[cycomanic]

I've yet to be in a country were sales are not skewed toward local cars. Sweden lots more Volvos than anything else (and definitely Teslas), France, lots more Citroen and Peugeot than anywhere else, Australia: Holden and Ford, US: lots of cars that drive nowhere else (GM, Chevy...).

Regarding outselling most other car manufacturers: this seems to be the Tesla realitity distortion, it is likely true for electric cars but for all cars VW delivered ~5 M cars in 2021 vs Teslas 900k

[gravelc]

Australia has no local car manufacturers and hasn't for some time. Toyota is by far the biggest car seller , followed by Mazda and Hyundai.

https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/vfacts-australias-2021...

Tesla seem to have sold 12,094 locally last year, putting them at 18th on that list.

https://www.carsguide.com.au/ev/advice/how-many-teslas-are-t...

Australia with its long drives if you leave a city and lack of infrastructure doesn't suit electric cars at the moment. Will change eventually, but likely lagging the rest of the world.

[cycomanic]

> Australia has no local car manufacturers and hasn't for some time. Toyota is by far the biggest car seller , followed by Mazda and Hyundai.

I know Toyota closed it's Melbourne plant in 2017 (Holden and Ford had stopped manufacturing even earlier IIRC). I would argue though that Ford and Holden (which I just read ceased operating in 2020) are still perceived as Australian car manufacturers by most. They definitely had some cars specifically for the OZ market.

[vishnugupta]

> VW delivered ~5 M cars in 2021 vs Teslas 900k

Maybe shifting of goal posts, but this is an impressive achievement for a manufacturer who ramped up production only couple of years ago.