Europe February sales by brand and model: Tesla, MG, Bentley, Cupra report strong gains

Editor's note: This story and table have been updated to include additional sales information that was reported after deadline.

Tesla, MG, Bentley, Cupra and Honda had triple-digit or high double-digit sales percentage increases in February in an overall European market that was down by 5.8 percent.

Among the 33 brands that recorded gains during the second month of 2022 were Maserati, Mini, Hyundai, Kia and Porsche, according to figures from market researcher Dataforce.

The semiconductor shortage was the main reason for the region's sales decline.

Tesla was up 188 percent last month, helped by strong demand for the Model Y, which was the best-selling premium midsize SUV in the region last month.

MG boosted sales 134 percent, largely because of a big gain in sales for the HS compact crossover.  

Bentley increased sales 95 percent, helped by the Bentayga SUV.

Cupra also rose 81 percent, boosted by sales of the Formentor compact SUV, the Volkswagen Group subsidiary's flagship model.

Other brands that recorded gains last month were Maserati (31 percent), Mini and Hyundai (both 26 percent), Kia (24 percent) and Porsche (11 percent).

Brands that recorded declines but still beat the market: Subaru, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Mitsubishi and BMW.