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> Are car sales in general down?

Apparently not [1]

> Are other EV makers seeing a corresponding uptick in sales?

Doesn't really look like it [2], but I've not plotted a line chart to see if it's just well distributed. There doesn't appear to be any 1 automaker that is breaking out with Tesla's drop.

> Are ICE vehicles seeing an uptick in sales?

Given the first two, I'd say probably. With sales pretty much the same and no EV brand that appears to have went up my guess is that ICE is where the slack is going.

[1] https://www.marklines.com/en/statistics/flash_sales/automoti...

[2] https://thedriven.io/2025/03/04/australian-electric-vehicle-...



In Europe it varies by country, but in general Tesla is down while EV sales are up or steady.

> Figures published towards the end of February by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) showed that Tesla sold just 9,945 units in January, a 45 per cent fall from 18,161 in the same month a year earlier – and despite a 37 per cent growth in overall EV sales.

https://thedriven.io/2025/03/04/tesla-sales-continue-to-plum...


>> Are car sales in general down?

>Apparently not [1]

>[1] https://www.marklines.com/en/statistics/flash_sales/automoti...

Your source says the opposite?

>Passenger car sales of 12,783 units in January represented a 22.2% decrease from the same period in 2024, SUV sales of 52,748 units represented a 5.9% increase


There's a dip for sure, but not quite the drastic dip of tesla sales. Also note that the number of passenger cars sold is much lower than the number of SUV. A fairly good indication that people are buying SUVs rather than passenger cars.

If you look at the bar graph, the total drop is 89k to 86k. Which represents about a 1% decrease in total sales.


Plunged, I tell you!




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