May EV Sales Report IV - Brazil, Czechia, Switzerland

hashtag#Brazil
- BEVs are up to 21k units, and 8% share;
- Adding PHEVs to the tally, the share jumps to 14%;
- BYD (22k units) jumps 86% YoY, to 4th overall.
- BYD Dolphin Mini (Seagull) was 7th overall;

hashtag#Czechia
- BEVs are up 11% YoY, to 1.3k units, and 7% share;
- Adding PHEVs to the tally, the EV share goes up to 12%.

hashtag#Switzerland
- BEVs jump 23% YoY, to 26% share;
- BYD had an amazing month, surging nine fold and being 10th overall;
- The Skoda Elroq was 9th overall.

April EV Sales Report VI - Turkiye, Brazil, South Korea

hashtag#Turkiye
- BEVs+PHEVs reach 17k units, or 21% share of the overall market;
- Togg T10X is 5th overall, with 2,278 units;
- Local brand Togg has a 1-2 win in the BEV ranking, with the T10X being followed by its T10F sibling.

hashtag#Brazil
- BEVs reach 18k units, or 7% share of the overall market;
- Adding PHEVs to the tally, the share jumps to 13%;
- BYD Dolphin Mini (aka Seagull) was 7th overall, with 7k units.

hashtag#South Korea
- BEVs surge 160%(!) YoY, to 36k units, or 24% share;
- Tesla Model Y was the highlight, reaching the 2nd spot overall, with 10k units;
- Other models with high volumes were Kia's EV3 (4k, 11th), and EV5 (3k, 16th).

Brazil April 2020

Volvo XC60 PHEV is King of the Hill in Brazil

In the midst of a devastating Covid pandemic, that has plunged the Brazilian overall market by 77% in April, the local PEV market is thriving, with sales up 55% in 2020, and registrations in April growing a meritable 28%, quite an achievement once we consider the doom and gloom around it. 

This has allowed some activity to the plugin share needle, with last month plugin share hitting a record 0,18% score, pulling the 2020 count to...0,07%. 

A lot needs to be done in this large market (the overall market averages 2 to 3 millions per year), especially considering that 80% of this year plugin sales concern PHEVs. 

Maybe a Tesla GF here would start the local EV Revolution?...

Looking at the Best Sellers, we can see the great popularity of the Volvo XC60 PHEV, that owns more than half of the market, and was already last year Best Seller, by far.

At a great distance we have the newly introduced(!) Chevrolet Bolt, that has already surpassed the BMW armada, and is the main reason why BEVs are tripling sales this year.

Below the GM product, we have four BMW's (the 745e is #6), with the 330e landing in April with 21 units, so the German midsizer should reach the runner-up spot sometime this year.

In the Manufacturers ranking, Volvo is leading the way, with 62% share, followed by BMW (19%) and Chevrolet (14%)

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Markets Roundup - December 2019

I. Big Markets

Let's see how the Big EV Markets fared in 2019:

China

* BAIC EU-Series #1 - First time winner, but in 2020 it will have more competition; 

* 1.2 million units - What a roller coaster, great first half of the year, then after the incentives change, a stark drop, with December ending with a sign of hope. And the Market Share reached 5.5%, above the share of the USA or Europe. 

USA

* Tesla Model 3 #1 - Second win for the Californian, but in 2020 the Model Y lands, so...Enjoy it while you can, Model 3;

* 325.000 sales - Poor second half of the year, leading to slight drop, to 2.0% share.

Europe

* Tesla Model 2 #1 - First title for Tesla in Europe, to be repeated in 2020, but in 2021, things should become more interesting;

* 564.000 units - Sales increased the pace, with the PEV share reaching 3.6%, with plug-in hybrids losing importance, with BEV's now owning 64% of the market. 

Japan

* Nissan Leaf #1 - Despite lack of real competition, the Nissan hatch did its part and won another title;

* 44.000 units - What can i say, sales have (again) dropped and the PEV share has dropped to 0.8%. Disappointing.

Canada

* Tesla Model 3 #1 - Canada's darling. At least until the Model y lands...

* 51.000 units - Strong, steady growth, with the market share ending at a record 2.6%.

South Korea

* Hyundai Kona EV #1 - A new year, a new win for the Crossover, scoring another all-time record (14.000 units). The Kona EV is the leader in Korea.

* 34.000 sales - A hot market, with doubling sales, and the market share now reaching 1.9%. A mention to the Hyundai Nexo Fuel Cell, that registered 4,000 units, leading to a 0.2% share, being the only place FCEVs started to become common(ish).

III. Other markets

A few words on smaller markets:

New Zealand - Tesla Model 3 lands and immediately becomes the Best Seller. PEV share jumped to 2.6% (up from 1.4% in 2018);

Israel - Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV was #1, market has beaten the 2018 records and reached 1.5% share. Too many PHEVs, though;

Australia - Doubling sales (9,000 units), with the Tesla Model 3 stealing the show and winning the Best Seller title. The market share needle is finally starting to move (0.9% PEV share);

Brazil - Volvo XC60 PHEV was the Best Seller, in a year that things finally started to move upwards (1,500 units), although share wise, we are still rock bottom (0.1%);

Mexico - Tesla Model 3 steals the show and pulls the market up (1,400 units in total), but share wise, it is still in its infancy (0.1%);

Colombia - Fast growth is moving up the needle (0.5% share), with the BMW i3 becoming the 2019 Best Seller;

South Africa - Jaguar and Land Rover came into play and together with BMW, they are the only ones pulling the market up, allowing it to reach record heights (300 units...);

Taiwan - Tesla Model 3 disrupts the market, making it grow 5-fold, while the plugin share finally starts to move (0.4% share);

Hong Kong - Although still far from the 2017 record (4,000 units), the 2019 result (2,000 units) allowed it to come alive again and reach some 5% share;

Singapore - A record 1,400 units allowed this market to reach 1.9%, with the 2019 Best Seller being the Hyundai Kona EV; 

Markets Roundup December 2018

I. Big Markets

Let's see how the Big EV Markets fared in 2018:

China

* BAIC EC-Series #1 - Once again the winner, but in 2019 it will have more competition; 

* 1.1 million units - At some point i started to expect 1 million units, and as the year came to an end, not only it got there, but actually surpassed it!. And the Market Share reached 4.2%, a bit more than the 2%-something of the USA or Europe. 

USA

* Tesla Model 3 #1 - First win for the Californian, the first of a couple wins that the nameplate will have until the Model Y lands;

* 350.000 sales - Strong second half of the year, leading to a 2.1% share.

Europe

* Nissan Leaf #1 - The Japanese hatchback won its first title since 2013, but it shouldn't repeat the feat in 2019, as that trophy should go for the Tesla Model 3;

* 386.000 units - Sales continue to grow steadily, with the PEV share reaching 2.5%, with plug-in hybrids losing importance, with BEV's now outselling PHEV's. 

Japan

* Nissan Leaf #1 - Despite lack of real competition, the Nissan hatch did its part and won another title;

* 52.000 units - What can i say, sales have dropped 7% and the PEV share has dropped to 1%. Big disappointment.

Canada

* Tesla Model 3 #1 - The new darling in Canada. How could it be otherwise?

* 43.000 units - Strong, steady growth, with the market share ending at a record 2.2%.

South Korea

* Hyundai Kona EV #1 - Veni, vidi, vici. In only 8 months in the market, the Hyundai model surpassed everyone else, scoring even a new all-time record (11.000 units). The Kona EV is the EV Disruptor in Korea.

* 31.000 sales - A hot market, with doubling sales, and the market share now reaching 1.7%. How high will it reach in 2019? 3%? 4%? 5%? 

III. Other markets

A few words on smaller markets:

New Zealand - Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV turf, PEV share above 1% (1.4%);

Israel - Mercedes GLC350e was #1, market has beaten all records in 2018 and reached 1.4% share. Too many PHEVs, though;

Malaysia - BMW is king here, market is stable at around 1.2% share;

Australia - Slow growth, with the Tesla Model S winning the Best Seller title;

Brazil - Symbolic sales (less than 200 units) in such a large market, BYD e5 was the Best Seller;

Russia - Ditto for Russia (less than 300 units), Nissan Leaf stole the 2018 title from Tesla;

Mexico - Nissan Leaf wins again, in a falling market;

UAE - Tesla turf;

South Africa - BMW are the only ones doing something here;

Colombia - Fast growth is starting to move the needle (0.3% share), Renault Twizy is a popular choice, same as the BMW i3;

Taiwan - Stagnating market (less than 200 units), this time the local Luxgen LCS EV won #1;

India - Considering the size of the market, the 2.000 units registered could be considered symbolic. Tata and Mahindra are the only ones on the market, with compliance vehicles;

Thailand - Less than 1.000 units, the 2018 trophy was still for BMW, but Hyundai should steal the 2019 title.