According to data provided by the German motor vehicle office, KBA, Tesla has sold only 958 units of their Model S in Germany in the first eight months of this year. In the same period, Mercedes-Benz, which sells the much more expensive S-Class sedan, has been able to sell 5,149 units of the vehicle. Furthermore, BMW was able to sell around 30% more units of its i3 electric car in comparison to the Model S. Reports "This is a product and a kind of marketing that best fits the United States," said Bernard Jullien, director at the Paris- based automotive think tank Gerpisa. say the﻿ German driving population simply tends to have more trust in tried and true local brands than newcomers like Tesla. The company is also facing competition from other automakers.
According to data provided by the German motor vehicle office, KBA, Tesla has sold only 958 units of their Model S in Germany in the first eight months of this year. In the same period, Mercedes-Benz, which sells the much more expensive S-Class sedan, has been able to sell 5,149 units of the vehicle. Furthermore, BMW was able to sell around 30% more units of its i3 electric car in comparison to the Model S. Reports say the﻿ German driving population simply tends to have more trust in tried and true local brands than newcomers like Tesla. The company is also facing competition from other automakers.