Sept 1 (Reuters) – Tesla’s registrations across several European markets in August painted a mixed picture on Tuesday, with strong gains in France and Denmark contrasted by declines in Norway and Sweden.
Registrations of new Tesla vehicles, a proxy for sales, soared 279% in France and 104% in Denmark from a year ago, according to data from French car body PFA and Denmark’s bilstatistik.dk.
Meanwhile, they fell 79% in Norway and 41% in Sweden, numbers from compilers OFV and Mobility Sweden showed.
Tesla’s sales in Europe have so far rebounded this year after two straight annual declines, helped by easier year-ago comparisons, higher fuel prices, government incentives and growing consumer interest in electric cars.
Registration data from Britain and Germany, Europe’s two largest car markets, is due later this week.
(Reporting by Amir Orusov in Gdansk, editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak)
