Tesla Y Europe's best seller in September


Tesla'a Model Y electric SUV, now being built in Germany, was the biggest selling car in Europe in September, according to the latest figures from automotive industry monitors Jato Dynamics, writes Brian Byrne.

It was followed up by the Peugeot 208, the Dacia Sandero, Skoda's Octavia and the Toyota Yaris.

Ford's Kuga was the best selling plug-in hybrid vehicle, ahead of the Kia Niro, the Kia Sportage and the BMW X5.

The three biggest markets for EVs in the month were Germany, the UK and France, which combined represented 60pc of the battery-electric car market.