Norway: 89 per cent of new cars are electric
Teslas are still the favourites, but the Chinese are advancing. These are the best-selling electric cars in Norway in 2024
Norway is still the country where the most electric cars are sold in the world. In 2024, 114,409 (+9.4%) were delivered, a number that corresponds to an 88.9% share of the market (in 2023 it was 82.4%).
Despite the result above the world average, the political goal of reaching 100% per year remains and the government is expected to confirm the tax benefits for the year just started: VAT exemption for electric cars, while taxes on new combustion cars will be higher from 1 April 2025.
Best-selling electric cars in 2024
The Tesla Model Y still leads the way as in previous years. The electric SUV recorded 16,858 new registrations (the market share is thus 13.1 per cent). However, it must be said that the Model Y lost some ground compared to 2023 (23,088 new registrations and a market share of 18.2 per cent). The Model 3, thanks to its Highland restyling, took second place with 7,264 new registrations and 5.6 per cent market share.
In third place was the Volvo EX30, with 7,229 new registrations, followed by the Volkswagen ID.4 (7,222 units) and the Toyota bZ4X (6,007). Next are the Skoda Enyaq (4,610), Nissan Ariya (3,772) and Volkswagen ID.3 (3,634).
The only hybrid car in the 2024 Top Ten best-selling cars in Norway was the Toyota Yaris (3,523 new registrations), just ahead of the Audi Q4 e-tron (3,449).
2024 best-selling car ranking
| Make and model | Registered units | Market share 2024 | |
| 1 | Tesla Model Y | 16,858 | 13.1% |
| 2 | Tesla Model 3 | 7,264 | 5.6% |
| 3 | Volvo EX30 | 7,229 | 5.6% |
| 4 | Volkswagen ID.4 | 7,222 | 5.6% |
| 5 | Toyota bZ4X | 6,007 | 4.7% |
| 6 | Skoda Enyaq | 4,610 | 3.6% |
| 7 | Nissan Ariya | 3,772 | 2.9% |
| 8 | Volkswagen ID.3 | 3,634 | 2.8% |
| 9 | Toyota Yaris | 3,523 | 2.7% |
| 10 | Audi Q4 e-tron | 3,449 | 2.7% |
Tesla Model Y
The 2024 ranking by brands
In the brand ranking, Tesla leads with 24,259 sales in Norway, ahead of the Volkswagen brand with 14,000 new registrations. Toyota is third in the brand ranking with 13,678 sales, but just under half of these were accounted for by the electric bZ4X.
Chinese manufacturers gained relevance in Norway as MG, BYD and Xpeng all exceeded their 2023 results. BYD is 13th with 2,669 units and MG is tenth with 4,591 cars sold.
Looking at the Germans, BMW placed fifth with 6,952 sales, Audi eighth with 5,501 units and Mercedes eleventh with 4,021 new cars; Porsche almost tripled its 2023 result and placed 18th with 1,523 new registrations.
The 2024 ranking of best-selling car brands
| Brand | Units sold in 2024 | Share 2024 | |
| 1 | Tesla | 24,259 | 18.9% |
| 2 | Volkswagen | 14,000 | 10.9% |
| 3 | Toyota | 13,678 | 10.6% |
| 4 | Volvo | 11,118 | 8.6% |
| 5 | BMW | 6,952 | 5.4% |
| 6 | Skoda | 6,533 | 5.1% |
| 7 | Hyundai | 5,782 | 4.5% |
| 8 | Audi | 5,501 | 4.3% |
| 9 | Nissan | 5,484 | 4.3% |
| 10 | MG | 4,591 | 3.6% |
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