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Posted on January 6, 2026
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleTesla's car sales in Germany fell by 48% in December, with only 2,032 units sold. This decline contrasts with a 43.2% increase in overall electric vehicle registrations.
Jan 6 (Reuters) - Tesla's sales volume in Germany nearly halved in December from the same month last year, the German road traffic agency KBA said on Tuesday.
KBA said Tesla sold 2,032 cars in Germany in December, a decrease of 48%. The number of Teslas sold in 2025 dropped 48.4% to 19,390 units compared with the same period last year.
By contrast, the total number of newly registered electric vehicles in 2025 increased by 43.2% to 545,142 units, KBA added.
(Reporting by Amir Orusov, Editing by Miranda Murray)
Tesla, Inc. is an American electric vehicle and clean energy company founded by Elon Musk and others. It designs and manufactures electric cars, battery energy storage, and solar products.
The KBA, or Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, is the German Federal Motor Transport Authority responsible for vehicle registration and monitoring road traffic in Germany.
Electric vehicles (EVs) are cars that are powered by electricity instead of gasoline or diesel. They use electric motors and batteries to operate, offering a more sustainable transportation option.
Market capitalization is the total market value of a company's outstanding shares of stock. It is calculated by multiplying the stock price by the total number of shares.
Sales volume refers to the total number of units sold by a company during a specific period. It is an important metric for assessing a company's performance.
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