Netherlands September 2013 (Updated)

Although just #3 this year, the Opel Ampera is still the most common plug-in car here 

New Leader Edition

The Dutch EV market continues on fire, with 1.336 units in September, a new monthly record, jumping the EV share to 1,93%, making it by far the second most popular plug-in market worldwide, just behind the stratospheric performance of Norway.

The sales ranking reflects these changes, with a new leader on YTD chart, with the Volvo V60 Plug-In selling a record 755 units in September, surpassing the Prius Plug-In and claiming the Best Seller crown, while the Renault Zoe climbs one position to #6, at the expense of the stablemate Kangoo ZE.

Another winner is Tesla, selling 170 Model S, winning a #2 position in the monthly ranking and jumping five positions to #8 in the YTD chart.

After the August sellout of the Chevy Volt, the american plug-in is back to the usual low two digit numbers, although with the announced price reduction, sales could pick up again, but if they don't, one might see the Tesla Model S attacking its #4 position by the end of the year.

Volvo also wins the #1 spot in the manufacturers ranking (31%), ahead of GM (30%) and Toyota (22%).

Pl	Netherlands	August	YTD	%	'12Pl
1 2	Volvo V60 Plug-In Toyota Prius Plug-In	755 136	1.794 1.288	31 22	N/A 2
3	Opel Ampera	170	982	17	1
4	Chevrolet Volt	14	743	13	3
5	Nissan Leaf	33	245	4	4
6	Renault Zoe	42	214	4	N/A
7	Renault Kangoo ZE e)	10	200	3	5
8	Tesla Model S	170	177	3	N/A
9	Renault Twizy e)	5	108	2	6
10	Fisker Karma		33	1	8
11	Peugeot iOn		15	0	7
12	Renault Fluence ZE	2	9	0	10
13	Citröen C-Zero		8	0	9
14	Think City		5	0	12
15 15	Mitsubishi I-Miev Tesla Roadster		4 2	0 0	13 14
	TOTAL	1.336	5.826	100

e) Estimate

Source: www.autoweek.nl; http://steinbuch.wordpress.com/