Tesla's Model Y SUV and Model 3 sedan entered the top five best-selling cars in California, according to the sales data in 2021.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures during the Tesla China-made Model 3 Delivery Ceremony in Shanghai. - Tesla CEO Elon Musk presented the first batch of made-in-China cars to ordinary buyers on January 7, 2020 in a milestone for the company's new Shanghai "giga-factory", but which comes as sales decelerate in the world's largest electric-vehicle market.
Tesla Model Y, Model 3: Top 5 Best Selling Cars California
As per a report by Electrek, California remains to be the biggest market for Tesla in the United States. Evidently, two of its vehicles took two spots from the top five ranking of the best-selling cars in the state.
The California New Car Dealer Association or shortly known as the CNCDA, released its best-selling cars' data in the US state from last year.
The top-best selling cars data showed that the Toyota Camry sedan is the top-selling vehicle in 2021 with more than 61,000 units sold.
Meanwhile, two Tesla vehicles, the only EVs on the top five list, namely, the Model Y and the Model 3 took the 2nd and 5th ranking, respectively.
MIAMI, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 21: People look at a Tesla Model Y electric vehicle on a showroom floor at the Miami Design District on October 21, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Tesla reported $1.6 billion in profits for the months of July, August, and September, a record for them.
The Model Y SUV sold more than 60,000 units, whereas the Model 3 only booked 53,572 sales.
It is worth noting that the Model Y is the best-selling compact SUV in California, according to the overall data of CNCDA.
On the other hand, the Tesla Model 3 is the third best-selling sedan as Honda Civic took the 3rd spot in the overall rankings with over 59,000 units sold.
As such, the Civic is the second top-selling sedan, while the Camry reigns in both overall and the sedan category.
Meanwhile, another Toyota vehicle, the RAV4, took the fourth spot in the top five best-selling cars in California.
That said, both Toyota and Tesla took two spots in the top five rankings, while Honda got a single spot.
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Electric, Plug-In Car Sales Increase in California
According to a report by InsideEVs, the plug-in vehicle registrations in California shot up to a significant increase of up to 79% when compared to its 2020 data.
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Plug-in cars now account for 12.8% of the total vehicle market in 2021. On the other hand, way back in 2020, it only got 8.1% of the pie.
Meanwhile, all-electric vehicle registrations also saw a massive improvement with a whopping 74% increase from the 2020 performance. EVs now take up to 9.5% of the market share in 2021.
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Written by Teejay Boris
