Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Belgium July 2016

Off to Knokke?

Off to Knokke-Heist 

July is usually a slow selling month in Belgium, as the locals migrate massively to Oostende, Knokke -Heist and other summer resorts, but despite this, sales were up 130% to 545 EV's registered, with the EV Share steady at 1.5%.

As usual, AWD vehicles continue to top the ranking, with all podium places in July belonging to such vehicles: The Volvo XC90 T8 (91 units) was once again the Monthly Best-Seller, followed by the BMW X5 PHEV (101) and the BMW 225xe Act. Tourer (39). Interestingly, the fourth place went also to BMW, as the 330e (38 units) accentuates the strong lineup that BMW has made.

Speaking of BMW, it's i3 rose one position to #7, as the first 33kWh units were delivered. Will we see three BMW's in the Top 6 soon? I wouldn't bet against it.

Underlining the never-ending appetite of this market for SUV's, the two models with highest rises in the ranking are two recent additions to that class: The Audi Q7 e-Tron jumps to #27, while the Mercedes GLC350e does even better, climbing to #23.

In the manufacturers ranking, leader BMW (28%, up 1%) continues to increase share, while Volvo (21%, down 1%) is losing steam. In Third we have Porsche, with 11%, followed closely by Mercedes, with 10%. Fun fact, Mercedes sold 52 PHEV SUV's and only 31 plug-in cars in July...


PlBelgiumJulyYTD%'15Pl
1Volvo XC90 T8 911.1062113
2BMW X5 40e 1017511415
3
4
Porsche Cayenne Plug-In
Tesla Model S
21
20
534
401
10
7
2
1
5Nissan Leaf2435178
6BMW 225xe Active Tourer392685N/A
7BMW i3 *2621543
8Mercedes C350e17208416
9
BMW 330e
381994N/A
10Mercedes GLE500e30179327
11Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV1514336
12
13
14
15
Renault Zoe
Volkswagen Passat GTE
Audi A3 e-Tron
BMW i8
6
26
7
5
136
111
96
73
3
2
2
1
18
33
7
9
16
17
17
19
Volkswagen Golf GTE
Mercedes B250e
Mercedes S500e
Porsche Panamera Plug-In
4
8
6
3
69
64
62
52
1
1
1
1
5
11
14
10
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
32
34
34

Volvo V60 Plug-In
Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia
Renault Twizy e)
Mercedes GLC350e
Volkswagen e-Golf
Renault Kangoo ZE
Toyota Prius Plug-In
Audi Q7 e-Tron
Kia Soul EV
Citroen C-Zero
Volkswagen e-Up!
Peugeot iOn
Smart Fortwo ED
Citroen Berlingo EV
Peugeot Partner EV
Citröen e-Mehari
Others
5
3
6
22
2


15
1


2



3

50
49
46
39
31
30
29
20
19
13
12
9
5
5
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
21
15
N/A
17
N/A
25
N/A
23
24
21
20
19
N/A
N/A
N/A


TOTAL5455.387100

Source: FEBIAC


* - 12 Bev + 14 Rex

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