BMW pulls ahead of Tesla in European electric car sales 

BMW is bucking the trend across other European automakers after robust sales of its i4 and iX1 vehicles. 

German automaker BMW pulled ahead of Tesla and led Europe’s electric-vehicle market for the first time last month, extending the German carmaker’s strong run of growth as other manufacturers struggle.

Sales of fully electric BMWs in the bloc jumped by more than a third to 14,869 units in July, according to data compiled by consultants Jato Dynamics. Tesla’s registrations declined 16% to 14,561 units.