Milestone of the Month: 100k models

There are several, of course, but i have decided to mention only the BEVs, which cuts the number to roughly half, here are the 13 "Centennial BEVs":

BAIC EC-Series - 203k (The small EV was all the rage in China a couple of years ago, but with BAIC changing its focus to the larger EU-Series, sales have plummeted, now being delivered in the low hundreds per month);

BAIC EU-Series - 196k (Beijing Auto biggest bet on EVs was much rewarded last year, with 111k registrations in that year, a first for a model not wearing a "T" in the hood. But this year, the fierce competition is hurting its performances, as the sedan is only #10 in China)

Baojun E-Series - 118k (The tiny EVs have discreetly become a success story for SAIC, soon to be joined by that Atom Ant super-hero, the Wuling Mini EV);

BMW i3 - 191k (Despite all criticism from many conservative minds, the i3 managed to carve itself a cult following, allowing it to become a success story for BMW);

BYD e5 - 105k (Another victim of the fast pace in the Chinese market, the utilitarian sedan was discarded by BYD, replaced by the cheaper, but less dull, e2 and e3 models);

Chery eQ - 139k (The nameplate has been long enough on the market to be considered like a canary on the coal mine, when it comes to small EVs in China. After years of success, the subsidy change last year basically terminated its career for a while, but this year it is back on track, now at #9 in its home market);

Geely Emgrand EV - 107k (The sixth Chinese model out of these 13 selected ones, Geely's sedan is also a victim of the fast evolving pace of the market in China, while it was an interesting model a couple of years ago, now it doesn't hold a candle next to the current best sellers, and even within the Geely stable, looking a 20 year model next to the sexy Geely Xing Rui);

Nissan Leaf - 490k (Disclosure: Yes, Nissan did announced a few days ago that they had passed 500.000 deliveries of the Leaf, so i should point out that this number regards deliveries up to August, and that there might be missing a few couple of thousand units from this tally. Moving on, the first EV banner of the modern age wasn't perfect, but it did put a lot of people driving EVs, back when driving one could have been seen as an excentricity, and with deep discounts towards the end of its first phase, success continued to knock on the door. And then, in 2018, Carlos Ghosn, the godfather of this model, was moved from the CEO position in Nissan, and things started to go downhill, the much expected refresh in late 2017 wasn't as deep as expected, prices weren't competitive enough and...slowly but surely, sales started regressing. Sure, this model still sells in large amounts, but over time its best seller status will be challenged by other, newer and more competitive models);

Renault Zoe - 231k (The French EV career is the opposite of the Leaf, despite a shaky start, it has been steadily improving its qualities and 8 years since it started, it is on top of its form, selling like never before and becoming one of the few models to provide consistent five-digit scores on a monthly basis); 

Tesla Model 3 - 645k (The current Best Selling EV is living up to all the hype that surrounded its reveal, opening doors in several market to the EV Revolution and if it wasn't the first EV to reach the 100k mark, it will surely be the first to reach the 1 million score);

Tesla Model S - 305k (After the controversial Leaf, this was the model that made Legacy makers to watch and take note of what was going to happen a few years later, here was an EV that was fast, sexy, had surprising range and didn't had any major issue...Being light years ahead of the competition, the Model S became a trend setter and a future classic, which makes it all more sad that Tesla hasn't decided to refresh what is effectively a 8 year design...-And with these last lines, i promise not to talk about this topic anymore);

Tesla Model X - 177k (Something of an Ugly Duckling in the Tesla lineup, the truth is that the big SUV/Minivan/sports car crossover thingy keeps all the Tesla qualities intact and managed to sell in large quantities, even if they might not have been as high as Tesla hoped for);

VW e-Golf - 136k (With a rather discrete start, the electric VW Golf had an upswing career, with its last year being the most successful yet, thanks to the increasing will/necessity from Volkswagen to deliver EVs to the market, in order to comply with the CO2 rules. Having said that, the e-Golf will go down in History as the ID.3's - VW 1500)