{"id":774471,"date":"2026-07-02T14:48:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/774471\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T14:48:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:48:16","slug":"tesla-sets-new-sales-record-in-australia-amid-ev-boom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/774471\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla sets new sales record in Australia amid EV boom"},"content":{"rendered":"

June 2026 was the best monthly result yet for not only the Tesla Model Y<\/a> in Australia, but also the Tesla brand itself.<\/p>\n

Per data from the Electric Vehicle Council, Tesla delivered 8670 vehicles in June \u2013 well above its previous monthly record of 6433 set just a month prior in May, and almost double its June 2025 result (4589, an 88.9 per cent year-on-year increase).<\/p>\n

The American electric vehicle (EV) brand is now sitting at 23,588 deliveries so far this year, up 66.7 per cent on the first half of 2025.<\/p>\n

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A total of 93 per cent of its June deliveries were of the Model Y, with 8072 reaching Australian buyers \u2013 up 133.5 per cent on June 2025. This was a record for the mid-size electric SUV, beating its previous record of 5605 deliveries in May, and it was bolstered by the introduction of the six-seat Model Y L.<\/p>\n

However, the Model 3<\/a> suffered another sales drop, with just 598 deliveries \u2013 down 47.2 per cent year-on-year.<\/p>\n

To the end of June, the two EVs \u2013 the only models Tesla sells here \u2013 were sitting at 20,396 and 3192 deliveries, respectively. The Model Y was up 95.5 per cent on the first half of 2025, while the Model 3 was down 14.1 per cent.<\/p>\n

While we don\u2019t have VFACTS figures for last month yet, it\u2019s almost certain the Model Y will remain Australia\u2019s best-selling EV year-to-date. To the end of May, the second-placed BYD Sealion 7<\/a> was sitting at 7786 deliveries.<\/p>\n

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The Electric Vehicle Council reports sales figures for Tesla and Polestar a day prior to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries\u2019 monthly release of its VFACTS sales report.<\/p>\n

Polestar deliveries were down 25.1 per cent on June 2025, with declines for the Polestar 2<\/a> (36, down 73.3 per cent YoY) and Polestar 3<\/a> (17, down 43.3 per cent YoY).<\/p>\n

However, Polestar 4<\/a> sales increased by 15.5 per cent YoY to 201 deliveries.<\/p>\n

Overall, Polestar is sitting at 1202 deliveries year-to-date, up 2.5 per cent on the first half of 2025.<\/p>\n

While EV sales have continued to grow in Australia, they’ve surged this year on the back of high fuel prices. In May, they reached a record 19.9 per cent share of all new-vehicle sales in Australia.<\/p>\n

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