Tesla Model Y Is Now the World's Best-Selling Car, First EV To Do So

26 May 2023 | Abstracted from Electrek

"Last year, the Model Y was the best-selling vehicle in Europe and California, the fourth best-selling in China...The Model Y has dethroned the Toyota Corolla as the world's best-selling car in Q1 and looks like it may well maintain this position for the full year.

"Model Y had 267,200 sales in Q1, according to data from 53 markets and projections/estimates for the rest of the world. This put it ahead of the Corolla at 256,400 sales..."

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