California: Plug-In Electric Car Sales Down 17% In H1 2020

Tesla accounted for the majority of plug-in car sales in the state, but the result is lower by almost one fifth than in 2019.

The automotive market was significantly affected by the COVID-19 related lockdown and sales slowdown in the first half of the year.

In California, sales went down by 26.9% year-over-year to 786,219 (including 294,783 passenger cars – down 35.6%, and 491,436 light trucks – down 20.5%), according to the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA).

The plug-in car market was falling slower than the overall market, but the decrease of 17.1% to 61,325 is not small either (in big part because of PHEVs):

Plug-in electric car sales in California – H1 2020

Four all-electric cars were at the forefront of their subcategories, and two of them were #1:

Tesla Model 3 is the dominant player in its category, but it’s pretty surprising to see that the Chevrolet Bolt EV is also the top choice among subcompacts.

Tesla Model 3 – one of the best selling cars

The first half of 2020 shows that Tesla Model 3 is #3 among passenger cars and #4 including SUV/pickups.

Tesla brand and Model Y sales

In California, Tesla sales amounted to 33,083 (18.6% less than in H1 2019), which is enough for a 4.2% market share.

In Q2 specifically, Tesla sales were hit hard – down by 49.3% year-over-year from 19,393 to 9,833 (3.5% market share).

If we compare Tesla’s overall result with Model 3, Model X and Model S, we can calculate that the Model Y sales amounted to just 1,902 – not that much.

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