Tesla sets new sales record in Australia amid EV boom

June 2026 was the best monthly result yet for not only the Tesla Model Y in Australia, but also the Tesla brand itself.

Per data from the Electric Vehicle Council, Tesla delivered 8670 vehicles in June – well above its previous monthly record of 6433 set just a month prior in May, and almost double its June 2025 result (4589, an 88.9 per cent year-on-year increase).

The American electric vehicle (EV) brand is now sitting at 23,588 deliveries so far this year, up 66.7 per cent on the first half of 2025.

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A total of 93 per cent of its June deliveries were of the Model Y, with 8072 reaching Australian buyers – up 133.5 per cent on June 2025. This was a record for the mid-size electric SUV, beating its previous record of 5605 deliveries in May, and it was bolstered by the introduction of the six-seat Model Y L.

However, the Model 3 suffered another sales drop, with just 598 deliveries – down 47.2 per cent year-on-year.

To the end of June, the two EVs – the only models Tesla sells here – were sitting at 20,396 and 3192 deliveries, respectively. The Model Y was up 95.5 per cent on the first half of 2025, while the Model 3 was down 14.1 per cent.

While we don’t have VFACTS figures for last month yet, it’s almost certain the Model Y will remain Australia’s best-selling EV year-to-date. To the end of May, the second-placed BYD Sealion 7 was sitting at 7786 deliveries.

The Electric Vehicle Council reports sales figures for Tesla and Polestar a day prior to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries’ monthly release of its VFACTS sales report.

Polestar deliveries were down 25.1 per cent on June 2025, with declines for the Polestar 2 (36, down 73.3 per cent YoY) and Polestar 3 (17, down 43.3 per cent YoY).

However, Polestar 4 sales increased by 15.5 per cent YoY to 201 deliveries.

Overall, Polestar is sitting at 1202 deliveries year-to-date, up 2.5 per cent on the first half of 2025.

While EV sales have continued to grow in Australia, they've surged this year on the back of high fuel prices. In May, they reached a record 19.9 per cent share of all new-vehicle sales in Australia.

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