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Tesla Model Y became the best-selling automobile in Norway in February 2023. The compact SUV from the Texas-based manufacturer has long been the favourite selection of Norwegians and was the country’s best-selling vehicle in 2022.
Tesla Model Y continues to dominate Norway, firmly holding its position because the best-selling automobile. After a weak January, when the automobile was not delivered to the country and couldn’t be handed over to customers awaiting delivery, the situation modified in February. Tesla sold 1,269 Model Ys and ranked first on the list of best-selling cars in Norway, based on EU-Evs’ data.
The compact SUV from the Texas-based manufacturer is essentially the most loved automobile in Norway, as evidenced by sales data. In 2022, Model Y was the nation’s best-selling automobile. For 12 months of the 12 months, 17,342 cars were registered, which was a brand new record for the variety of registered cars of 1 model in a single 12 months. The record was previously held by Volkswagen Beetle, registering 16,699 units in 1969.
In second place is Toyota BZ4X with 543 cars sold. In third place is Volkswagen ID.3 with 530 registered sales. Fourth place was taken by Volkswagen ID.4 with 478 units. Closing out the highest 5 is Volvo XC40 with 383 sales.
| 1 | Tesla Model Y | 1,269 |
| 2 | Toyota BZ4X | 543 |
| 3 | Volkswagen ID.3 | 530 |
| 4 | Volkswagen ID.4 | 478 |
| 5 | Volvo XC40 | 383 |
In two months of this 12 months, 9,299 latest passenger cars were registered, of which 7,420 were electric vehicles. This corresponds to a share of 80%. Nonetheless, Road Traffic Information Council director Øyvind Solberg Thorsen said they expect the share of electrical vehicles to extend and approach 90% by the tip of 2023.
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