Automotive
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| A shiny career for the Nissan Leaf in Norway |
The news this month is the rise and rise of the Nissan Leaf in Norway, setting again new records, with an astounding second place in the overall ranking, reaching 3,3% share and 455 sales, all in one month. Will we see the Leaf reach #1? Ladies and Gentlemen, please make your bets...
The rest of the electric cars are far behind the japanese hatchback, which grabs for himself a gigantic 74% share of the market, but nevertheless there are some points to be noticed, the Prius Plug-In is up two spots to #3 and despite production constraints, the Volvo V60 Plug-In shows up in a brilliant in #4, right ahead of the Kangoo ZE, another model improving its position in the ranking.
Finally, with 544 units sold, the electric car market represented 3,89% of the total norwegian market in April, improving the YTD share to 3,69%,which is more than half point above the 3,12% that EV's had in the in the end of 2012.
| Pl | Norway | Apr '13 | YTD '13 | % | Pl 2012 |
| 1 | Nissan Leaf | 455 | 1.304 | 74 | 1 |
| 2 | Mitsubishi I-Miev | 35 | 164 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | Toyota Prius Plug-In e) | 19 | 78 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Volvo V60 Plug-In e) | 16 | 69 | 4 | N/A |
| 5 | Renault Kangoo ZE | 11 | 51 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Peugeot iOn | 2 | 28 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Citröen C-Zero | 26 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Opel Ampera | 4 | 22 | 1 | 6 |
| TOTAL | 544 | 1.758 |
e) Estimate
Source: BSCB, Manufacturers
