You’ll never guess which is the best selling car in all of Europe

In September, exactly 1,038,481 new cars were registered in Europe. This is an increase of 7.5 percent compared to the same month last year, 2021, when the counter stopped at 965,595 registrations. The best-selling car in Europe comes as a bit of a surprise.

Is it the Volkswagen Golf? No, it’s not as popular as it used to be. So the Peugeot 208 or the Dacia Sandero? Yes, they are both in the top ten, but not at the top. Because suddenly the Tesla Model Y appears.

Tesla Model Y more popular than Model 3

The electric crossover was registered 29,367 times in September, up 227 percent from the same month last year. By the way, we have to see whether the Model Y will end up at the top in October. The delivery of Teslas to Europe is not always constant.

And yet we think the Model Y is here to stay. It’s now more popular than its sedan sibling, the Model 3, and will no doubt get a boost from the recently introduced rear-wheel drive variant, which makes the Model Y $16,000 cheaper in one fell swoop.

Plug-in hybrids less in demand than electric cars

In September, fully electric cars had a European market share of 15.6 percent. Plug-in hybrids are significantly less popular. Only 7 percent of registered cars had a plug and an internal combustion engine.

Best selling cars on the European market

The complete European approval top 10 looked like this in September:

1. Tesla Model Y – 29,367 (+227 percent)
2. Peugeot 208 – 19,601 (+41 percent)
3. Dacia Sandero – 17,773 (-2 percent)
4. Skoda Octavia – 17,733 (+196%)
5. Toyota Yaris – 16,275 (+19 percent)
6. Volkswagen T-Roc – 16,048 (+60 percent)
7. Volkswagen Golf – 16,042 (-8 percent)
8. Renault Clio – 15,981 (-13 percent)
9. Nissan Qashqai – 15,852 (+68 percent)
10. Fiat 500 – 15,669 (-4 percent)