Sweden June 2018

Record Month *

We start June with Sweden, the local plug-in market was up 69% YoY, with a record 2749 registrations, helping the yearly tally to grow +60% regarding the same period last year, placing the 2018 PEV Share at 6%.

* - A new fiscal system started on July 1st, where regular ICE models see their taxes increased (Malus), to the profit of a few PHEVs, but especially BEVs, that will see their incentives (Bonus) increase to some 6,000 euros, which explains why BEVs sank (-17% in June), while some (large) PHEVs had a sales surge last month.

Expect all-electric models to surge from July on, with some PHEVs also benefitting from the new system.

But back at June, Diesel sales continue to sink, with this fuel representing 44% of last month sales, a step 8% drop over the 52% of June '17, which makes one think that Diesel sales might be dead by 2022/3. And to think in 2012, Diesel had 67% of the market...

Looking at last month Best Sellers, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV took the Gold Medal for the first in a year, with 545 units (Best result in 30 months), while the Volvo XC60 PHEV reached Bronze, thanks to 315 units, a new record.

Pl	Model	Sales
1	Mit. Outlander PHEV	545
2	VW Passat GTE	327
3	Volvo XC60 PHEV	315
4	Kia Optima PHEV	241
5	Volvo S/V90 PHEV	196

Looking at the 2018 ranking, several changes happened, the main news were the Outlander PHEV climbing two positions, to Second Place, returning to the podium after a long absence.

Another significant change was the Volvo S/V90 PHEV climbing to #7, thanks to 196 deliveries, a new best for the Volvo twins.

A mention for the BMW lineup, with the 530e recording a new best for the second month in a row, with 183 units, allowing it to jump five positions into #9, while the X5 PHEV also had a record performance (54 registrations), climbing to #16, with the little i3 also helping the German manufacturer to shine, by  registering a record 114 units. 

In the manufacturers ranking, all podium bearers lost ground, with Volvo (21%, down 1%) resisting in the leadership, while the #2 Volkswagen (19%, down 2%), and #3 Kia (16%, -1%), saw BMW (12%, up 2%) getting closer.

Source: bilsweden

Plug-Ins Versus Regular Hybrids

Pl	Model	June
1	Toyota Auris Hybrid	639
2	Mit. Outlander PHEV	545
2	Toyota C-HR Hybrid	482
4	Toyota Yaris Hybrid	452
5	VW Passat GTE	327

Combining June sales of regular hybrids with plug-ins, HEVs are still the majority, with three Toyota hybrids in the Top 5, while the Outlander PHEV surged to Second Place and became the best selling plug-in, surpassing the #5 VW Passat GTE.

It will be interesting to see if this ranking will be impacted by the new system, as regular hybrid prices will mostly remain the same, without any Bonus/Malus interference.