Italy January 2017



The French hatch quietly takes over Italy

Renault Zoe Starts in the Lead

Last month the Italian EV market surged 111% YoY, to 388 units, its best result in almost two years, with the EV share jumping to 0,23%.

While growth is always good, especially in a stagnant market like this one, most of it comes from PHEVs, which are growing 200%, becoming for the first time the majority of sales.

Looking at the models ranking, the first leader of the year was the Renault Zoe, now benefiting from the ZE40 kick, with 64 registrations, followed by another small BEV with a battery upgrade, the BMW i3, and Third we have the veteran Citröen C-Zero, with a surprising 47 registrations, no doubt connected to a fleet deal (Car Sharing?).

Below in the ranking, the #4 Mercedes GLC350e was the best selling plug-in hybrid, with 46 units, a great start for the Mercedes SUV, which goes in line with the current trends in Europe.

A mention to the Tesla Model X, delivering a record 11 units, outrunning its Model S sibling for the first time.

Looking at the manufacturers ranking, BMW is in the lead, with 27% Share, followed by Renault (15%), and Mercedes (11%). It seems the Three Pointed Star is finally going all in, will we see it run for the leadership?

Pl	Italy	Jan.	YTD	%	'16Pl
1	Renault Zoe	64	64	15	6
2 3 4 5	BMW i3 * Citröen C-Zero Mercedes GLC350e BMW 225xe Active Tourer	48 47 46 31	48 47 46 31	11 11 10 7	5 8 25 2
6 7 8	Nissan Leaf BMW 330e Volvo XC90 T8	29 24 16	29 24 16	7 5 4	1 9 12
9	Audi A3 e-Tron	15	15	3	19
10 11 12	BMW X5 40e Tesla Model X Tesla Model S	12 11 9	12 11 9	3 2 2	13 26 4
13 14 14 16 17 17	Audi Q7 e-Tron Volkswagen Golf GTE BMW 740e Volkswagen e-Up! Citroen E-Mehari Mercedes C350e	6 5 5 3 2 2	6 5 5 3 2 2	1 1 1 1 0 0	24 7 21 18 33 36
17	Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV	2	2	0	10
17 21 21 21 21	Porsche Cayenne Plug-in Ford Focus Electric Kia Soul EV Mercedes B250e Mercedes E350e	2 1 1 1 1	2 1 1 1 1	0 0 0 0 0	20 39 31 11 N/A
21	Mercedes GLE500e	1	1	0	27
21 21 21 21	Mercedes S500e Mitsubishi I-Miev Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia Volkswagen Passat GTE	1 1 1 1	1 1 1 1	0 0 0 0	34 29 17 14
	TOTAL	388	388	100

e) Estimate

Source: greenstart.it; unrae.it

* - 12 Bev + 36 Rex