Tesla's UK car registrations dropped by more than 29% year-on-year in December, industry data showed on Tuesday, underscoring the intense competition faced by the U.S. electric vehicle maker in its largest European market.

Norway closed 2025 with 96% of new cars fully electric, a record that gave Tesla its best year yet there and turned combustion models into statistical outliers.

NEW YORK — Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second year in a row.

Almost all new cars sold in Norway last year were fully electric, according to registration data published Friday.

Driven by tax incentives, 95.9% of all new cars registered in Norway in 2025 were EVs, with that number at almost 98% in December. The annual figure was up from 88.9% in 2024, Norwegian Road Federation (OFV) data showed. A record 179,549 new cars were registered in Norway during the year, a 40% increase from 2024, the OFV said.

The Xiaomi YU7 is a mid-sized EV crossover made by the Chinese tech company, Xiaomi.  It directly rivals the Tesla Model Y in China. The YU7 starts at about $35,000 for a base model single motor RWD YU7.