Tesla cars<\/a> continued to rebound in France, Denmark and the Netherlands \u200cin April, but fast-moving Chinese rivals such as BYD kept \u200cchipping away at the U.S. electric vehicle maker’s market share.<\/p>\nTesla’s sales have recovered strongly \u200bin Europe this year after two consecutive annual declines, including a drop of nearly 27% in 2025.<\/p>\n
The EV maker’s sales rose almost 45% across Europe in the first quarter. Interest in new and used \u200cEVs has surged across \u2060the continent since the Iran war began on February 28, driving fuel prices higher.<\/p>\n
The company run by Elon \u2060Musk also received a boost in Europe last month after a Dutch regulator approved the use of its driver-assistance software. The regulator, vehicle \u200bauthority RDW, \u200bhas notified the European Commission of \u200bits plan to seek European \u200cUnion-wide approval for the software, which Tesla sells via a monthly subscription.<\/p>\n
Tesla registrations, a proxy for sales, leapt 102% in Denmark in April from a year earlier, according to bilstatistik.dk. Data from PFA showed they also jumped 112% in France, while Dutch automotive industry \u200cassociation BOVAG reported a 23% increase.<\/p>\n
The rebound \u200bcomes despite Tesla’s small ageing lineup \u200bof just two models. The \u200bcompany has not launched a new mass-market vehicle \u200csince the Model Y in 2020.<\/p>\n
Tesla \u200bis also facing \u200bintensifying competition from a growing number of Chinese rivals and traditional carmakers as new electric models continue to enter the market.<\/p>\n
In \u200bDenmark, Tesla sold \u200cfewer cars than Chinese EV startup Xpeng in April, while \u200bin the Netherlands it was outsold by BYD.<\/p>\n
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