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| The restyled Golf plug-ins are eager to recover their laurels |
Golf plug-ins return to form in slipping French market
The French EV passenger car market had its worst result of the year in April, with only 2.119 registrations last month, down 23% YoY, but YTD the market is still up 5% regarding the same period in 2016.
The mass delivery of the 40 kWh version of the Renault Zoe had a hiccup last month, with deliveries down 5% YoY to 939 units, but do not fret too much on this, as it isn't a case of waning demand, but just another production/delivery constraint, something that unfortunately many hot selling EV's suffer from.
In the remaining April top positions, besides the usual Nissan Leaf (#2, with 198 units) and BMW i3 (#4, 100), two German models excel: The Mercedes GLC350e registered 125 units, confirming its fashionable status in the market, while the VW Golf GTE benefitted from the first deliveries of the restyled version to score 83 units, its best result since last October. It seems the German Hot Hatch is back to reclaim its Best Selling PHEV status.
| Pl | Model | Sales | ||
| 1 | Renault Zoe | 939 | ||
| 2 |
| 198 | ||
| 3 | Mercedes GLC350e | 125 | ||
| 4 | BMW i3 * | 100 | ||
| 5 | Volkswagen Golf GTE | 83 |
In a market known for its stability, few significant changes occurred, in this case the main news were the climb to Fourth Place by the trendy Mercedes GLC350e, while the 2016 Best Selling PHEV Golf GTE jumped five positions to #17, while its all electric cousin, the VW e-Golf, had its best result in three years(!), delivering 25 units of the new 36 kWh version, rising to #29.
In the brands ranking, Renault (49%) continues to be the Master In Command, followed at a distance by BMW (8%), Mercedes and Nissan (Both with 7%). Expect Volkswagen to recover ground soon, jumping to a share well above its current 2%.
Pl
|
France
|
April
|
2017
|
%
|
'16Pl
|
1
|
Renault Zoe
|
939
|
6.130
|
49
|
1
|
2
|
Nissan Leaf
|
198
|
931
|
7
|
2
|
3
|
BMW i3 *
|
100
|
540
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
Mercedes GLC350e
|
125
|
453
|
4
|
25
|
5
|
Peugeot iOn
|
51
|
416
|
3
|
5
|
6
|
Kia Soul EV
|
45
|
281
|
2
|
7
|
7
|
Tesla Model S
|
38
|
244
|
2
|
9
|
8
| Volvo XC90 PHEV |
71
|
239
|
2
|
10
|
9
10
11 12
13
|
BMW 225xe Active Tourer
Mercedes C350e
Volkswagen Passat GTE
BMW X5 40e
Citröen C-Zero |
59
1033
43
27
|
223
207
161 154
143
|
2
21
1
1
|
18
25
20
1311
|
13
|
Audi A3 e-Tron
|
26
|
143
|
1
|
12
|
15
|
Porsche Cayenne PHEV
|
41
|
133
|
1
|
16
|
16
17 |
Tesla Model X
Volkswagen Golf GTE
|
24
83 |
123
117 |
1
1 |
32
6
|
18
|
Hyundai Ioniq Electric
|
26
|
100
|
1
|
31
|
18
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34 |
Audi Q7 e-Tron
BMW 330e
Citröen e-Mehari
Mercedes E350e
Volkswagen e-Up! Kia Optima PHEV Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia
Mitsubishi I-Miev
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
Mercedes GLE500e
Volkswagen e-Golf
BMW 740e
Toyota Prius PHEV **
BMW 530e
Bolloré Blue Car
Mercedes S500e
Others
|
22
15
23
4
12
4
6
12
10
5
25
9
4
14
2
9 |
100
95
81
73
61
42
40
35
33
30
28
27
20
18
14
2 16 |
1
1
1 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 |
37
23
19
41
27 30
15
34
22
33
35
38
37
N/A
742
|
TOTAL
|
2.119
|
11.464
|
Source: Avere France
* - 41 BEV + 59 REX
** - Includes 16 Gen 1 + 4 Gen 2 PiP
In the coming days i will publish a small serie of posts called: "Road Trip - Zooming in the USA".
Spoiler alert: They include a Nissan Leaf and a BMW i3. Stay Tuned!
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