Tesla Model Y likely to lose its crown as top-selling car in Europe to Dacia Sandero

Unless Tesla pulls out a miracle in the final stretch, the Telsa Model Y very likely won’t take the lead as Europe’s best-selling vehicle this year. That honor looks to be going to an entirely different type of vehicle, the ICE hatchback Dacia Sandero.

The Dacia Sandero jumped ahead after big leads in both November and 11-month sales, according to Automotive News Europe. The Sandero leads its closet competitors, the Volkswagen Tiguan, 21,506 to 18,618, in November, according to Dataforce’s preliminary figures. The latest data represents 97% of sales in the European Union, EFTA markets, and the UK. Hungary, Portugal, and Slovakia have yet to report their final figures, the report stated.

So far, the Model Y is in sixth place through November with 181,781 sales – which means it has 65,000 sales to make to catch up to the Sandero. Still, Tesla has historically offered major deals to boost year-end sales, including a year of free Supercharging for Model Y buyers in Europe who purchase a vehicle before December 31.

Last year, the Tesla Model Y was Europe’s best-selling car overall, making it the first electric vehicle ever to do so. While the Model Y had taken the spot for a few months last year, year-end results were a close call with the Dacia Sandero, tightly priced at $13,051 (€12,000).

Of course, BYD has seen the biggest sales growth number, with the Song model being a hit with a 42% boost in sales compared to the same period last year, so 2025 is likely to bring some new contenders to the top 10. Tesla, too, is expected to release the Model Y refresh dubbed Juniper early next year, so we could very well see the Model Y back at the top of the charts soon enough.

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