World Top 10 November 2013

Automotive

Mitsu wished it had more of these to sell

Models - Outlander #1

After 10 straight months with the Nissan Leaf winning the Best Selling Crown and after a tight race (Just 50 units separating both) with Nissan's hatchback, the Outlander PHEV achieved its first monthly #1, the first for Mitsubishi since...2010.

New record sales, with 22.717 plug-ins sold in November and with total sales mounting to 176.671, if December continues to register record sales, we can still hope to arrive at the 200.000 units level, a nice number to end the year.

In the Third Position race, the Prius Plug-In went back to more usual numbers (1.698 units), allowing for a strong Model S (2.383 sales) to bounce back and earn a more comfortable distance from Toyota's eco-star. 

Behind these, we see a position change between a weak (Just 637 units) Renault Zoe and the rising star Outlander PHEV, now #5 and presenting credentials to fight for #1 next year.

Finally, the Volvo V60 Plug-In achieved another brilliant #6 position in November, allowing it to climb at #10, with the #8 position on its "To Do" list for December...

Pl	WORLD	Nov.	YTD	%	'12Pl
1	Nissan Leaf	4.391	42.366	24	3
2	Chevrolet Volt (1)	2.418	24.785	14	1
3	Tesla Model S	2.383	19.383	11	7
4	Toyota Prius Plug-In	1.698	18.366	10	2
5	Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV	4.441	11.216	6	N/A
6	Renault Zoe	637	8.148	5	28
7	Ford C-Max Energi	946	6.470	4	9
8	Renault Kangoo ZE	446	5.419	3	6
9	Ford Fusion Energi	875	5.369	3	N/A
10	Volvo V60 Plug-In	1.365	5.066	3	29
	TOTAL	22.717	176.671

Manufacturers - Mitsubishi Beats Sales Record 

In the Manufacturers ranking, Mitsubishi benefits from the unexpected demand for Outlander's across the World to score a new record (4.788 units) sales in a single month, allowing it to climb at #5, at the expense of Renault, with hopes of reaching #3 next month.

Further down the ranking we see Volvo reaching at #8 thanks to yet another record month (1.380 sales), while Smart secures its #10 also with a personal best score (618 units).

Pl	WORLD	Nov.	YTD	%	'12Pl
1	Nissan	4.391	42.366	24	3
2	Chevrolet	2.505	25.252	14	1
3	Toyota	1.760	19.499	11	2
4	Tesla	2.383	19.396	11	9
5	Mitsubishi	4.788	17.566	10	5
6	Renault	1.272	17.369	10	4
7	Ford	1.966	13.561	8	7
8	Volvo	1.380	5.134	3	16
9	Chery e)	400	4.607	3	6
10	Smart	618	3.341	2	15

(1) - Includes Holden Volt, Opel and Vauxhall Ampera;
(e) - Estimate


Questions for December

1 - Which model will be #3? Prius or Model S?

2 - Who will end the year in #8?

3 - Can Mitsu reach #3?

4 - Can Mitsubishi outperform itself in December?

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