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Leaf surprise #1
With one month delay, we have the numbers from Finland, with 37 plug-ins sold and 308 units YTD (0,35% EV Share), this small market is doubling sales regarding last year, this growth exists despite some plug-in friendly brands being absent, like Renault or BMW, by the way, does anybody know why this is happening?
The Nissan Leaf made a Personal Best in September, selling 15 units and performing a surprising Best Seller title in September, ahead of the new poster-boy of this market, the 4x4 Mitsu Outlander PHEV, which has almost double the sales of the #2 YTD, the Model S from Tesla, which is counting with the AWD versions coming next year to have a say in the leadership race.
The other AWD Plug-In, the Volvo V60 Plug-In is #4, with 12% share, which together with the 36% of the japanese SUV, make 48% of the market with Four Wheel Drive, something that leaves promising signs for the PHEV Cayenne and Volvo XC90, or the AWD Teslas.
| Pl | Finland | Sept '14 | YTD '14 | % | Pl '13 |
| 1 2 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Tesla Model S | 9 7 | 111 65 | 36 21 | N/A 7 |
| 3 | Nissan Leaf | 15 | 51 | 17 | 3 |
| 4 | Volvo V60 Plug-In | 1 | 36 | 12 | 1 |
| 5 | Toyota Prius Plug-In | 3 | 18 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Opel Ampera | 2 | 13 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Porsche Panamera Plug-In | 7 | 2 | 8 | |
| 8 9 10 | Ford Focus Electric Mitsubishi I-Miev Fisker Karma | 4 2 1 | 1 3 1 | N/A 5 8 | |
| TOTAL | 37 | 308 | 100 |
Source: trafi.fi
