Czech Republic October 2015

Automotive

The grumpy i3 is recovering ground on the leader e-Golf

BMW i3 Recovers

The EV Market in Czech Republic has finally awaken, with 303 units sold this year, more than all previous years combined, pulling the EV Share to a respectable 0.16%, making this Year One for plug-ins in this market.

Looking at the models ranking, the BMW i3 is recovering ground regarding the leader e-Golf, while the Audi A3 e-Tron climbed to #5, changing positions with the BMW i8.

Proof that the I-Miev family is experiencing a comeback, the Peugeot iOn, Best Seller in 2012, registered its first units in two years. 

In the brands ranking, Volkswagen continues to lead, with 32% share, but drops 5% regarding July, while last year leader, BMW, edges closer to the leadership, rising 3% share to 27%, as both its smaller i3 and sportier i8 offerings share rise, with the recent introduction of the X5 plug-in, expect BMW to really push VW in the race for the Best Selling Manufacturer. 

Pl	Czech Republic	Oct.	YTD	%	'14Pl
1 2	Volkswagen e-Golf e) BMW i3 *	9	63 58	21 19	N/A 1
3 4	Nissan Leaf Volkswagen e-Up! e)	3	40 32	13 11	N/A  N/A
5	Audi A3 e-Tron	9	26	9	N/A
6 7 8 9 10 11 11 13 13 13 16 16 16 16 16	BMW i8 Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Smart Fortwo ED Mercedes C350e Volvo V60 Plug-In Mercedes S500e Kia Soul EV Mercedes B-Class ED Porsche Cayenne Plug-In Porsche Panamera Plug-In Volkswagen Golf GTE BMW X5 40e Plug-in Porsche 918 Peugeot iOn	1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1	22 17 13 8 7 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1	7 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0	2 N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
TOTAL		31	303	100

Source: sda-cia.cz

* - 7 Bev + 2 Rex

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