Netherlands and Germany are among the European countries that are accelerating the most in electrification, but neither does it at the fast and consistent pace of Norway. This Nordic country leads the paradigm shift from internal combustion engines to electric ones, with effective incentive policies and a vast and competent charging network.
By 2024, in Norway, the goal is for electric vehicles to represent 95% of the new vehicle market, reaching 100% in 2025.
Last year, 104,588 electric vehicles were registered in the country, which represents a 24.3% decrease compared to 2022, but still corresponds to a 79.3% increase in market share, reaching 82.4%. In other words, 8 out of 10 new cars in Norway were electric.
According to official data, between January and December 2023, 1,493 gasoline cars were sold in that Nordic country (representing only 1.2% of the market) and 3,117 with Diesel engines (2.5%).
Chinese brands outside the Top 10
Tesla is the best-selling brand, with 20% of sales in 2023. In total, Elon Musk’s brand delivered 25,408 vehicles in Norway that year, most of which were Model Y.
Toyota appears as the second most sought-after brand, with 15,754 units sold, ahead of Volkswagen (13,704 units). Volvo and Skoda complete the Top 5.
The 10 best-selling models in Norway:
Tesla Model Y: 23,088 units.
VW ID.4: 6,614 units.
Skoda Enyaq: 5,740 units.
Toyota bZ4X: 5,395 units.
Volvo XC40: 5,025 units.
Ford Mustang Mach-E: 3,792 units.
Toyota Yaris: 3,582 units.
Toyota RAV4: 3,457 units.
VW ID.3: 3,141 units.
Hyundai Kona/Kauai: 2,991 units.
The MG4 is the best-selling Chinese electric car in Norway, in 19th position, with a total of 1,622 registrations.
Globally, MG sales reached 3,317 units, ahead of BYD with 1,383 cars sold in a year.
