Sales numbers released for the first half of 2022 show that Stellantis had the second-best performance in EV sales in Europe. The latest figures were cited by Automotive News Europe. Volkswagen led the pack with 116k units sold, followed by Stellantis and Tesla for H1 2022. The company’s surge was powered by strong sales of the Fiat New 500, amidst strong quarterly sales in western Europe.

Stellantis was born from the merger of PSA Group and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and its mission is to become Europe’s top-selling EV brand. Stellantis has its work cut out with global leader Tesla still holding the aces in some sense. Tesla’s Model Y still recorded the highest number of individual sales in Europe for H1 2022 with about 40k units sold. Stellantis about 105k EVs in Europe in H1 2022, as compared to Tesla’s 78k sales.

The Stellantis Group is a combination of French, Italian, and American interests. The data covers 27 countries of the European Union plus the UK, Switzerland, Norway, and Iceland. Registration data for Portugal, Finland, and Sweden were not part of the dataset due to their unavailability. The Peugeot e-208 EV also provided strong headwinds for Stellantis. It is a sub-compact hatchback and was the best-selling model in France within Q2 2022. Stellantis also enjoyed resurgent sales of its full-electric passenger vans like the Citroen e-Berlingo and the Opel Combo-e sibling.

Tesla had seen its European volume decline but it still has some strong individual sales. Apart from the Model Y, Tesla’s Model 3 sold about 38k units in Europe during the period and ranked second. The third and fourth best-selling models were the Fiat New 500 and Peugeot e-208, with the Skoda Enyaq IV coming fifth. The outlook for H2 remains bright in Europe. Tesla is expected to deliver up to 200,000 units of EVs within the period. Stellantis expects to build on the positive spin in the next quarter.

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