Automotive
BMW Strikes Back Edition
After a couple of months outside the leadership, the i3 was again the Best Selling EV this July, with 41 units, reaching the #2 place of the Renault Zoe, now both are tied with 216 units sold this year, both behind the YTD leader (279 sales), the Tesla Model S.
In the rest of the ranking, we see the Opel Ampera (Just 4 units sold last month) stumbling two places to #7, a bad sign for the rest of the Ampera's life in Switzerland, one of the few markets where it stillsells sold in decent numbers.
In the rest of the ranking, we see the Opel Ampera (Just 4 units sold last month) stumbling two places to #7, a bad sign for the rest of the Ampera's life in Switzerland, one of the few markets where it still
Looking at the manufacturers ranking, the race is hot, with Tesla in #2 (27% share), behind Renault (30%), with BMW (21%) slowly closing in on the top two.
| Pl | Switzerland | July | 2014 | % | '13Pl |
| 1 | Tesla Model S | 26 | 279 | 27 | 2 |
| 2 | Renault Zoe | 30 | 216 | 21 | 1 |
| 2 | BMW i3 | 41 | 216 | 21 | 6 |
| 4 | Renault Twizy e) | 15 | 90 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | Nissan Leaf | 13 | 52 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Mitsubishi I-Miev | 12 | 52 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Opel Ampera | 4 | 48 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Chevrolet Volt | 34 | 3 | 7 | |
| 9 | Fisker Karma | 11 | 1 | 9 | |
| 10 | McLaren P1 | 10 | 1 | N/A | |
| 11 | Citröen C-Zero | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 12 | Peugeot iOn | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 14 | Porsche 918 BMW i8 | 2 2 | 6 4 | 1 0 | N/A N/A |
| TOTAL | 150 | 1.031 | 100 |
Source: auto-suisse.ch
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