Tesla Model S = 37% of sales of large luxury cars in 2018 in the United States *

January 18, 2019 by Zachary Shahan

Oh, poor model S. Now that the Tesla Model 3 is booming and consistently ranked in the top 5 of US car sales, the older and larger Model S hardly gets the attention and attention the discussions she had used to have. .

Nevertheless, we still publish sales information for Tesla Model S compared to other large luxury cars, and the model shakes them completely.

In fact, the Model S occupied 37% of the US market in 2018, almost twice as much as the Mercedes Clbad S # 2, based on CleanTechnica estimates (which essentially means the estimate of sales in the United States as part of the official world sales *).

In the 4th quarter, Model S took 36% of the market according to our estimates.

Turning to big sales of luxury SUVs, the X model does not dominate the clbad in the same way. We estimate that it accounted for 19% of wholesale SUV luxury sales in the fourth quarter of 2018. Similarly, for the full year, it also accounted for 19% of sales of large luxury SUVs .

A fear of the arrival of model 3 (or hope, if you were a short or a competitor Tesla), that model 3 would satisfy consumer demand for larger Tesla vehicles, especially the S model. It seems like it has not been at all the case. In fact, with Tesla, which recently cut the cheap trim of the S and X models, it appears that the demand is much higher than Tesla can serve. (If not, why would it raise prices so significantly?)

As it often happens, a popular product of a company can bring more buyers to its other products. The rumor is circulating on model 3, resulting in greater awareness and interest for older siblings.

* Tesla's sales estimates for CleanTechnica are based on various statements by Elon Musk, Tesla's official worldwide figures and sales reports from other countries based on vehicle registration.

Keywords: EV Sales, Tesla, Tesla Model S, Tesla Sales Model S, Tesla Model X, Tesla Sales Model X, Tesla Sales

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Zachary Shahan Zach tries to help the society to help herself (and other species). He spends most of his time here CleanTechnica as director and editor. He is also the president of Important media and the director / founder of Obsession EV and Solar love. Zach is recognized worldwide as an expert in electric vehicles, solar energy and energy storage. He has lectured on clean technologies at conferences in India, the United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, the United States and Canada.

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