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Rookie Of The Year Edition
More than 15.000 units were sold last month in the European EV market, up 54% YoY, and with over 120.000 registered this year, YTD sales are headed for over 150k units this year, a significant improvement over the 100k registered in 2014.
Looking at the monthly models ranking, it is heavily influenced by the UK market, with the first two positions belonging to the Outlander PHEVand Nissan Leaf, the two major forces there.
In Third we have the french Renault Zoe, benefiting from an uptick in sales in the domestic market, followed by the VW Golf GTE and Tesla Model S.
Looking at the YTD ranking, the only changes are below the Top 10: the Porsche Cayenne Plug-In climbs one positions to #13, while the Mercedes C350e goes from strength to strength: 570 registrations in September, allowing it to climb two positions to #14 and confirming the Mercedes model as the only rookie able to create an impact in the ranking.
On the other hand, the VW e-Up! had its worst result ever, registering only 155 units, dropping two positions to #15, considering the current dive in the ranking, just last year the little VW was #6, the german brand should give a signal to the market that now is effectively pro-electric, by giving the e-Up! a substantial price cut, answering at the same time to the question: "Is VW really into plug-ins?".
An interesting stat is the unexpected rise in sales from the I-Miev family, especially the Peugeot iOn, this year 1.126 electric Pugs were registered, double of last year result (594 units), the C-Zero is already 72 units above last year result, while the family original, the Mitsu I-Miev, has seen its sales rise a more modest 13%. Price cuts can do wonders to a model career...
There is a newcomer in the ranking, with the Volkswagen Passat GTE displacing the Opel Ampera from #30, the midsize VW will be a serious candidate next year to the D-Segment / Midsize class trophy, so the Volvo V60 Plug-In and Mercedes C350e need to keep an eye on it.
Looking at the brands ranking, Volkswagen is in the lead of Europe's EV Manufacturers Throne (18%, -1%), followed by Mitsubishi (16%) in Second and Renault in Third, with 13%, the same share as Nissan, but with the japanese manufacturer 815 units behind its Alliance partner.
In Third we have the french Renault Zoe, benefiting from an uptick in sales in the domestic market, followed by the VW Golf GTE and Tesla Model S.
| Pl | Model | Sales |
| 1 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 2.849 |
| 2 | Nissan Leaf | 1.890 |
| 3 | Renault Zoe | 1.649 |
| 4 | Volkswagen Golf GTE | 1.192 |
| 5 | Tesla Model S | 1.049 |
On the other hand, the VW e-Up! had its worst result ever, registering only 155 units, dropping two positions to #15, considering the current dive in the ranking, just last year the little VW was #6, the german brand should give a signal to the market that now is effectively pro-electric, by giving the e-Up! a substantial price cut, answering at the same time to the question: "Is VW really into plug-ins?".
An interesting stat is the unexpected rise in sales from the I-Miev family, especially the Peugeot iOn, this year 1.126 electric Pugs were registered, double of last year result (594 units), the C-Zero is already 72 units above last year result, while the family original, the Mitsu I-Miev, has seen its sales rise a more modest 13%. Price cuts can do wonders to a model career...
There is a newcomer in the ranking, with the Volkswagen Passat GTE displacing the Opel Ampera from #30, the midsize VW will be a serious candidate next year to the D-Segment / Midsize class trophy, so the Volvo V60 Plug-In and Mercedes C350e need to keep an eye on it.
Looking at the brands ranking, Volkswagen is in the lead of Europe's EV Manufacturers Throne (18%, -1%), followed by Mitsubishi (16%) in Second and Renault in Third, with 13%, the same share as Nissan, but with the japanese manufacturer 815 units behind its Alliance partner.
| Pl | Europe | Sep. | 2015 | % | '14Pl |
| 1 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 2.849 | 19.574 | 16 | 1 |
| 2 | Nissan Leaf | 1.890 | 12.761 | 11 | 2 |
| 3 | Renault Zoe | 1.649 | 11.693 | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | Tesla Model S | 1.059 | 10.626 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | Volkswagen Golf GTE | 1.192 | 10.226 | 9 | 22 |
| 6 | Volkswagen e-Golf | 760 | 8.665 | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | Audi A3 e-Tron | 824 | 7.964 | 7 | 19 |
| 8 | BMW i3 | 896 | 7.360 | 6 | 5 |
| 9 10 11 | Volvo V60 Plug-In Kia Soul EV Renault Kangoo ZE | 418 625 476 | 3.577 2.897 2.662 | 3 2 2 | 7 23 8 |
| 12 | Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia | 270 | 2.358 | 2 | 12 |
| 13 | Porsche Cayenne Plug-In | 289 | 2.261 | 2 | 28 |
| 14 | Mercedes C350e | 570 | 2.245 | 2 | N/A |
| 15 16 17 18 | Volkswagen e-Up! Mercedes B-Class ED BMW i8 Renault Twizy | 155 252133 144 | 2.191 2.1221.661 1.570 | 2 2 1 1 | 6 2915 11 |
| 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 | Smart Fortwo ED Peugeot iOn Bolloré Blue Car Citröen C-Zero Mitsubishi I-Miev Mercedes S500e Toyota Prius Plug-In Ford C-Max Energi Porsche Panamera Plug-In Goupil Peugeot Partner EV Volkswagen Passat GTE | 97 156 199 101 82 73 79 81 35 43 29 136 | 1.463 1.126 751 678 599 577 518 485 419 312 250 248 | 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 10 21 13 20 17 31 14 N/A 18 24 25 N/A |
| TOTAL | 15.725 | 120.672 | 100 |
