Model Y Tops the World Again With 93,571 Sold in May

The Tesla Model Y was the best-selling electric vehicle on the planet in May.

It logged 93,571 registrations for the month, and no other EV came within striking distance.

Sales rose 16% year over year. That is a strong number for a vehicle that has been on the market for years and faces more competition than ever.

The standard trims did the heavy lifting, with a boost from the new three-row Model Y L.

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Not a Tesla App broke down the May figures and tied them back to the Model Y comeback story Tesla fans have been watching. The report says the Model Y logged 93,571 registrations in May, up 16% from a year earlier, while the broader global plug-in market rose 15%.

The gap at the top was not close. Geely’s Xingyuan finished second with 46,483 registrations, which put it more than 47,000 behind the Model Y for the month.

Battery-electric vehicles also made up 71% of global plug-in sales, so the Model Y did this in the strongest, most competitive part of the market.

The report points to the refreshed Model Y lineup as a major factor, especially the Standard RWD and AWD trims. It also notes the new three-row, six-seat Model Y L becoming available to U.S. buyers this week, giving Tesla another way to reach families who already liked the Model Y but wanted more room.

CleanTechnica supplied the global ranking behind the story, and it gives the Model Y win extra context. Its May list put the Model Y first with 93,571 units, the Geely Xingyuan second with 46,483, and the Tesla Model 3 third with 44,237.

That matters because Tesla placed one vehicle at the top and another in third. The Model Y still doubled the nearest non-Tesla challenger.

CleanTechnica also reported the Model 3 was up 28% year over year, which makes the month look like a broader Tesla rebound instead of a one-model fluke.

The rest of the list shows how intense the global EV fight has become. Chinese brands filled much of the leaderboard, and CleanTechnica noted that no legacy automaker had a model in the top 20.

Yet the Model Y still sits above all of them. Price pressure from below has not knocked it off the summit.

NEWS: Tesla Model Y ranked as the world's best selling electric vehicle in May!

The Model Y logged 93,571 registrations for the month.

Sales rose 16% year over year.

The standard trims and the three row Model Y L powered the gain.

The #2 Geely Xingyuan trailed with 46,483… pic.twitter.com/YOryQwXKrN

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What makes this stretch encouraging is the timing.

The Model Y is no longer a fresh face, and skeptics keep predicting the demand well is running dry.

A 16% year-over-year jump says otherwise.

The three-row Model Y L is doing exactly what Tesla hoped, opening the door to families who wanted the Model Y but needed more seats.

One vehicle, refreshed at the right moment, still outselling the entire global EV field. That is the story May tells, and it is a good one for Tesla fans.