Automotive
Zoe Edition
With some 11.500 units, the European EV market had its third best month ever and a 40% improvement over the same month last year.
Looking at the monthly models ranking, there was a surprise in April, with the Renault Zoe topping the chart for the first time this year, ending a three month consecutive lead from the Outlander PHEV, while the Nissan Leaf is back at the three digit area, with the increasingly menacing Audi A3 e-Tron (854 units, third consecutive personal best) now at #6, ready to join the Top 5 Club.
Looking at the YTD ranking, the headlines belong to the Renault Zoe, up two positions to #3, kicking the Model S out of the podium. In a curious note, the Top 4 best selling cars are the same as as last year and by the same order.
In other news, April was a positive month for Porsche, as both the Cayenne and the Panamera Plug-Ins climbed in the ranking, the first is now #12, while the second jumped two positions to #23.
Looking at the brands ranking, there were some significant changes: Volkswagen (17% Share) lost the leadership in favor of Mitsubishi (20%), while Nissan surpassed Renault and is now Third, only two points behind (15%) the german carmaker. Can this mean that VW's blitz early in the year is now fading?
With some 11.500 units, the European EV market had its third best month ever and a 40% improvement over the same month last year.
Looking at the monthly models ranking, there was a surprise in April, with the Renault Zoe topping the chart for the first time this year, ending a three month consecutive lead from the Outlander PHEV, while the Nissan Leaf is back at the three digit area, with the increasingly menacing Audi A3 e-Tron (854 units, third consecutive personal best) now at #6, ready to join the Top 5 Club.
| Pl | Model | Sales | |
| 1 | 1.728 | ||
| 2 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 1.700 | |
| 3 | Volkswagen e-Golf | 1.022 | |
| 4 | Nissan Leaf | 978 | |
5 | Tesla Model S | 856 |
In other news, April was a positive month for Porsche, as both the Cayenne and the Panamera Plug-Ins climbed in the ranking, the first is now #12, while the second jumped two positions to #23.
Looking at the brands ranking, there were some significant changes: Volkswagen (17% Share) lost the leadership in favor of Mitsubishi (20%), while Nissan surpassed Renault and is now Third, only two points behind (15%) the german carmaker. Can this mean that VW's blitz early in the year is now fading?
| Pl | Europe | Apr. | 2015 | % | '14Pl |
| 1 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 1.700 | 9.055 | 19 | 1 |
| 2 | Nissan Leaf | 978 | 6.091 | 13 | 2 |
| 3 | Renault Zoe | 1.728 | 4.766 | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | Tesla Model S | 856 | 4.604 | 10 | 4 |
| 5 | Volkswagen e-Golf | 1.022 | 4.177 | 9 | 9 |
| 6 | BMW i3 | 731 | 2.757 | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | Volkswagen Golf GTE | 736 | 2.739 | 6 | 22 |
| 8 | Audi A3 e-Tron | 854 | 2.492 | 5 | 19 |
| 9 | Volvo V60 Plug-In | 382 | 1.645 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Volkswagen e-Up! | 278 | 1.067 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia | 230 | 1.006 | 2 | 12 |
| 12 | Porsche Cayenne Plug-In | 225 | 869 | 2 | 28 |
| 13 | Renault Kangoo ZE | 179 | 864 | 2 | 8 |
| 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 | Smart Fortwo ED Renault Twizy BMW i8Kia Soul EV Mercedes B-Class ED Peugeot iOn Bolloré Blue Car Mitsubishi I-Miev Citröen C-Zero Porsche Panamera Plug-In Toyota Prius Plug-In Mercedes S500 Plug-In | 166 197 127 126 208 82 112 61 103 49 48 65 | 784 691 631 570 490 351 341 269 268 219 207 207 | 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 | 10 11 15 23 29 1321 17 20 18 14 31 |
| TOTAL | 11.483 | 47.796 |
