They'll just think it's an April fools joke.
I assure you, this is not an April Fools joke.
Video proof:
One day's worth (or so) of deliveries from Tesla's Drammen store.
Links to newspaper articles:
http://www.dn.no/privat/dnBil/2014/03/30/Tesla/kan-bli-tidenes-mest-solgte-bil-i-norge
http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/Tesla-med-ny-salgsrekord-i-Norge-7523581.html
http://www.dagbladet.no/2014/04/01/tema/bil/motor/elbil/tesla/32603840/
http://www.hegnar.no/motor/article761287.ece
http://e24.no/bil/ellevill-tesla-rekord/22848767
Tesla's growth comes at a price though. Tesla is breaking Norwegian laws on overtime. The mad rush they do each end of quarter, in order to both produce and sell cars in same quarter, creates problems. Frankly, it must be hell for their employees to have this type of kangaroo delivery rate. Tesla fly in a lot a foreign staff.
http://www.dn.no/privat/dnBil/2014/04/01/Tesla/-klare-brudd-p-arbeidsmiljloven
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