Wednesday, June 19, 2013

USA May 2013

The shark-eyed Fusion is starting to see #4 in its sights...
Changes Ahead Edition

Another good sales month for plug-ins in the US, with 7.583 units sold, the second best performance this year, rising the EV share to 0,514%.

The big news is the recovery of the Nr.1 spot by the Nissan Leaf, scoring a second best sales month at 2.138 sales and relegating the Model S to #2, down to 1.800 sales, already preparing itself for the first sales in Europe.

From this summer on, the Model S sales will be divided by several countries and with the production constraints in Tesla's production line, US sales should be limited from now on to some 1.000 units per month, so both the Nissan Leaf and the Chevrolet Volt could surpass it during this year, but even if it does end in third, it's still a commendable position considering it costs twice as much as the direct competition.

Outside the podium, there's another record month for the Fusion Energi (416 units), just 34 units behind its brethren Ford C-Max and closing in at #4 position held by the Prius Plug-In, and there's also the arrival of the 3rd Gen Smart Fortwo ED, now available to the general public and looking to collect a Top 10 spot in the coming months.

PlUSAMayYTD%
1Tesla Model S1.8008.85027
2Nissan Leaf2.1387.61423
3Chevrolet Volt1.6077.15722
4Toyota Prius Plug-In6783.63011
5Ford C-Max Energi4502.0276
6Ford Fusion Energi4161.1954
7Mitsubishi I-Miev918433
8Ford Focus Electric1577232
9Toyota RAV4 EV843661
10Honda Accord Plug-In581580
11Fisker Karma29950
12Honda Fit EV15830
13Smart Fortwo ED60620

TOTAL7.58332.833100

Source: insideevs.com

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