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| The "Angry Puppy" face of the BMW i3 is already peekin' on the Euro Ranking |
The european plug-in market is growing for the third month in a row, with 6.153 units sold, October brought a new sales record, with two models selling in the four digit area: The Nissan Leaf (1.115 units), more and more the EV leader in the Old Continent, and the Volvo V60 Plug-In (1.075 units), that just keeps on improving its monthly numbers as well as its YTD position (It's now #4).
Good performance for the Renault Zoe (942 units), a much needed improvement just when people started to doubt Renault's strategy...
The Smart Fortwo ED had a record month (395 units), climbing to #7 and the Bolloré Blue Car had a comeback month, selling 203 units, climbing two positions to #12.
The BMW i3 makes its first appearance at the bottom of the ranking (#15), but with full on sales starting in November, things will only get better for the new bavarian baby.
| Pl | Europe | Oct. | YTD | % | '12Pl |
| 1 | Nissan Leaf | 1.115 | 8.458 | 21 | 4 |
| 2 | Renault Zoe | 942 | 7.506 | 19 | 21 |
| 3 | Renault Kangoo ZE | 551 | 4.948 | 12 | 3 |
| 4 | Volvo V60 Plug-In | 1.075 | 3.547 | 9 | 22 |
| 5 | Toyota Prius Plug-In | 317 | 3.055 | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | Renault Twizy | 296 | 2.676 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | Smart Fortwo ED | 395 | 2.022 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | Opel Ampera | 247 | 1.896 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | Tesla Model S | 208 | 1.508 | 4 | N/A |
| 10 | Chevrolet Volt | 9 | 863 | 2 | 11 |
| 11 | Mitsubishi I-Miev | 109 | 746 | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | Bolloré Blue Car | 203 | 561 | 1 | 9 |
| 13 | Goupil G3 | 38 | 456 | 1 | 14 |
| 14 15 | Citröen C-Zero BMW i3 | 18 225 | 452 376 | 1 1 | 6 N/A |
| TOTAL | 6.153 | 40.434 |
