Tesla (TSLA) sales are down 21% in California, the largest EV market in the US, and this decline is dragging the entire EV market down.
California accounts for roughly a third of EV sales in the US, making it the most significant electric vehicle market in America.
Tesla has dominated the EV market in California, but its market share has been in clear decline since 2024.
Today, the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA) released its Q2 2025 report and confirmed that Tesla’s sales fell 21% during the quarter.
Tesla delivered 41,138 electric vehicles in California in Q2 2025 – down from 52,000 units during the same period last year.
It has now been 7 quarters in a row of year-over-year decline and 4 quarters in a row of quarter-to-quarter decline:
CNCDA said that Tesla’s performance is pulling the entire EV market down in California:
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