BMW i3 wins #1
The PEV market in Romania had a great year in 2017, with 374 registrations, up 131% regarding 2016. True, the starting base is small, but growth is always good, right?
With the PEV Share ending 2017 at a record 0.4%, plug-ins in Romania are starting to move the needle, will we see it move more rapidly next year? Let's say...1%?
If last year BMW and Mercedes were the big players, with both counting 69% of 2016 sales, things were more even this year, but the Best Seller award still went to the BMW i3, with the German Hot Hatch repeating the 2016 title, with 71 units, a new record.
The Renault Zoe and VW e-Golf made up for the rest of the podium, with both models making 2017 their real landing year in Romania.
Looking elsewhere, BEVs became the majority in the Top 10, besides the aforementioned podium models, the discontinued #5 Mercedes B250e, the #7 Kia Soul EV and the #10 Mitsubishi i-MIEV(!?!) joined the 2017 Top 10, a trend confimed by the fact that BEVs grew 236% (vs +53% for PHEVs) regarding 2016 and represent 62% of all PEV sales, a stark contrast to 2016, when all-electrics only had 43% share.
In the manufacturers ranking, BMW (31%) won its second makers trophy, adding to the 2016 title, with Mercedes winning Silver, but the three-pointed-star has been losing significant ground, losing 2% share, to 16%, with Volkswagen (14%) earning the Third Place in the ranking.
Pl
|
Romania
|
Dec.
|
2017
|
%
|
Pl '16
|
1
|
BMW i3
|
10
|
71
|
19
|
1
|
2
3
|
Renault Zoe
Volkswagen e-Golf e) |
8
4
|
49
36
|
13
10
|
8
N/A
|
4
5
|
Mercedes GLC350e
Mercedes B250e
|
3
|
27
20
|
7
5
|
8
14
|
6
|
BMW X5 40e
|
1
|
17
|
5
|
2
|
7
|
Kia Soul EV
|
3
|
15
|
4
|
N/A
|
8
9
10
11
11
11
14
14
14
17
|
BMW 225xe Active T.
Audi Q7 e-Tron
Mitsubishi I-Miev
Mercedes GLE500e
Volkswagen e-Up!
Smart Forfour ED
Porsche Panamera PHEV
Volvo XC90 T8
Mini Countryman PHEV Hyundai Ioniq Electric
Others
|
2
1
2
1
7
|
12
10
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
57
|
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
14
|
17
N/A
N/A
3
N/A
N/A
14
6
N/A N/A |
TOTAL
|
42
|
374
|
100
|
Source: http://www.drpciv..ro/
No new Teslas? I've seen quite a few in Bucharest, Romania.
ReplyDeleteI guess they are not delivered officially to Romania, so they are first sold in another EU country and then resold as "used" cars.