#1 in 2016? |
Tesla Home
Run(s) Edition
In March,
deliveries of the Palo Alto company went through the roof, with the Model
S beating the all-time record for a single model in the US market, with
over 3.500 units logged last month, but also the Model X finally pumping out
decent numbers, delivering close to 2.000 units, ending as the third best
selling plug-in of March. Add that to the successful presentation of
the Model 3, and you have
a streak of home runs for the all-electric manufacturer last month...
For more on
Tesla, don't miss the Tesla Model S vs ICE competition ranking at the
bottom, yet another home run is being presented there...
But there
were also other great performers last month, with the Chevrolet Volt delivering
1.865 units, tripling sales YoY and giving signs that it could be the only
model to give Tesla a run for the money, good performance also for the Ford
Fusion Energi, registering a rather surprising 1.238 units, while
two rookies are impressing: The Audi A3 e-Tron (332 units) and
Hyundai Sonata Plug-In (275) continue to improve their previous performances,
and might end on some 600 units/month as cruising speed.
All this
contributed for record(?) March, with total sales above 13.000 units, with
numbers up 34% YoY, it looks that the US EV market is picking up speed, with
the EV share now above last year result (0.67% vs 0.66%).
Looking at
the YTD models ranking, a word of notice goes for the Tesla Model X, up to
#5 and looking like it could reach the last place of the podium soon.
In the
manufacturers ranking, Tesla (31%, up 9%) continues to increase share,
while Chevrolet (17%, down 1%) has managed to keep Ford (16%, down
2%) at bay.
Final
mention to the Toyota Mirai career, 41 units were delivered last month,
increasing the tally to 97 units this year.
Pl
|
USA
|
March
|
YTD
|
%
|
1
|
Tesla
Model S e)
|
3.740
|
6.005
|
22
|
2
|
Chevrolet
Volt
|
1.865
|
3.987
|
15
|
3
|
Nissan
Leaf
|
1.246
|
2.931
|
11
|
4
|
Ford
Fusion Energi
|
1.238
|
2.751
|
10
|
5
|
Tesla
Model X e)
|
1.860
|
2.400
|
9
|
6
|
Ford
C-Max Energi
|
610
|
1.450
|
5
|
7
|
Audi
A3 e-Tron
|
332
|
907
|
3
|
8
|
Fiat
500e
|
355
|
840
|
3
|
9
|
BMW
X5 40e PHEV
|
313
|
839
|
3
|
10
|
BMW i3
|
332
|
762
|
3
|
11
|
Hyundai
Sonata Plug-In
|
275
|
650
|
2
|
12
13
14
15
|
Volkswagen
e-Golf
Chevrolet
Spark EV
Volvo
XC90 T8 PHEV
Porsche
Cayenne Plug-In
|
86
252
178
244
|
612
602
580
562
|
2
2
2
2
|
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
|
Cadillac
ELR
Ford
Focus Electric
Kia
Soul EV
BMW
i8
Smart
Fortwo ED
Mercedes
B250e
Por.
Panamera Plug-In
Mercedes
S550e
Toyota
Prius Plug-In
Mitsubishi
I-Miev
|
104
110
79
89
70
66
23
7
1
|
262
257
220
175
172
161
83
38
23
8
|
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
|
TOTAL
|
13.475
|
27.282
|
100
|
e) Estimate
Source: insideevs.com; Good Car Bad Car
Tesla vs The Others
As Elon Musk pointed out, the real competition of Tesla aren't other
EV's, but the ICE best selling models, so let's look how the Model S stands in
its own domestic market (1):
Pl
|
Model
|
Mar. 2016
|
1
|
Tesla Model S e)
|
3.740
|
2
|
Mercedes E-Class
|
3.695
|
3
|
BMW 5-Series
|
3.157
|
4
|
Lexus GS
|
1.524
|
5
6
|
Cadillac CTS
Audi A6
|
1.499
1.453
|
The Model S managed to
win its class Best Seller trophy for the first time, beating both the Mercedes
E-Class and BMW 5-Series while the rest of the competition was eons
behind these three.
Now that the Model X is being produced in significant volumes, it will be interesting to see how it will compare against the BMW X5's and Audi Q7's in the near future...
(1) - Unlike markets across the pond, the full-size car market in the US
is much more diversified, with Chevy Impalas, Malibu's, Chrysler 300, Dodge
Chargers, etc, all theoretical adversaries to the Model S, but Tesla's direct
competition isn't there, so the Model S is only compared with cars with similar
price and concept.
anyone other also thinking the Model X might reach podium seat nr. 2?
ReplyDeleteKind regards, m