World Top 10 May 2016

BYD Qin: "I'm baaack..."

Models - Nissan Leaf vs BYD Tang

The global EV market continues to grow at rapid pace, with over 54.000 units delivered in May, representing a 42% growth YoY, with YTD up 45%, we are headed for a total sales number this year of around 800.000 units, not the Million a year that everybody is hoping for, but an encouraging number nevertheless.

In the models ranking, the Best Seller of the Month was the Nissan Leaf, thanks to a good result in the domestic market (805 units), just managed to edge out the BYD Tang by 44 units (3.293 vs 3.249), while YTD the Japanese hatch is comfortably ahead, although it was down 1% in share. Will we see the same picture in 2016 as last year, with the Leaf losing the leadership in the last months? 

Looking below in the ranking, the Chevrolet Volt was up to #6, making May the Third consecutive month of 2.000-something sales for the GM product, a consistent result but somewhat disappointing for those that expected 3.000-plus units from this Second Generation. Is the Chevy Bolt already making damages here? 

The BYD Qin (#3 in May) reappears in the Top 10, making three BYD's in the Top 10, the first time that any brand achieves that, while below these top positions there are models making an impact: The Kandi Panda EV was #4 in May, with 2.598 units, the SAIC Roewe e550 was #7 with 2.198 units and a certain Tesla Model X (#12 last month, with 1.603 deliveries) is already making waves, outselling (4.853 units) their direct rivals, the XC90 (4.451), X5 (4.277) and Cayenne (2.392) plug-in versions. Next Stop: Top 10 Ranking.

Pl	WORLD	May	YTD	%	'15Pl
1	Nissan Leaf	3.293	22.982	10	2
2	Tesla Model S	2.245	16.824	7	1
3	BYD Tang	3.249	15.615	7	8
4 5 6	Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Renault Zoe Chevrolet Volt	2.276 1.668 2.172	13.690 9.543 8.856	6 4 4	3 7 9
7	BAIC E-Series EV	1.714	8.712	4	11
8	BMW i3	1.520	7.846	3	5
9	BYD e6	1.683	7.579	3	22
10	BYD Qin	2.912	7.334	3	4
	TOTAL	54.504	237.526

Manufacturers -  BYD Pushing Hard

BYD has set an ambitious goal of doubling sales regarding 2015, and after a slow start, the Chinese brand is pushing hard to reach its own goals, in May it delivered 9,148 units, its second best performance ever (It set the current all-time record last December, with 10.148 units), and third best score ever by an automaker, behind the aforementioned December and Tesla's last March performance (9.636 units).

Will BYD beat its own record in June? It all points to that, but will it be enough to win over  the likely Ludicrous performance from Tesla?   

Looking elsewhere, Ford is back to #10, but JAC is close (8.371 units), so the last place in the ranking is still pretty much open.

Pl	WORLD	May	YTD	%	'15Pl
1	BYD	9.148	33.209	14	1
2	Nissan	3.485	24.346	10	4
3	Tesla	3.848	21.677	9	2
4	BMW	3.254	17.148	7	6
5 6 7	Mitsubishi Volkswagen Renault	2.579 2.822 2.103	15.614 14.182 12.383	7 6 5	3 5 8
8	BAIC	2.536	10.464	4	12
9	Chevrolet	2.576	10.318	4	11
10	Ford	2.085	8.717	4	10