Current: German Tesla sales doubled in September, electric vehicle share hit a record
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Following the release of Tesla’s global sales figures for the third quarter this year on Friday, only Germany’s September registration numbers were missing for Europe. These were announced by the Federal Motor Transport Authority on Monday morning — and once again proved to be well above average. With 12,552 new registrations, September was one of Tesla’s strongest months ever. At the same time, the overall share of electric vehicles in Germany reached a record high.
Tesla to See 202% Growth in 2026
It has been reported since Friday that globally, Tesla deliveries in Q3 2026 dropped by 2 percent compared to the previous year to 486,532 electric vehicles, far less than expected. The minimal decline is likely due mainly to the United States, where a key electric vehicle incentive program ended last September. In contrast, Europe reported significant increases as early as July and August this year. For example, in Germany, new Tesla registrations in August were more than twice as high as a year earlier.
A drop of around two-thirds occurred in July prior to this, but according to the KBA report on Monday, it is clear that Tesla in Germany remains on a recovery track this year. In September, new registrations for the brand were 269 percent higher than a year earlier, meaning they more than tripled. In March, May, and June, they even rose by over 300 percent each. After nine months, Tesla now shows a 202 percent increase in KBA statistics, representing a complete tripling compared to January through September 2025.
The approximately 12,500 new registrations this September were also one of the highest figures Tesla has ever achieved in a single month in Germany; only September and December 2022 saw even more registrations. By the end of the year, overall new electric vehicle registrations in Germany had reached their highest level to date, with Tesla contributing its all-time record of 17,501 vehicles.
Electric Vehicle Record for Germany
In September, the total number of new pure electric vehicle registrations in Germany rose to 88,599 according to the KBA. This was fewer in absolute terms than in December 2022, the previous record month when 104,325 electric cars were registered, marking the first time over 100,000 such vehicles hit German roads. At that time, electric cars accounted for 33.2 percent of Germany’s total passenger car market. By September 2026, this figure rose to 34.5 percent, meaning for the first time more than a third of all new vehicle registrations in Germany that month were pure electric cars.
