According to European Automotive Industry Data ( AID ) , for the first nine months of 2015 , Tesla sold 10,600 of its Model S sedans . During that same time , Audi sold ‘ sedan ’s , and sold 2,650 of its 7 Series ’ , and even more tellingly , the Mercedes Model S only sold 500 units more than the previous Model S. Considering these models have been the most popular luxury cars in turkey in recent times , it seems Tesla is catching up with the well - established European brands .
According to European Automotive Industry Data (AID), for the first nine months of 2015, Tesla sold 10,600 of its Model S sedans. During that same time, Audi sold 4,700 A8’s, BMW sold 2,650 of its 7 Series’, and even more tellingly, the Mercedes Model S only sold 800 units more than the Tesla Model S. Considering these models have been the most popular luxury cars in Europe in recent times, it seems Tesla is catching up with the well-established European brands.