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Musk Claims, Data Refutes: What Is the Best-Selling Vehicle in the World in 2025?

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While Elon Musk announced on X Network that Tesla’s Model Y is once again the world’s best-selling car for the third year in a row, industry insiders are treating the announcement with caution—and even skepticism. Musk tweeted that “Model Y is officially the world’s best-selling car for the third year in a row!” and Tesla even reinforced the message in its official 2025 summary video. However, according to automotive intelligence firm Focus2Move…
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While Elon Musk announced on X Network that Tesla’s Model Y is once again the world’s best-selling car for the third year in a row, industry insiders are treating the announcement with caution—and even skepticism. Musk tweeted that “Model Y is officially the world’s best-selling car for the third year in a row!” and Tesla even reinforced the message in its official 2025 summary video. However, according to automotive intelligence firm Focus2Move…

On its social network X, Elon Musk congratulated his teams for a historic triple. In 2023, the Model Y was the first electric vehicle to win first place in the world. In 2024, the situation got complicated. According to JATO Dynamics data, it was the Toyota RAV4 that took the lead with 1,187 million units sold compared to 1,185 million for the Model Y. A gap of only 2,000 vehicles. The unrelenting finding. It was the Japanese SUV that was crowne…

After 2023 and 2024, the Tesla Model Y again won the palm of the world's best-selling car in 2025. That's at least what Elon Musk says, without providing any numerical evidence. Difficult, for the moment, to take this as cash... The Model Y, the best-selling car in the world in 2025? Elon Musk starts the new year with a statement that is already under discussion. The billionaire does not waste any time, and declares, very sure of him, that the T…

According to Elon Musk, the Tesla Model Y is the best-selling car in the world. But is that really the case? Not so sure if we look at Toyota's figures... [Read more] Want to join a community of enthusiasts? Our Discord server welcomes you; it's a place for mutual support and sharing a passion for tech.

Although all points to it being overtaken by the Toyota RAV4 and Corolla, Elon Musk claims that the Tesla Model Y was the world’s best-selling car in 2025. According to Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, the Model Y was the world’s best-selling car in 2025. This would be the third consecutive year in which the electric crossover would be erected with the crown; however, the manager has not provided any proof to confirm this milestone. And the data collect…

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