Toyota RAV4 Overtakes Tesla Model Y as World's Best-Selling Car
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The Toyota RAV4 has surpassed the Tesla Model Y as the world's best-selling car in 2024 by a narrow margin of fewer than 3000 units, with 1,187,000 global sales compared to the Model Y's 1,185,000 sales.
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The Toyota RAV4 – the second-best selling vehicle in Australia last year behind the Ford Ranger – outsold the Tesla Model Y globally by fewer than 3000 cars.
Mr Munoz’s figures put the RAV4 at the top with 1,187,000 sales globally in 2024, an increase of 11 per cent on the previous year, ahead of the Model Y’s 1,185,000 sales, representing a 3 per cent sales drop.
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