Norway August 2018

King Leaf

After a June sales peak, due to the latest fiscal changes, that increased taxes on short range PHEVs, August saw the PEV market drop to 42%, below the current 2018 average of 45%.

Looking at August Top Sellers, the new Nissan Leaf was King once again, with 1,241 units, almost doubling the registrations of the #2 VW e-Golf (764), with the BMW i3 closing the Podium, in Third Place.

The surprise of the month was the Fourth Position of the Renault Zoe, with 386 units, a new Year Best, while the VW Passat GTE was the Best Selling PHEV last month, thanks to 298 deliveries, its best month in a year.

A special mention for the #7 in August, with the Hyundai Kona EV delivering 263 units last month, in its first real month on the market. 

Pl	Norway	Aug
1	Nissan Leaf	1241
2	VW e-Golf	764
3	BMW i3	473
4	Renault Zoe	386
5	VW Passat GTE	298

Looking at the 2018 ranking, if the podium positions remained the same, the first change happened just below, in #4, with the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV surpassing the Tesla Model X, while the Climber of the Month was the Renault Zoe, jumping three positions, to #7, while the Audi A3 e-Tron also had a positive month, climbing two positions to #14, just like the Kia Soul EV, that with 168 registrations, had its best month ever.

Looking at the manufacturers ranking, Nissan is still in the lead (18%, up 1%), but is closely followed by BMW (15%) and Volkswagen (15%, up 2%) and Volvo (10%, down 1%), so at first sight, the Japanese hatchback would need to keep a close eye on them to remain with the Gold Medal, but because PHEVs are a big part of the pursuitors lineup, they will have a harder time selling in the second half of the year, so Tesla (9%) might even run for a position in the 2018 Podium.

Pl	Norway	August	YTD	%
1	Nissan Leaf	1241	8012	18
2	VW e-Golf	764	4371	10
3	BMW i3	473	3542	8
4	Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV	190	2353	5
5	Tesla Model X	113	2346	5
6	Tesla Model S	82	1959	4
7	Renault Zoe	386	1816	4
8	Volvo XC60 PHEV	81	1755	4
9	Mercedes GLC350e	19	1713	4
10	Volvo S/V90 PHEV	66	1670	4
11	VW Passat GTE	298	1543	3
12	Hyundai Ioniq Electric	159	1375	3
13	BMW 225xe Active Tourer	185	1200	3
14	Audi A3 e-Tron	269	1065	2
15	BMW X5 PHEV	13	904	2
16	Volvo XC90 PHEV	60	866	2
17	Kia Niro PHEV	77	862	2
18	Kia Soul EV	168	830	2
19	Audi Q7 e-Tron	160	807	2
20	VW Golf GTE	88	661	1
	Others	1218	5964	13
	TOTAL	6110	45614	100

Sources: elbil.no; ofvas.no