Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Sweden September 2016

Sweden's plug-in favorite
Tesla Model X lands in Hot Market

We start the month with Sweden, land of massive Volvo's and old quirky Saab's, the local EV market has had its second best month ever last month, with 1.617 units, an improvement of 152% over the same period last year, with the EV Share hitting once again a new record at 3.55% and YTD registrations already beating the previous record 9.039 units, achieved last year.

Looking at the monthly models ranking, while the first positions show no real news, with the VW Passat GTE leading, with 422 units (And 50% of all Passat sales), followed by the Outlander PHEV, with 214 registrations, representing 75% of all of the Japanese SUV sales.

The real news come from Tesla, placing its two models in the Top 5, with September being the real landing month for the Model X, with 129 units, while the Model S recorded a Year Best, with 163 units.

PlModelSales  
1Volkswagen Passat GTE422
2Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV214
3Tesla Model S163
4Volvo V60 Plug-In157
5
Tesla Model X129

Looking at the YTD ranking, despite a boiling market, the first positions remain the same, with the Passat GTE rock-solid in #1, with 2.885 units and 30% share, at this rhythm, the German midsize product will beat the YTD record for a single model next month, now at 3.297 units, set last month be the Outlander PHEV. 

To see some changes we have to drop below the Top 10 to seem them:

- The Tesla Model X surged to #13, and is now looking for a final Top 10 place;

- Other model destined for success is the Kia Optima PHEV, landing with an impressive 88 units, surpassing already the Mercedes C350e in the YTD ranking, the tree pointed star model is becoming a disappointment here, with the BMW 330e selling four times as much, is it laziness from the Swedish importer or are local buyers not into plug-in Mercedes?

There was another new entry in the Swedish EV Market, the BMW 740e registered its first 6 units, while on the Fuel Cell front, the Mirai has finally landed, with the first two units now scaring rolling through Swedish streets. The other competitor in this niche market, the Hyundai ix35 FCEV, also registered two units last month, pulling the market into the two digits area, for a grand total of...10 units. 

On the EV manufacturers ranking, Volkswagen (35%) is firm in the leadership, followed by Volvo (17%, down 1%) and BMW (12%) in Third, with Mitsubishi (11%) a close Fourth.

PlSwedenSep.YTD '16%'15Pl
1
2
3
Volkswagen Passat GTE
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
Volvo V60 Plug-In
422
214
157
2.885
1.094
907
30
11
9
11
1
4
4Volvo XC90 T878692712
5
Nissan Leaf
486246
3
6Tesla Model S16362062
7BMW 330e734405N/A
8
9
10
11
BMW i3 *
Volkswagen Golf GTE
Renault Zoe
BMW X5 40e
48
35
36
16
351
324
292
169
4
3
3
2
7
5
6
16
12
13
14
BMW 225xe Active Tourer
Tesla Model X
Renault Kangoo ZE
16
129
14
152
139
120
2
1
1
N/A
N/A
14
15Audi A3 e-Tron411518
16Volkswagen e-Golf
19
100110
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
33

Volkswagen e-Up!
Kia Optima PHEV
Mercedes C350e
Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia **
Toyota Prius Plug-In
Peugeot Partner EV
Renault Twizy
Audi Q7 e-Tron
Kia Soul EV
Porsche Cayenne Plug-In
BMW i8
Mercedes B250e
Mercedes GLE500e
Mercedes GLC350e
BMW 740e
Porsche Panamera Plug-In
Mitsubishi I-Miev
Mercedes S500e
Others
3
88
10
6

7

13
1
1

4

2
6
3


1
95
88
86
72
45
39
37
32
26
22
20
14
12
10
6
4
3
3
7
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
N/A
17
9
15
24
18
N/A
19
N/A
20
21
27
N/A
N/A
26
N/A
24


TOTAL
1.617
9.645
100


* - 39 Rex + 9 Bev

** - 2 pass + 4 lcv


Plug-Ins Versus Regular Hybrids

PlModelSep.
1Toyota Auris Hybrid672
2Volkswagen Passat GTE422
3Mitsu. Outlander PHEV214
4Toyota Yaris Hybrid201
5Tesla Model S163

If we combine September sales of regular hybrids with plug-ins, we see the Toyota Auris returning to the leadership, thanks to a brilliant 672 units, followed by the VW Passat GTE and the Outlander PHEV.

The Yaris Hybrid was Fourth, followed by the all-electric Tesla Model S.

A final mention for the Kia Niro Hybrid, it registered 156 units last month and promises to be a frequent customer in the next months, is Toyota finally having a valuable competitor in the regular hybrid race?

Source: bilsweden.se

1 comment:

  1. A little addition. The percentage of sales for plugins in September were 4,6%.

    I would love to see the montly percentage more often too, not just the year-to-date-percentage which is often a bit behind since the growth is so fast.

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