Tesla Model Y likely to lose its crown as top-selling car in Europe to Dacia Sandero

The Dacia Sandero jumped ahead after big leads in both Nov and 11-month sales, according to Automotive News Europe. The Sandero leads its closet competitors, the Volkswagen Tiguan, 21,506 to 18,618, in Nov, according to Dataforce's preliminary figures. The latest data represents 97% of sales in the European Union, EFTA markets, and the UK. Hungary, Portugal, and Slovakia have yet to report their final figures, the report stated.

So far, the Model Y is in a lowly 6th place through Nov with 181,781 sales – which means it has 65,000 sales to make to catch up to the Sandero. Still, Tesla has historically offered major deals to boost year-end sales, including a year of free Supercharging for Model Y buyers in Europe who purchase a vehicle before Dec 31.

Last year, the Tesla Model Y was Europe's best-selling car overall, making it the first electric vehicle ever to do so. While the Model Y had taken the spot for a few months last year, year-end results were a close call with the Dacia Sandero, tightly priced at USD13,051 (€12,000).