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I am soooo looking forward to the registration numbers for Tesla in February, which should be coming in the next days. Right now the high score appears to be:

I am soooo looking forward to the registration numbers for Tesla in February, which should be coming in the next days. Right now the high score appears to be: - Australien: -72% - China: -50% - Denmark: -48% - France: -45% - Norway: -44% [1] I really really hope my home country Germany can make it to #1. [1] Press releases have reported a 70% drop, but the numbers do not back this up. Maybe it's 70% drop in market share.

iainctduncan 2y ago
Wouldn't be surprised if Canada takes it going forward though.... :-)
- Fischgericht 2y ago
  For February probably not, they might have cared less about the "Heil Musk" stuff than we in Europe did. I guess for March Canada however might make it to the top 5...
croes 2y ago
It’s a two-edged sword for Germany given its Tesla factory.
- Fischgericht 2y ago
  Not really. In the last couple of years the German automakers completely missed the trend towards EVs had only had a laughable product palette. This also causes them to close a lot of factories in Europe, and that is still happening right now. But you have to keep in mind that the market for EVs is growing. So, once Tesla closes their factory, Volkswagen & Co will be more than happy to hire those workers. And of course, with arson attacks on Tesla stuff becoming common over here, the factory might go up in flames soon, anyway.
  - Gud 2y ago
    Indeed. This is how Tesla got their hands on the Gigafactory in the US
  - ben_w 2y ago
    > And of course, with arson attacks on Tesla stuff becoming common over here, the factory might go up in flames soon, anyway. I kinda hope not, the Tesla Brandenburg site is surrounded by a lot of woodland, and I'm not that far from it.
  - croes 2y ago
    >Volkswagen & Co will be more than happy to hire those workers. The question is if those factories would be in Germany.
    - Fischgericht 2y ago
      I would think so. The demand is there, the factories are there, the supply chains are there. So if the European car makers now gain traction in the EV market, it would make sense to just re-cycle existing resources.
tim333 2y ago
It may partly be people waiting for the new Model Y. If that doesn't sell well then Tesla has problems.
- Fischgericht 2y ago
  At least when it comes to Germany, I can clearly say: No, it's not. An employee of the Tesla dealer for the Frankfurt region told me that he's got "less than 10" people on his list to call once he has the new Model Y in the show room.
Fischgericht 2y ago
YEAH! GOAAAALL FOR GERMANY! Compared to February 2014, new Tesla registrations have fallen by a whopping 76%. Only 1,400 Teslas were registered in total. To put that into perspective: 1,400 units is the production capacity of their Factory in Germany PER DAY.
- Fischgericht 2y ago
  February 2024, not 2014 :)

iainctduncan 2y ago

Wouldn't be surprised if Canada takes it going forward though.... :-)

Fischgericht 2y ago
For February probably not, they might have cared less about the "Heil Musk" stuff than we in Europe did. I guess for March Canada however might make it to the top 5...

croes 2y ago

It’s a two-edged sword for Germany given its Tesla factory.

Fischgericht 2y ago
Not really. In the last couple of years the German automakers completely missed the trend towards EVs had only had a laughable product palette. This also causes them to close a lot of factories in Europe, and that is still happening right now. But you have to keep in mind that the market for EVs is growing. So, once Tesla closes their factory, Volkswagen & Co will be more than happy to hire those workers. And of course, with arson attacks on Tesla stuff becoming common over here, the factory might go up in flames soon, anyway.
- Gud 2y ago
  Indeed. This is how Tesla got their hands on the Gigafactory in the US
- ben_w 2y ago
  > And of course, with arson attacks on Tesla stuff becoming common over here, the factory might go up in flames soon, anyway. I kinda hope not, the Tesla Brandenburg site is surrounded by a lot of woodland, and I'm not that far from it.
- croes 2y ago
  >Volkswagen & Co will be more than happy to hire those workers. The question is if those factories would be in Germany.
  - Fischgericht 2y ago
    I would think so. The demand is there, the factories are there, the supply chains are there. So if the European car makers now gain traction in the EV market, it would make sense to just re-cycle existing resources.

tim333 2y ago

It may partly be people waiting for the new Model Y. If that doesn't sell well then Tesla has problems.

Fischgericht 2y ago
At least when it comes to Germany, I can clearly say: No, it's not. An employee of the Tesla dealer for the Frankfurt region told me that he's got "less than 10" people on his list to call once he has the new Model Y in the show room.

Fischgericht 2y ago

YEAH! GOAAAALL FOR GERMANY! Compared to February 2014, new Tesla registrations have fallen by a whopping 76%. Only 1,400 Teslas were registered in total. To put that into perspective: 1,400 units is the production capacity of their Factory in Germany PER DAY.

Fischgericht 2y ago
February 2024, not 2014 :)