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| After the 2010 crown, Smart is again the Best Selling EV in Germany |
Slow Lane Edition II
With 712 plug-ins sold in December, the German EV market still hasn't grown the way it would be expected, with the full year sales reaching 6.711 units, growing just 4% regarding the year before.
The BMW i3 (90 units sold) failed to reach three digit sales and ended the year in #5 YTD, with only one model to register decent sales, the Smart Fortwo ED, which deservedly earned the Best Selling EV title in Germany, selling twice as much as the #2 Renault Zoe.
The #3 was recovered near the finish line by the Nissan Leaf, relegating the Twizy to #4.
Brandwise, Smart was also the winner with 32% share, followed by last year winner, Renault (28%) and in #3 we have Nissan (13%).
It's hard to predict sales for 2014, but i would go for some 10.000 units/year and (hopefully) the BMW i3 and VW e-Up!/e-Golf will increase sales and will start to outrun Smart.
| Pl | Germany | Dec. | 2013 | % | '12Pl |
| 1 | Smart Fortwo ED e) | 300 | 2.146 | 32 | 7 |
| 2 | Renault Zoe | 72 | 1.019 | 15 | N/A |
| 3 | Nissan Leaf | 50 | 855 | 13 | 5 |
| 4 | Renault Twizy e) | 25 | 831 | 12 | 1 |
| 5 | BMW i3 | 90 | 559 | 8 | N/A |
| 6 | Opel Ampera | 17 | 335 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Citröen C-Zero | 276 | 4 | 4 | |
| 8 | Tesla Model S e) | 50 | 204 | 3 | N/A |
| 9 | Volkswagen e-Up! e) | 75 | 150 | 2 | N/A |
| 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 | Mitsubishi I-Miev Volvo V60 Plug-In e) Renault Fluence ZE Peugeot iOn Ford Focus Electric e) Chevrolet Volt Porsche Panamera S E. e) | 20 4 5 4 | 89 73 60 41 35 25 12 | 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 | 9 N/A 6 8N/A 13 N/A |
| TOTAL | 712 | 6.711 | 100 |
e) estimate
Source: kba.de; goingelectric.de
