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Models - A Different Dimension
Looking to the models ranking, we can see two new Dimensions appearing:
China is Rising
The BYD Qin in #6 and Zotye E20 in #7.
Looking at the YTD ranking, the BYD Qin is doing wonders, having climbed one position to #8, and don't forget that in #12 we have the Chery QQ3 EV and in #13 there's another rising star, the Zotye E20...
The numbers needed to reach the Top positions are increasing
Last month, the #5 (BMW i3) best selling car sold 2.152 units comparing this with what happened twelve months ago, the #5 then (Volvo V60 Plug-In) had sold 877 units...
| Pl | WORLD | Sept | YTD | % | '13Pl |
| 1 | Nissan Leaf | 6.794 | 44.848 | 20 | 1 |
| 2 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 3.915 | 24.304 | 11 | 5 |
| 3 | Tesla Model S | 3.827 | 21.486 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | Chevrolet Volt (1) | 1.579 | 16.429 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | Toyota Prius Plug-In | 1.451 | 16.070 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | BYD Qin | 1.700 | 9.473 | 4 | 40 |
| 9 | Ford Fusion Energi | 650 | 9.408 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | Ford C-Max Energi | 692 | 6.640 | 3 | 8 |
| TOTAL | 38.243 | 229.828 |
Manufacturers -
| Pl | WORLD | Sept | YTD | % | '13Pl |
| 1 | Nissan | 6.835 | 45.122 | 20 | 1 |
| 2 | Mitsubishi | 4.267 | 27.400 | 12 | 3 |
| 3 | Tesla | 3.827 | 21.486 | 9 | 5 |
| 4 | Ford | 1.820 | 18.088 | 8 | 7 |
| 5 | Chevrolet | 1.630 | 17.357 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | Toyota | 1.576 | 17.045 | 7 | 4 |
| 7 | 7 | N/A | |||
| 8 | BMW | 2.304 | 11.646 | 5 | 13 |
| 9 | BYD | 1.902 | 11.520 | 5 | 11 |
| 10 | Renault | 1.899 | 11.040 | 5 | 6 |
p) - Production numbers
Questions for October
1 - Will Kandi continue to amaze everyone?
2 - Who will improve their sales records?
3 - Can Kandi reach #4 in the models ranking?...
4 - ...And reach Toyota in the manufacturers ranking?
