Gia Motors News According to Bloomberg News, in 2024, global sales of US electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla (1.
79 million vehicles) were lower than expected, but they exceeded Audi, one of Germany’s most admired high-end car brands.
This is Tesla’s annual global sales exceeded Audi for the first time.
Faced with increasingly fierce competition from Europe and China and the challenge of weak demand for electric vehicles, global car sales of Audi, a brand owned by Volkswagen Group, will drop by 12% year-on-year to 1.
67 million units in 2024.
Among them, Audi’s sales in Germany, China and North America and other markets have all declined.
at the same time, global deliveries of Audi’s pure electric vehicles have also dropped by 8% year-on-year to about 164,000 units.
Photo source: Audi, but despite this, Tesla is only slightly ahead of China electric vehicle manufacturer BYD, becoming the world’s largest sales company of pure electric vehicles.
Tesla’s annual global deliveries have declined for the first time in more than a decade.
However, the Tesla Model Y SUV is one of the best-selling cars in the world and will be revised this year.
Meanwhile, German carmakers are struggling to cope with slowing demand for luxury cars in China, and it remains uncertain when the China market will recover.
Electric vehicle sales in Europe fell short of expectations after several European countries cut subsidies for electric vehicles.
These challenges have led car companies such as Volkswagen Group, Mercedes-Benz Group and BMW Group to issue profit warnings in 2024.
, Automakers have begun to cut production in response to slowing sales, and Volkswagen Group has cut production capacity for its eponymous brand Volkswagen.
Audi also plans to close a factory in Brussels because of poor demand for the electric Q8 e-tron SUV it produces.
, At the same time, Audi plans to update models this year, including the A7 sedan and Q3 SUV, to boost sales.
On January 13, Audi CEO Gernot Döllner said in a statement: “Consumers can also expect Audi to launch more new plug-in hybrid models.
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