Poland September 2019 (Draft)

BMW i3 #1

Poland is by far the largest automotive market in Eastern Europe, with over 500.000 units on a yearly basis, but regarding plugins, it is lagging behind, but nevertheless, with some 1.600 units sold in the first 9 months of 2019, it is up 66% YoY, with its PEV Share now at 0.4%.

Looking at the models ranking, after losing the Best Seller title for two years in a rown (2017 and '18) title to the Nissan Leaf, the BMW i3 is once again in the lead, almost doubling the registrations of the Second Placed Kia Niro PHEV, although the German hatchback had a little help from a certain car-sharing company to get back at the leadership...

Elsewhere, the previous leader is down to Third Place, having seen its sales drop by 29% YoY in a fast growing market (auch!)

Outside the podium, we have two other BEVs, the Renault Zoe and the Audi e-Tron(!), highlighting the increasing share of BEVs (70% this year) on the market, thanks to the crash of PHEVs (-11% YoY), while BEV sales are jumping through the roof (+162%!).

The Manufacturers trophy has BMW with 44% share, so we can also consider that the 2019 is in the bag of the Bavarian, as the #2 Kia has only 22%. 

In 4th we have an entertaining race, with Renault, Audi, Jaguar and Tesla all with 4% share, currently with the advantage is going for the French carmaker, but with 7 units separating all four, anything can happen until December.

Pl	Poland	Sep.	2019	%	'18Pl
1 2 3	BMW i3 Kia Niro PHEV e) Nissan Leaf	23 40 18	661 349 147	41 22 9	2 3 1
4 5	Renault Zoe Audi e-Tron	13 9	65 61	4 4	7 N/A
	Others	37	326	20
	TOTAL	140	1.609	100

Looking for EVs - From Slovenia to Poland

Fast-Chargers on highways: A must.

Slovenia - One of the good things about Slovenia is the existence of fast-chargers on the highway service stations, something that some countries with higher plugin shares tend to forget and it is essential to make longer trips more comfortable.

On the local EV fauna, we saw 1 Nissan Leaf, 1 Renault Zoe and 1 Citroen C-Zero. Oh, and a VW Golf GTE with Dutch license plates (they do like to travel abroad, don't they?).

It felt like a tourist (and EV) friendly place, and local radios weren't bad either, with the news being broadcasted in Slovenian, English and German (?!?).

3 EVs in Budapest

Hungary - We saw 2 Nissan Leaf and 1 Opel Ampera on the countryside, but it was on the fancy area of Budapest (Buda), that we saw an EV Bonanza: countless Leaf, i3's, e-Golf...plus 2 e-Up!, 2 e-NV200, 1 Smart EV, 1 Kia Soul EV, 1 Fiat 500e(!!!)...With plenty of PHEVs too, with the Opel Ampera everywhere, plus a few Prius PHEV and Outlander PHEV for good measure.

Despite this EV density, we saw few Teslas, 2 Model X and 1 Model S, while other Luxury EVs were completely absent. Are the local rich people averse to EVs?

Slovakia - We saw a few Toyota hybrids and 1 Outlander PHEV, otherwise...nothing much going on.

One Opel Ampera that must have migrated from Germany/Netherlands to Hungary...

Czech Republic - See Slovakia. Same story, but without the Outlander. Good radios, though, with Country Music radio and CAS Rock, a brilliant Rock radio.

Poland - We saw a couple of Nissan Leafs, 1 BMW i3, 1 Model S and...that was all folks.

Poland October 2018 (Draft)

Nissan Leaf #1

Poland is by far the largest automotive market in Eastern Europe, with over 500.000 units on a yearly basis, but regarding plugins, it is only #2, as the smaller Hungary (only 120k/year) is currently taking the lead, with some 1.400 units, but nevertheless, at some 1.000 units sold in the first 10 months of 2018, up 23% YoY, it is still a significant market, despite its PEV Share being just 0.2%.

Looking at the models ranking, after winning the Best Seller trophy in 2013 and 2017, the Nissan Leaf is once again in the lead, almost doubling the registrations of the Second Placed BMW i3, and with a waiting list still to be satisfied, expect the Japanese Hatchback to renew the Best Seller title easily.

Elsewhere, the Kia Niro PHEV continues in Third Place, and should stay there by year end, now that the BMW i3 increased its lead to 25 units.

The Manufacturers trophy is being hardly fought, with BMW and Nissan, both with 23% share, being separated by just 2 units, to the profit of the German carmaker. 

In Third we have another interesting race, as Volvo, with 11%, tries to resist to the #4 Kia rise, with 10% share.

Pl	Poland	Oct.	2018	%	'17Pl
1 2 3	Nissan Leaf BMW i3 Kia Niro PHEV e)	15 29 12	222 126 101	22 12 10	1 2 17
4 5	Volvo XC60 PHEV e) BMW 225xe AT e)	2 6	69 55	7 5	12 5
	Others	70	317	44
	TOTAL	88	1.017	100

Poland June 2018 (Updated Draft)

Nissan Leaf #1

After a long absence, we have Poland back at EV Sales, some 700 units were sold in the first half of 2018, with sales up 109% regarding the previous year, with the PEV Share growing to a record 0.3%.

Looking at the models ranking, after winning the Best Seller trophy in 2013 and 2017, the Nissan Leaf is once again in the lead, more than doubling the registrations of the Second Placed BMW i3, and with a waiting list said to still be in the hundreds, expect the Japanese Hatchback to renew the Best Seller title easily.

Elsewhere, the most surprising result is the Kia Niro PHEV, jumping to Third Place in 2018.

Looking at the Manufacturers ranking, Nissan is ahead, with 25% of the market, but #2 BMW is running close, with 23% share, while in Third we have Volvo, with 12%, and just outside the Podium there is Kia, with 10%.

Pl	Poland	June	2018	%	'17Pl
1 2 3	Nissan Leaf BMW i3 Kia Niro PHEV e)	19 7 15	158 67 65	23 10 9	1 2 17
4 5	Volvo XC60 PHEV e) BMW 225xe AT e)	15 10	50 40	7 6	12 5
	Others	70	317	45
	TOTAL	127	697	100

Source: http://samochodyelektryczne.org/w_pierwszej_polowie_roku_nissan_sprzedal_w_polsce_172_auta_elektryczne.htm

Poland December 2015

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV likely #1

270 units were sold in 2015, with sales up 85% regarding the previous year, with the EV Share growing to 0.08%, a small but significant increase over the 0.04% share of 2014.

Looking at the models ranking, the Mitsu Outlander PHEV (Most likely) dethroned the now second placed BMW i3 from the Best Seller Status, being the second model from the japanese brand to win the award, after the I-Miev had won it in 2011, with 22 units.

The Nissan Leaf secured the last seat on the podium, with 24 units, repeating the 2014 position, while the Tesla Model S ended the year at #4, with a record 21 units.

Looking at the Manufacturers ranking, Mitsubishi won its second trophy (First was in 2011), with 48% of the market, BMW ended in #2, with 31% share, while in Third we have Nissan, with 12%.

Pl	Poland	Dec.	YTD	%	'14Pl
1 2 3	Mitsu. Outlander PHEV e) BMW i3 Nissan Leaf	10 8 2	129 67 24	48 25 9	2 1 3
4 5	Tesla Model S BMW i8	1 1	21 14	8 5	6 5
5 6 7 8 8 8	Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia Renault Twizy Audi A3 e-Tron Porsche 918 Porsche Cayenne Plug-In Porsche Panamera Plug-In		7 3 2 1 1 1	3 1 1 0 0 0	N/A 9 7  N/A  N/A  N/A
	TOTAL	22	270	100

Source: http://carmarket.com.pl;

Poland September 2015

Nissan Leaf climbs to #3 Edition

29 units were sold last month in Poland, the second best sales month ever, and with YTD sales up 140% regarding last year, Poland is on the right track to keep growing, with the EV Share steady at 0,07%.

Looking at the models ranking, the leader Mitsu Outlander PHEV and the runner-up BMW i3 are firm on their positions, while the Nissan Leaf, performing its best sales month ever, with 6 units, climbed to Third.

Looking at the Manufacturers ranking, Mitsubishi is back to the lead for the first time since 2011, with 49% of the market, BMW is #2, with 25% share, while in Third we now have Nissan, with 13%.

Pl	Poland	Sep.	YTD	%	'14Pl
1 2 3	Mitsu. Outlander PHEV e) BMW i3 Nissan Leaf	10 12 6	99 40 21	49 20 10	2 1 3
4 5	Tesla Model S BMW i8		18 11	9 5	6 5
5 6 7 8 8 8	Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia Renault Twizy Audi A3 e-Tron Porsche 918 Porsche Cayenne Plug-In Porsche Panamera Plug-In	1	6 3 2 1 1 1	3 1 1 0 0 0	N/A 9 7  N/A  N/A  N/A
	TOTAL	29	203	100

Source: http://carmarket.com.pl;

Poland June 2015 (Full Ranking)

Mitsu Outlander PHEV in #1 Edition

With a month delay we have the complete EV ranking in Poland, one of the most promising markets in Eastern Europe, with the numbers starting to confirm it, the first half ended with 138 sales, a three fold jump over the same period last year, with the EV Share making a small jump to 0,07%.

Looking at the models ranking, the Mitsu Outlander PHEV surpassed the BMW i3 to reach #1, while Tesla had a great first semester, ending in Third with 16 units YTD. The BMW i8 also shined, ending in #4, with 10 units

The rest of the competition still have small numbers, without real significance.

Looking at the Manufacturers ranking, Mitsubishi is back to the lead for the first time since 2011, with 50% of the market, dethroning BMW, now #2, with 25% while in Third we have Tesla, back the last place of the podium, with 12% share.

Pl	Poland	July	YTD	%	'14Pl
1 2 3	Mitsu. Outlander PHEV BMW i3 Tesla Model S	15 4 5	69 24 16	50 17 12	2 1 6
4 5	BMW i8 Nissan Leaf	3 2	10 7	8 5	5 3
5 6 7 8 8 8	Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia Renault Twizy Audi A3 e-Tron Porsche 918 Porsche Cayenne Plug-In Porsche Panamera Plug-In	1	4 3 2 1 1 1	3 2 1 1 1 1	N/A 9 7  N/A  N/A  N/A
	TOTAL	31	138	100

Source: http://samochodyelektryczne.org/wyniki_sprzedazy_ev_phev_w_polsce_w_pierwszych_6-miesiacach_2015r.htm;