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And yet "Tesla Y has taken the top spot on the sales chart, outselling the Corolla in 2023 as the world's most popular passenger car." According to https://www

And yet "Tesla Y has taken the top spot on the sales chart, outselling the Corolla in 2023 as the world's most popular passenger car." According to https://www.drive.com.au/news/tesla-model-y-worlds-best-selling-car-2023/ https://www.drive.com.au/news/tesla-model-y-worlds-best-sell... I think the car advice journalism is hopelessly polarised and political, like everything else. Sad.

JumpCrisscross 2y ago
> car advice journalism is hopelessly polarised and political Not sure why you’re coming to such a weird conclusion from two sets of facts that are mutually compatible. Tesla makes the best-selling EVs. We don’t have sales numbers for Q1, but they’re probably in line with 2023. The news is that while most of 2023 involved reporting on how EV sales were flagging, on review, we find EV sales are growing fine, it’s Tesla’s that are stable. That means they’ll continue to be a top seller. But less top than before.
tsimionescu 2y ago
Key point being in 2023. Meanwhile, so far in 2024, they have sold fewer cars than this time last year. This is not unexpected after a massive success in one year, except for people who like to imagine that growth continues forever.
- emmelaich 2y ago
  Yep, 2023. And? This article was published a few days ago. My point that there are some very pro-Tesla articles as well as many quite negative ones. You and others have misinterpreted my post. Maybe I should have elaborated.
  - averageRoyalty 2y ago
    What in your linked article do you think is falsely framed or incorrect? It doesn't seem political or polarised to report on the top selling EV with the latest available data. Are you suggesting Drive wouldn't have if it were another brand selling the most?
Mashimo 2y ago
Your comment feels polarized and somewhat political.
- emmelaich 2y ago
  You have misinterpreted it.
rsynnott 2y ago
This is essentially down to marketing strategy. Tesla only makes two mass-market cars, the 3 and Y. This is pretty unusual in the industry. VW Group, say, makes about 10, with another 10 or so coming soon, all on the same platform, some of which, like the Cupra Born, are just a straight-up rebadge of others. The number of sales of a _specific model_ of car is rarely a useful comparison point, because, in most cases, any given model of car has a bunch of sister models for market segmentation purposes anyway.

JumpCrisscross 2y ago

> car advice journalism is hopelessly polarised and political Not sure why you’re coming to such a weird conclusion from two sets of facts that are mutually compatible. Tesla makes the best-selling EVs. We don’t have sales numbers for Q1, but they’re probably in line with 2023. The news is that while most of 2023 involved reporting on how EV sales were flagging, on review, we find EV sales are growing fine, it’s Tesla’s that are stable. That means they’ll continue to be a top seller. But less top than before.

tsimionescu 2y ago

Key point being in 2023. Meanwhile, so far in 2024, they have sold fewer cars than this time last year. This is not unexpected after a massive success in one year, except for people who like to imagine that growth continues forever.

emmelaich 2y ago
Yep, 2023. And? This article was published a few days ago. My point that there are some very pro-Tesla articles as well as many quite negative ones. You and others have misinterpreted my post. Maybe I should have elaborated.
- averageRoyalty 2y ago
  What in your linked article do you think is falsely framed or incorrect? It doesn't seem political or polarised to report on the top selling EV with the latest available data. Are you suggesting Drive wouldn't have if it were another brand selling the most?

Mashimo 2y ago

Your comment feels polarized and somewhat political.

emmelaich 2y ago
You have misinterpreted it.

rsynnott 2y ago

This is essentially down to marketing strategy. Tesla only makes two mass-market cars, the 3 and Y. This is pretty unusual in the industry. VW Group, say, makes about 10, with another 10 or so coming soon, all on the same platform, some of which, like the Cupra Born, are just a straight-up rebadge of others. The number of sales of a _specific model_ of car is rarely a useful comparison point, because, in most cases, any given model of car has a bunch of sister models for market segmentation purposes anyway.