In full-year 2025, Tesla worldwide car sales and production contracted for the second consecutive year but many analysts maintained a positive outlook with growth predicted for 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029..
2025 (January to December): Tesla’s worldwide electric car production and global sales were lower for the second consecutive year. Worldwide deliveries (global Tesla sales) were 8.6% lower than a year ago while total production in 2025 was 6.7% lower than a year ago.The Tesla Model Y remained the best-selling Tesla car model worldwide. Analysts predict that Tesla sales worldwide will grow slightly in 2026 but could possibly expand to over 3 million Tesla sales by 2029.
Tesla Worldwide Sales and Production in 2025
Tesla announced worldwide production and deliveries of Tesla electric cars globally in 2025 as follows:
| Models | Production 2025 | Production 2024 | % 25/24 | Deliveries 2025 | Deliveries 2024 | % 25/24 |
| Model 3/Y | 1,600,767 | 1,679,338 | -4.7 | 1,585,279 | 1,704,093 | -7 |
| Other Models | 53,900 | 94,105 | -42.7 | 50,850 | 85,133 | -40.3 |
| Total | 1,654,667 | 1,773,443 | -6.7 | 1,636,129 | 1,789,226 | -8.6 |
Tesla’s global production contracted by 6.7% in 2025 while global worldwide deliveries (sales) were down 8.6% percent. “Other Models” sales, which include the Cybertruck, Model S and Model X were sharply down.
Production of Tesla Electric Cars from 2019 to 2025
Tesla production of electric cars worldwide increased as follows in recent years:
| TESLA | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Model 3/Y | 1,600,767 | 1,679,338 | 1,775,159 | 1,298,434 | 906,032 | 454,932 | 302,301 |
| Others | 53,900 | 94,105 | 70,826 | 71,177 | 24,390 | 54,805 | 62,931 |
| Total TESLA Production | 1,654,667 | 1,773,443 | 1,845,985 | 1,369,611 | 930,422 | 509,737 | 365,232 |
In 2025, total Tesla car sales and production were down for the second consecutive year but still the third-highest level ever. However, Tesla lost market share in a growing all electric car market.
In 2025, Tesla struggled in the European market due to a combination of more competition and political opinions. Although full-year figures have not been released yet, Tesla sales in Europe (EU, EFTA, UK) were down 28% to 203,382 sales in the period January to November 2025. At the same time, the European all-electric car market expanded by 27% to 2,276,161 battery-electric vehicle (BEV) registrations.
Tesla Sales Outlook for 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029
Analysts provided the following outlook for Tesla worldwide deliveries in 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029:
| Tesla (Predictions) | 2025 (Actual) | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
| Model 3/Y deliveries | 1,600,767 | 1,509,460 | 1,566,724 | 1,703,578 | 1,872,812 | 2,327,902 |
| All other models | 53,900 | 131,292 | 183,519 | 306,880 | 477,639 | 691,999 |
| Total deliveries | 1,654,667 | 1,640,752 | 1,750,243 | 2,010,459 | 2,350,451 | 3,019,902 |
| Median | 1,638,301 | 1,743,856 | 1,900,000 | 2,111,033 | 2,933,198 | |
| Standard deviation | 21,959 | 107,729 | 297,891 | 641,401 | 937,686 | |
| Number of estimates provided | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 11 |
The predictions were compiled by Tesla from estimates provided by Daiwa, DB, Wedbush, OpCo, Canaccord, Baird, Wolfe, Exane, GS, RBC, Evercore ISI, Barclays, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, UBS, Jefferies, Needham & Co, HSBC, Cantor Fitzgerald, and William Blair at the end of 2025.
Global Worldwide Car Sales by Brand in 2025 (Full Year)
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Global worldwide sales by brand in 2025:
*NOTE: Car sales as reported by the respective car brands. “Sales” often refers to deliveries rather than sales and final registrations by the end consumer. Definitions may vary.
