April EV Sales Report VIII - Indonesia, India, Singapore

#Indonesia (Edited)
- EV Sales were up 93%, to 15k units, or 18% share;
- BYD owns half the market.
(hats off for Florian, on helping me get the numbers right!)

hashtag#India
- 23k EVs were registered in April, representing a 5% EV share;
- MG Windsor was the best selling BEV, with 3.3k units.

hashtag#Singapore
- BEVs represented 69%(!) of all car sales;
- BYD alone had 31% of the overall car market;
- Previous perennial leader Toyota, was down 35% YoY, losing the top spot to a rising (+71% YoY) BYD.

India September 2020 (draft)

 

After a looong absence, we have again enough data to make a small draft on India, that currently has 2.545 passenger car registrations in 2020, or 0.17% share, which compared to other markets may seem puny, but it is nevertheless a 5-fold jump YoY.

Here are the Best Selling EVs in India:

#1 - Tata Nexon EV (1.357 units);

#2 - SAIC MG ZS EV (785);

#3 - Hyundai Kona EV (185).

As one can see, the recent Tata Nexon EV, a new small crossover from the local OEM Tata, is the leader, thanks to decent specs (30 kWh battery, 127 hp) for a competitive price.

Next is SAIC's MG ZS EV, that has been gaining traction in India, replicating the success that it has found in other markets.

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.