Tesla’s popular electric sedan Model 3 overthrew all other electric vehicle models in Australia in October 2022, The Driven reports, citing FCAI’s latest data. China-made BYD Atto 3 trailed closely behind, aiding Tesla in boosting the local market’s sales.
Australia’s October EV sales
According to the report, Australia’s EV registrations have already exceeded the 70,000 unit threshold this year (up 190% YoY). It strongly defends a 7% market share so far this year, NRMA indicated.
Notably, EVs now account for 5.67% of the overall vehicle sales last month of 106,809 vehicles (regardless of powertrain). This year to date, Australia’s vehicle sales have achieved a total of 1,006,095 units, CarSauce asserted.
Top-selling EV models
The sales data provided below are just estimates “based on prior sales performance,” as noted by Which Car?
Monthly
Presented below are the most popular electric vehicle models in Australia in October 2023:
| Rankings | Models | Sales |
| 1 | Tesla Model 3 | 1178 sales |
| 2 | BYD Atto 3 | 912 sales |
| 3 | Tesla Model Y | 810 sales |
| 4 | MG MG4 | 751 sales |
| 5 | Kia EV6 | 220 sales |
| 6 | Mercedes-Benz EQA | 162 sales |
| 7 | Volvo XC40 Rechare | 159 sales |
| 8 | Cupra Born | 128 sales |
| 9 | BYD Dolphin | 100 sales |
| 10 | Hyundai Ioniq 5 | 99 sales |
It is impressive to note that Tesla’s Model 3 managed to return to the highest spot with its major price cuts on inventory units. The data revealed that the all-electric sedan sold a total of 1178 units in October alone.
As mentioned, BYD’s Atto 3, also known as Yuan Plus in other markets, ranked second with sales of 912 units.
The previously top-selling Tesla Model Y claimed the third spot with 810 unit sales in October.
YTD
Despite the Tesla Model 3’s dominance in the monthly rankings, its sibling Model Y remained the country’s most popular EV in the January to October period.
The all-electric sedan followed with sales of 15,718 units this year to date. BYD Atto 3 claimed the third spot with only 9618 sales. Here’s the data:
| Rankings | Models | Sales |
| 1 | Tesla Model Y | 24,267 |
| 2 | Tesla Model 3 | 15,718 |
| 3 | BYD Atto 3 | 9618 |
| 4 | MG ZS EV | 2549 |
| 5 | Volvo XC40 Recharge PE | 2434 |
| 6 | Polestar 2 | 1867 |
| 7 | MG 4 | 1692 |
| 8 | Kia EV6 | 1367 |
| 9 | Volvo C40 | 1030 |
| 10 | Mercedes-Benz EQA | 887 |
Tesla’s sales will undoubtedly reach new record highs in the coming months with the arrival of the new Model 3 Highland, which will begin deliveries in Q1 2024. BYD’s newly launched Seal EV will also surely aid the Chinese automaker to compete with the Musk-led company.
