Electric carmaker Tesla is said to be at the top of the 2022 U.S. luxury car sales charts, beating BMW for the top spot and becoming the first U.S. automaker to reach the top in nearly 25 years. car news pass Teslarati.
The U.S. EV maker is said to be 23,244 units behind in 2021 but leads the market in 2022 with 156,612 sales. car news.
The electric car maker revealed in a press release earlier this month that Tesla vehicle deliveries in 2022 will increase by 40% to 1.31 million vehicles, and production will increase by 47% year-on-year to 1.37 million vehicles. Production in the fourth quarter of 2022 was 439,701 vehicles, and the company delivered 405,278 vehicles during the same period.
Among them, Model S and Model X produced 71,177 vehicles and delivered 66,705 vehicles; Model 3 and Model Y produced 1,298,434 vehicles and delivered 1,247,146 vehicles throughout the year.
In the fourth quarter of 2022, Model S and Model X production reached 20,613 vehicles with 16,147 deliveries, while Model 3 and Model Y production reached 419,088 vehicles during the same period with 388,131 deliveries.
Sales in the luxury segment fell last year, with the overall market down about 8 percent, the sources said. Despite the decline, U.S. vehicle registration data showed Tesla leading its closest luxury segment rival with 124,786 vehicles as of October, Teslarati reports.
“In terms of supply, our door is actually our current limit on volume. If you want to be the best in the luxury segment, you have to beat Tesla, and you have to do that with electric vehicles,” BMW said. Shaun Bugbee of North America told car news.