Some media have obtained Tesla’s sales data in the United States. Now let’s take a look at the fourth quarter of 2021 and the whole year of 2021. Compared with other car companies, Tesla is in How is California doing.
First, as the title states, Tesla accounted for 10.5% of all car sales in California in Q4 2021, up from 4.8% in Q4 2020. It had only 21,290 registrations in the fourth quarter of 2020, while the number of registrations in the fourth quarter of 2021 reached 39,040.
In Q4 2021, the top car brand in California was Toyota (with a 16.3% market share), followed by Tesla at 10.5% and Honda at 9.6%, but only Tesla was positive. For the full year, Tesla’s market share will be 6.5% in 2021, up from 4.4% in 2020, with a total of 121,080 registrations.
Throughout 2021, Tesla’s market share is only behind Toyota (18.1%), Honda (10.8%), Ford (7.9%), and Chevrolet (6.6%). Foreign media believe that this trend means that Tesla may become the second best-selling car brand in the state in 2022.
This is the overall picture of the situation in 2021 and the fourth quarter of 2021. How has brand awareness across the market changed? As it turns out, Tesla hasn’t grown much on a percentage basis, but it still ranks second. Below is a graph covering the topic (left) and a graph (right) showing market share by brand in 2021:
