Japan May 2014

Nothing To Declare Edition

There were 1.553 new plug-ins in Japan last month, selling 229 more units over the same month last year, with no relevant changes in the ranking, the Nissan Leaf (743 units sold) was Best Selling EV for the fourth consecutive time, increasing some 200 units its advance over the #2, the Outlander PHEV (563 registrations).

Looking at the manufacturers ranking, Nissan (47%) continued ahead of Mitsubishi (45%).

Pl	Japan	May	2014	%	Pl '13
1	Nissan Leaf	743	5.596	47	1
2	Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV	563	4.453	37	2
3	Toyota Prius Plug-In e)	200	1.000	8	3
4	Mitsubishi I-Miev	25	466	4	4
5	Mitsubishi Minicab Miev	12	301	3	5
6	Mitsub. Minicab Miev Truck	10	81	1	6
	TOTAL	1.553	11.897	100

e) Estimate

Source:http://evn.blog.eonet.jp; insideevs.com