Tesla breaks car sales record in Norway

VTV.vn - The direct cause of the sales boom in November is the consumer psychology of "buying to avoid taxes".

Tesla electric car. (Photo: THX/TTXVN)

Tesla, the electric car maker, has just set a new milestone in Norway by breaking the annual car sales record in the country, even though 2025 is still a month away. This is considered a rare bright spot for billionaire Elon Musk in the context of Tesla's global business facing many challenges.

Tesla delivered 6,215 new vehicles in November 2025, bringing its total sales for the 11 months of 2025 to 28,606, according to vehicle registration data released on December 1 by the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV). This surpassed the previous full-year record of 26,575 vehicles set by Volkswagen in 2016.

The main driver of growth came from the Model Y, which helped Tesla's sales in Norway increase 34.6% compared to the same period last year. This impressive result came despite a wave of boycotts of the Tesla brand in many parts of Europe, following the controversial move by CEO Elon Musk.

The direct cause of the November sales boom was the "tax-busting" mentality of consumers. Also in November, total car sales in Norway jumped 70% compared to the same period in 2024 as people flocked to dealerships ahead of the government's new, higher tax on electric vehicles (EVs) from January 2026.

OFV CEO Geir Inge Stokke described the current market as “car fever.” Data showed pure electric vehicles accounted for 97.6% of all new car sales last month, in line with the Nordic country’s plan to phase out sales of internal combustion engine cars by 2025.

However, the success in Norway is in stark contrast to Tesla’s bleak picture globally. According to consultancy Visible Alpha, Tesla’s global car sales are expected to fall 7% this year. In Europe alone, sales have fallen by around 30% through October 2025 and will continue to decline through November 2025.

Source: https://vtv.vn/tesla-pha-ky-luc-doanh-so-ban-o-to-tai-na-uy-10025120207152053.htm