Tesla put an end to its sluggish year of performance in Europe with the bleak scene of a sharp drop in new car sales in many European countries. According to data from the French Automobile Association, the American company registered only 1,942 cars in France last month, a decrease of 66% over the previous year. In the Swedish market, Tesla's sales volume plummeted 71% in December, and sales fell 67% for the whole year. Norway remains the exception, bucking the trend. The company registered 5,679 cars in the market in December, an increase of nearly 90% year over year. Tesla's popularity in this market remains undiminished, with 96% of the new cars sold last year being electric.

Tesla put an end to its sluggish year of performance in Europe with the bleak scene of a sharp drop in new car sales in many European countries. According to data from the French Automobile Association, the American company registered only 1,942 cars in France last month, a decrease of 66% over the previous year. In the Swedish market, Tesla's sales volume plummeted 71% in December, and sales fell 67% for the whole year. Norway remains the exception, bucking the trend. The company registered 5,679 cars in the market in December, an increase of nearly 90% year over year. Tesla's popularity in this market remains undiminished, with 96% of the new cars sold last year being electric.