Renault Zoe shines in Record Month
The Dog Days are Over in the French EV market, with the pandemic disruption now behind and a new stimulus package from the local government, that can go up to 12,000 eur (Now imagine if the 16,000 eur Dacia Spring EV lands in time for this kind of incentives...It will be yours for peanuts!), plugin sales surged 359% YoY in June, to a record 21,000 units, with PHEVs (up 5-fold!) faring better than BEVs, up only 205%, allowing plugin hybrids to have 35% of the plugin market last month, above this year average (31%).
But because the overall French market was also positive (+1%), the market share gains weren't as spectacular as in the lockdown months, with the plugin market share ending June at 9% (5.9% for BEVs alone), dropping slightly the 2020 PEV share to 9.1% (6.3% BEV), which is still well above of the 2.8% of 2019.
When one looks at last month Best Sellers, the Renault Zoe broke all records by registering 6,012 units, a new all time high for a plugin in France, and allowing the French EV to reach #8 in the overall market in June..
The remaining podium positions went for two Peugeots (#2 208 EV and #3 3008 PHEV), while we have a surprise in the 4th position, profiting from increased units availability coming from its recent Czech Republic production, the Korean crossover broke its personal record, by delivering 674 units, winning its second Best Selling Foreigner award in a row. A sign of things to come?
The remaining podium positions went for two Peugeots (#2 208 EV and #3 3008 PHEV), while we have a surprise in the 4th position, profiting from increased units availability coming from its recent Czech Republic production, the Korean crossover broke its personal record, by delivering 674 units, winning its second Best Selling Foreigner award in a row. A sign of things to come?
Two other surprises are just off this Top 5, with the Jurassic Citroen C-Zero in #6, with 548 registrations, its best score ever in its 10 year career (It landed way back in 1810 2010), while the Mercedes GLC300e shows up in #7, with 500 registrations, a new record for the midsize SUV.
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Model
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Sales
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1
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Renault Zoe
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6,012
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2
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Peugeot 208 EV
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2,127
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3
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768
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4
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Hyundai Kona EV
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674
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5
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Tesla Model 3
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620
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Looking at the 2020 ranking, the top 2 remain unattainable, nothing significant happened in the top spots, while the new #4 Peugeot 3008 PHEV, up one spot last month, recovered 148 units from the current Bronze medalist, the Tesla Model 3, and while the distance between both is still significant (938 units), the French crossover will benefit from the fact that the next Tesla high tide will only be Spetember, so it will have two months to shorten the distance. Will it be able to do so? Please, make your bets.
Still in the first half of the table, a mention for the Koreans Hyundai Kona EV and Kia Niro EV, with both performing record performances and climbing in the table, with the first jumping two spots to #6, and the second climbing to #8. Korea is rising... (haven't i written this before?!?).
On the second half of the table there's also a lot to talk about, starting by the 2 new entries in the Top 20, with the small VW e-Up showing up in #19, thanks to a record 397 deliveries, and if we were to add all three triplets together (VW e-Up, Skoda Citigo EV, Seat e-Mii) the city EVs would be #12 in the table. In #18 we have the current talk of the town, with the Ford Kuga (euro-spec Escape) PHEV joining the table, and with a record performance to boot (455 units).
Speaking of record performances, the Mercedes GLC300e climbed two positions, to #12, thanks to a record 500 units score, while the Peugeot 2008 EV did even better, by jumping 4 spots, to #16, thanks to a record 406 units, and i believe Peugeot's small crossover is still in ramp up mode, so expect it to jump further positions in the coming months, possibly into a Top 10 position.
Another model on the rise in June was the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, that was up to #14, thanks to 476 units, a new year best, and in a record month, several other models had surging sales, like the #11 Nissan Leaf (494 units, best score in 21 months), the #13 Porsche Cayenne PHEV (244 units, new record), the #15 Volvo XC60 PHEV (record 316 units), or even the #17 BMW i3 (hey, remember me?), that registered 249 units, a new year best.
Finally, regarding future new entries to the Top 20, a mention to the 300 units of the Opel Corsa EV, which means its production ramp up is now well under way, the Volvo XC40 PHEV registered 306 units last month, confirming the young Swede as one of the surprises of 2020, while Renault has finally brought the cavalry to help the Zoe, with the Captur PHEV landing with a bang (388 units), while the Mégane PHEV landed in demonstration-mode, with just 16 registrations. With Peugeot coming closer every passing month, Renault couldn't just rely on the Zoe to keep its arch-rival at bay.
Still in the first half of the table, a mention for the Koreans Hyundai Kona EV and Kia Niro EV, with both performing record performances and climbing in the table, with the first jumping two spots to #6, and the second climbing to #8. Korea is rising... (haven't i written this before?!?).
On the second half of the table there's also a lot to talk about, starting by the 2 new entries in the Top 20, with the small VW e-Up showing up in #19, thanks to a record 397 deliveries, and if we were to add all three triplets together (VW e-Up, Skoda Citigo EV, Seat e-Mii) the city EVs would be #12 in the table. In #18 we have the current talk of the town, with the Ford Kuga (euro-spec Escape) PHEV joining the table, and with a record performance to boot (455 units).
Speaking of record performances, the Mercedes GLC300e climbed two positions, to #12, thanks to a record 500 units score, while the Peugeot 2008 EV did even better, by jumping 4 spots, to #16, thanks to a record 406 units, and i believe Peugeot's small crossover is still in ramp up mode, so expect it to jump further positions in the coming months, possibly into a Top 10 position.
Another model on the rise in June was the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, that was up to #14, thanks to 476 units, a new year best, and in a record month, several other models had surging sales, like the #11 Nissan Leaf (494 units, best score in 21 months), the #13 Porsche Cayenne PHEV (244 units, new record), the #15 Volvo XC60 PHEV (record 316 units), or even the #17 BMW i3 (hey, remember me?), that registered 249 units, a new year best.
Finally, regarding future new entries to the Top 20, a mention to the 300 units of the Opel Corsa EV, which means its production ramp up is now well under way, the Volvo XC40 PHEV registered 306 units last month, confirming the young Swede as one of the surprises of 2020, while Renault has finally brought the cavalry to help the Zoe, with the Captur PHEV landing with a bang (388 units), while the Mégane PHEV landed in demonstration-mode, with just 16 registrations. With Peugeot coming closer every passing month, Renault couldn't just rely on the Zoe to keep its arch-rival at bay.
Speaking of which...In the brands ranking, the leader Renault (28%, up 2%) is now in recovering mode, with Peugeot (21%) firm in the 2nd spot, while DS (7%, down 1%) is in the 3rd spot, ahead of Tesla (6%, down 1%).
Boom ! 21 000 sales
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DeleteWho is buying the C-Zero?! Are they still being produced?
ReplyDeleteLooks like it. I would imagine these are fleet sales, sold at really low prices.
DeletePSA car sharing service https://www.free2move.paris/
Deletethey are not producing anymore - but the last available stock is sold at very attractive prices
DeleteIt should be noted that PHEVs only see a larger relative growth because they are starting so low: in terms of absolute unit / market share growth, BEVs are still ahead!
ReplyDeleteInteresting to see so many models -- and especially the Zoe -- experience such a bounce. That suggests that production has been affected by the lockdown less than sales...
ReplyDeleteThe Peugeot 2008 is finally selling more than the DS-branded sibling... Will it turn out to be just a temporary spike due to pent-up demand, or will get ahead in the long run, as expected for the more mainstream brand?...
ReplyDeleteI believe the 2008 will be a major seller, maybe not at 208 levels, but it shouldn't be that far from it.
DeleteThe backlog is already 8000 and it will likely increase
Delete8000? Nice!
Delete208:8954-2008:795=8159.originali it was about DS.Were did 208 come from ?I do not know
DeleteFantastic #.
ReplyDeleteCombo of very high incentives + pent up demand. Incentives will be temporary and may be pulled out even by the end of this year when the virus issue settles down.
Automakers should be ready to adjust the pricing.
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At $ 38K, Model 3 standard range may be better option for the prospective EV buyers.
Citroen C-Zero and Peugeot iOn are exactly same as Mitsubishi iMiev and are still being produced for the 11th year (2009 being 1st). These are the smallest 4 seater BEVs out in the market, Citroen France does not show up the price for this model. No idea whether its leased alone. With SUVs gaining popularity, these hatches are on their way out.
I think small EVs will continue to have its place in the market, especially as a mobility solution through car-sharing companies in big cities.
DeleteAgreed. The vast majority of trips don't require a large vehicle -- and when you can pick another vehicle for each trip, there is no reason for most vehicles to be large "just in case"... I hope most robo-taxis will be much smaller than typical cars today. In fact, that's probably the only hope to avoid total traffic collapse as they grow in popularity...
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DeleteAs always, the Zoe wide diffusion cancels Groupe PSA market mix share and allows the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance to reach the top positioning in the French market.
ReplyDeleteFrom the posted data, Q22020 standings are:
1st Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance with 19892 vehicles
2nd Groupe PSA with 19587 vehicles
3rd Tesla with 3562 vehicles
4th Kia-Hyundai with 3386 vehicles
5th Volkswagen Group with 1667 vehicles
Yes, the PSA strategy is interesting, because there's so much brands and models to be counted, the total volume becomes more significant to see, than by just looking at model/brand level.
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DeleteEurope at ~80k+ for ~400k in first half even with C19.
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The blog didn't had moderation at the start, and it went well until it started to get crowded with comments that had nothing to do with the blog (spam), but also it started to attract trolls, and their trolling started to get out of hand, including insults to the readers and the author, so i had to put comment moderation.
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