July EV Sales Report III - Switzerland, Belgium, UK

#Switzerland
- BEVs are up 20% YoY, to 5k units, and 26% share;
- Adding PHEVs to the tally, the share jumps to 40%;
- Skoda Elroq was 7th overall and the best selling BEV.

#Belgium
- BEVs are up 23% YoY, to 12.5k units, and 43% share;
- Adding PHEVs to the tally, the share jumps to 50%;
- BMW iX3 (853 units) was the BEV leader in July.

#UK
- BEVs surged 45% YoY, to 43k units, or 28% share;
- PHEVs were up 34% YoY, to 23k units and 15% share;
- The best selling BEV was the Renault 5, with 1805 units.

May EV Sales Report III - Australia, Belgium, UK

#Australia
- BEVs surge 112% YoY, to 21k units, and 20% share;
- Adding PHEVs to the tally, the share jumps to 29%;
- BYD (8k units) jumps 155% YoY, to 2nd overall.
- Tesla was the overall best selling model(!), with 5.6k units.

hashtag#Belgium
- BEVs are up 8% YoY, to 13k units, and 37% share;
- Adding PHEVs to the tally, the EV share goes up to 42%.

hashtag#UK
- BEVs jump 34% YoY, to 44k, and 27% share;
- Adding PHEVs to the tally, the share jumps to 41%.

April EV Sales Report II - Belgium, Argentina, Spain, Italy, Australia, UK

#Belgium
- BEVs reached 14k units, or 36% share;
- Audi Q6 e-tron was the best selling BEV, with 762 units.

hashtag#Argentina
- BEVs experienced exponential growth, going from less than 100 units in April 2026, to over 1.300 units last month;
- This meant that the BEV share jumped to 3%, and if we were to add PHEVs, the share would climb further to over 4%;
- BYD is the main engine growth, owning over 80% of the market;
- BYD Atto 2 (Yuan Up) is the best selling EV, with 694 units, allowing it to be #18 overall.

hashtag#Spain
- BEVs jump 45% YoY, to 10k units, and 9% share;
- If we were to add PHEVs to the tally, then the EV share jumps to 21%, 5% more than the same month last month and 11% more than in April '24;
- Best selling BEV was the Toyota C-HR+, with 831 units.

hashtag#Italy
- BEVs surge (+99% YoY), to 9% share;
- PHEVs also jumped in sales (+75% YoY), to 9% sales, so adding both together, 18% of car sales in Italy had a plug;
- The big highlight is the small Leapmotor T03, that was 3rd overall, with over 4k units.

hashtag#Australia
- BEV sales jump 157% YoY, to 16k units, and a record 16% share;
- The Chinese BYD was 2nd overall in the brands ranking, only behind Toyota;
- BYD Sealion 07 was 8th overall.

hashtag#UK
- BEVs surge 59% YoY, to 39k, or 26% share;
- PHEVs are also in good health, up 46%, to 21k units and 14% share

Belgium October 2020

 

15% share in PHEV-friendly market

This time we start October with Belgium, where plugins are in the fast lane, last month PEV registrations jumped 213% YoY, to 5.688 units, allowing for a 15% share and pulling the 2020 score to 9,1%.

This 9,1% plugin share is well above the 3,2% of last year, although this market returned to its PHEV addiction, as they represented 74% of registrations last month (67% in 2020).

The trends in this market are SUVs (In October, 5 of the Top 6 models were SUVs) and locally-made models, with the local hero Volvo XC40 PHEV winning October's Best Seller status, thanks 503 units, a new record for the Belgian-Swede, winning precious advantage over the previous runner-up, the Tesla Model 3, while the current leader BMW X5 PHEV, can start to think preparing the Best Seller ceremony, considering the large advantage (1.279 units) to the #2 Volvo XC40 PHEV. 

Speaking of BMW, the Bavarian brand had a positive month, as the 330e jumped three spots, to #4, thanks to a record 323 deliveries, most of them being the new Station Wagon body, while the compact SUV X1 PHEV climbed to 7th and its Group cousin, the Mini Countryman PHEV, joined the table, in #18.

Other models shining were the #9 Skoda Superb PHEV, scoring a personal best 153 deliveries, while the #10 Audi Q5 PHEV, thanks to a record 251 deliveries, jumped 3 positions, and finishing the good news on the VW Group, the VW Passat GTE climbed to #14.   

In a PHEV-friendly market, there are only 5 BEVs on this Top 5, and this month new additions were both plugin hybrids, besides the aforementioned Mini Countryman PHEV, the other new model in the table is the much-awaited Mercedes GLE350de and its 31 kWh(!) battery. It seems Mercedes has finally found enough battery cells to start ramping up production of its large plugin yacht, allowing it to record a best ever 390 deliveries, allowing it to jump into #16, but also to almost match the result of its arch-rival, the BMW X5 PHEV.

Outside the Top 20, a reference to the Hyundai Kona EV scoring a record 198 units, allowing it to be just 59 units behind the #20 BMW 530e, while there are plenty of models either landing (Citroen C5 Aircross PHEV - 132 units; Toyota RAV4 PHEV - 113), or ramping up production (Audi A6 PHEV - 115 units; Mazda MX-30 - 118; Renault Captur PHEV - 112).

Regarding the much awaited VW ID.3, after a "meh" landing in September (191 units), the German BEV logged 120 deliveries in October, so VW's new baby has failed to make an impact here, but then again, this isn't the most suited market for it, as it is neither an SUV or a PHEV. Better luck for VW with the Golf VIII PHEV and the upcoming ID.4?

In the manufacturers ranking, BMW (22%) is the clear leader, followed by Volvo (12%), with Mercedes (8%) being the new Bronze medalist.

The 4th placed is Audi (7%), looking to reach a medal position soon, while in #5 we have Tesla (6%).

Belgium July 2020

Record Month in PHEV-friendly market

In normal years, the summer months of July and August signal a slowdown in registrations, as most buyers go on holidays...Only, 2020 is not a normal year, and with the pandemic-related disruption now in the past, the Belgian automotive market (-1% YoY) is back at normal numbers, and plugins resumed the fast lane, having beaten their own sales record for two months in a row (June and July), with last month scoring a best ever score of 3.695 units, a three-fold increase over the same month last year, pulling the YTD registration numbers to 18.219 units.

July's PEV share (8,3%), pulled the 2020 PEV share to 7%, well above the 3,2% share of last year, while this market returned to its PHEV addiction, as they represented 69% of registrations last month (66% in 2020).

Last month trend in this market were compact SUVs and locally-made models, with the local hero Volvo XC40 PHEV in the intersection of both trends, winning July's Best Seller status, with 374 units, allowing it to close in on the #2 Tesla Model 3, just 13 units ahead, and the current leader BMW X5 PHEV, 255 units away, so we could see the compact Volvo reach #1 soon. 

Speaking of BMW, the recent X1 PHEV was 2nd last month, with a record 248 deliveries, allowing it to jump to #12, but the highest position change happened in #6, where the Audi e-Tron, 3rd in July with a record 182 registrations, climbed 3 positions, reaching Sixth.

Other models on the rise were Skoda Superb PHEV, up to #10, while the Ford Kuga PHEV continues its upwards trend, jumping three spots, to #14, while the Mercedes A250e joined the ranking, in #18, thanks to a record 154 units.   

In a PHEV-friendly market, another trend is also visible, with this market being tilted towards the high end of the market, as we only have one small model in this Top 20, the #4 Renault Zoe, while 70% of the models in this Top 20 belong to the D-Segment (midsize) and above.

Outside the Top 20, a reference to two BEVs that are on track to join this Top 20, with the Hyundai Kona EV scoring a record 129 units, while the Porsche Taycan performed 142 deliveries, its highest result so far.

In the manufacturers ranking, BMW (19%) is the clear leader, followed by Volvo (14%), with Tesla (9%) closing the podium, in Third.

The 4th placed is Mercedes (8%), looking to reach a medal position soon.