Tesla is now the top luxury car brand in the United States for 2022, and it beat the long-time brand that took this spot, BMW, for the first time ever. The clean energy company whose cars center on electric vehicles is also considered as a luxury car brand in this award, featuring premium features and comfort that it provides all passengers.
Elon Musk took this time to congratulate the team, particularly with a massive past year in sales and distribution which was up to their standards as per its last quarter report.
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A sign is posted at a Tesla showroom on November 5, 2013 in Palo Alto, California. Tesla will report third quarter earnings today after the closing bell.
Tesla Beats BMW as Top Luxury Car Brand in the US for 2022
According to Automotive News Research and Data Center, Tesla overtook BMW as the top luxury car brand in the United States last year, and it is the first time after 28 years since the last one. In 2022, Tesla outsold BMW by a massive 158,612 units in the country, and the German car brand was 1.3 percent down from its 2021 numbers.
Tesla failed to grab this spot last 2021 as it was 23,244 short of taking this title from the globally known German automotive company.
DriveTeslaCanada said that last year, Tesla sold an impressive 491,000 electric vehicles, and BMW only managed to sell 332,388 cars in the US.
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Elon Musk Congratulates the Tesla Team
The owner and top executive of Tesla still took his time to congratulate the team for a job well done in 2022.
Musk's Tesla beats two German car brands in the United States, namely BMW and Mercedes-Benz, where the latter placed third with around 286,000 sales in the country. Note that these numbers are estimates of Automotive News.
Tesla's 2022 Performance
Tesla's 2022 performance is still a strong one despite somehow losing leadership during the latter parts of last year due to Musk taking over as Twitter CEO. In the particular time that its CEO became Chief Twit, the company marked 405,000 electric vehicles delivered for its global operations, beating its previous records and expectations.
The US-based clean energy company is also the leading brand in other countries, and according to reports, Tesla leads Norway in its electric vehicle transition. In the Scandinavian country, Tesla holds a massive 12.2 percent market share and it is a significant achievement for the company's operations.
Tesla also took over the Toyota Camry as the best-selling vehicle in Australia for 2022.
Being a massive name in the electric vehicle industry, as well as a top brand in the world, Tesla's performance and growth put it on track to a significant spot in the industry. It is a massive achievement for this US-based car brand, as it officially takes back the spot from imports after 28 years since the last time an American company held the title.
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