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VW e-Golf recovers the leadership
April had 963 registrations, up 170% regarding the same period last year, pulling the year to date count to 5,472 units (+129%), while placing the 2018 share at 3.2%, with BEVs representing 87% of all PEV sales.
The new generation is doing wonders for the Nissan Leaf, having won in April its first Monthy Best Seller award in six years, thanks to 268 registrations (#40 overall), while its Alliance cousin, the Renault Zoe, was Third, with 110 deliveries (Year best), as the French automaker tries to end the model waiting list.
In the"B" PHEV league, April's Best Seller was the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, that with 30 units, won its first trophy this year.
In the
Pl
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Model
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Sales
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1
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Nissan Leaf
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268
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2
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VW e-Golf
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125
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3
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Renault Zoe
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110
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4
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BMW i3
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86
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5
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Hyundai Ioniq Electric
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81
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Looking at the 2018 ranking, the VW e-Golf recovered the leadership, while the Nissan Leaf is steadily climb in the ranking, now up one position to Third Place. Expect the Japanese hatchback to continue closing in on the first two, making this year Best Seller trophy a three horse race.
The Ampera-e lost two places, dropping to #8, to the benefit of the BMW i3 and Renault Zoe, with only 59 deliveries in April, it was Opel's BEV lowest performance this year. With the reservations backlog pretty much done, it will be interesting to see how many people will be willing to spend 47,000€(!) for this hot hatch.
Checking the (PHEV) B-League, the Porsche Panamera PHEV stayed as the Best Selling model, with 158 units. Despite the lack of relevant incentives for Plug-in hybrids, the PHEV version of the Panamera represented 89% of all of the nameplate registrations, being the Second Best Selling Porsche in the Dutch market, behind the eternal 911.
With performances like these, no wonder Porsche is now one of the most enthusiastic electric-adopters among legacy OEMs..."Money makes the world go round!
Elsewhere in the PHEV-league, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV climbed to the runner-up place (#10 among PEVs), while BMW had a good month, with the 530e registering a record 18 units, allowing it to climb one position, while the 330e joined the Top 20, thanks to 23 deliveries, its best result in 16 months.
In the manufacturers ranking, Tesla (23%, down 3%) is in the lead, with Volkswagen (17%, down 1%) staying in #2, but the rising Nissan (14%, up 4%), now Third, is closing in and could be a real threat for VW soon.
Outside the podium, Hyundai (11%) and BMW (9%) are too distant to bother the top three.
The Ampera-e lost two places, dropping to #8, to the benefit of the BMW i3 and Renault Zoe, with only 59 deliveries in April, it was Opel's BEV lowest performance this year. With the reservations backlog pretty much done, it will be interesting to see how many people will be willing to spend 47,000€(!) for this hot hatch.
Checking the (PHEV) B-League, the Porsche Panamera PHEV stayed as the Best Selling model, with 158 units. Despite the lack of relevant incentives for Plug-in hybrids, the PHEV version of the Panamera represented 89% of all of the nameplate registrations, being the Second Best Selling Porsche in the Dutch market, behind the eternal 911.
With performances like these, no wonder Porsche is now one of the most enthusiastic electric-adopters among legacy OEMs..."Money makes the world go round!
Elsewhere in the PHEV-league, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV climbed to the runner-up place (#10 among PEVs), while BMW had a good month, with the 530e registering a record 18 units, allowing it to climb one position, while the 330e joined the Top 20, thanks to 23 deliveries, its best result in 16 months.
In the manufacturers ranking, Tesla (23%, down 3%) is in the lead, with Volkswagen (17%, down 1%) staying in #2, but the rising Nissan (14%, up 4%), now Third, is closing in and could be a real threat for VW soon.
Outside the podium, Hyundai (11%) and BMW (9%) are too distant to bother the top three.
Regular Hybrids + Plug-ins Ranking
Pl
Model
April Sales
1
Kia Niro HEV
565
2
Toyota Yaris Hybrid
415
3
Toyota C-HR Hybrid
377
4
Nissan Leaf
268
5
Toyota Auris Hybrid
VW e-Golf
125
If we add regular hybrids to plug-ins, the Kia Niro HEV continues to surprise, returning to the leadership, with 565 units, followed by two Toyota hybrids, while this time we have two Plug-ins, with the Nissan Leaf in Fourth, and the VW e-Golf in Fifth, with the latter sharing the Fifth spot with the Toyota Auris Hybrid.
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Model
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April Sales
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1
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Kia Niro HEV
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565
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2
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Toyota Yaris Hybrid
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415
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3
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Toyota C-HR Hybrid
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377
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4
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Nissan Leaf
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268
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5
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Toyota Auris Hybrid
VW e-Golf |
125
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Expect the second half of the year to bring a lot of Tesla models. The local incentives are changing again next year. The low 4% yearly income tax addition will only be for the first 50.000 euro of the price of a zero emission car in 2019. Above that will be the normal tax addition of 22%.
ReplyDeleteI have allready received a marketing mail from Tesla to order before the 18th of July to have a guaranteed delivery in 2018.
The low 2018 rate will apply for 60 months after delivery of the car. So it pays of to get it delivered in 2018.
Probably not as big as the Outlander effect, but still expect a rise of luxury ev sales end of year.
Thanks for the heads up!
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