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Soul EV Star of the Month Edition
More than 16.000 units were sold last month in the European EV market, up an impressive 86% YoY, and with over 135.000 registered this year, YTD sales are headed for over
Looking at the monthly models ranking, the Mitsu Outlander PHEV is fully profiting from the restyled version, selling 2.509 units, head and shoulders above the Number Two in October, the surprising Renault Zoe, with 1.822 units, its best performance of the year and the best pure electric in the ranking.
In Third we have the VW Golf GTE (1.481 units, best result since July), followed by the Star of the Month Kia Soul EV, that jumped to Fourth thanks to 1.215 units, shattering its previous record of 626 units recorded in September, most of them were registered in Germany, but we all know where they are really headedNorway...
By the way, here is a possible explanation as to why these strange sales transfer occurs between Germany and Norway...Spoiler Alert: It has to do with Carbon Dioxide.
Looking at the YTD ranking, there aren't changes in the Top 10, but some models reached closer to its forerunners: #3 Zoe is only 384 units behind the #2 Leaf, #5 Golf GTE is just 84 units behind the Model S and the #10 Kia Soul EV is 72 units behind the #9 Volvo V60 Plug-in, so a lot can happen in these spots.
But it's below the Top 10 that thing become really interesting: The Porsche Cayenne Plug-In and Mercedes C350e climb one position to #12 and #13, respectively while the Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia twins drop two positions to #14, registering only 99 units, their worst result in over a year. Are they also feeling the 30kWh syndrome?
Another model with slowing sales is the VW e-Up!, with its worst result ever, only 135 units, another position to #16, considering the free fall it is experiencing in the ranking, last year the little VW was #6, the german brand should give the e-Up! a substantial price cut, overcoming the largest problem that model has: Price.
The problems of some are the benefits of others, and the Mercedes B-Class ED benefited from the e-Up!'s woes to climb another position to #15, signaling another positive month for Mercedes.
Looking at newcomers in the ranking, the Volkswagen Passat GTE climbed nine positions to #21, the BMW X5 40e already joined the ranking at #30, while knocking at the door, there is another posh SUV: The Volvo XC90 T8 is #31, with 289 units...And there are more rookies waiting to join the ranking, like the #33 BMW 225xe Active Tourer is #33, or down a bit further, two more luxury SUV's: The Mercedes GLE500e and the Audi Q7 e-Tron.
In the brands ranking, Volkswagen is stable in the lead of Europe's EV Manufacturers Throne (18%), followed by Mitsubishi (16%) in Second and Renault in Third, with 13%, while Nissan is #4, with 12%, down 1% share.
In Third we have the VW Golf GTE (1.481 units, best result since July), followed by the Star of the Month Kia Soul EV, that jumped to Fourth thanks to 1.215 units, shattering its previous record of 626 units recorded in September, most of them were registered in Germany, but we all know where they are really headed
By the way, here is a possible explanation as to why these strange sales transfer occurs between Germany and Norway...Spoiler Alert: It has to do with Carbon Dioxide.
In #5 we have the Good Ol' Nissan Leaf, back to its usual low thousand-something '15 average, waiting for the 30kWh early next year to have a new jump in sales.
A couple of models outside the Top 5 deserve a mention, the VW Passat GTE became the Best-Selling D-Segment car and reached #9 last month, while the Volvo XC90 T8 Plug-in Hybrid became the Best Selling Luxury SUV (287 units) in October, ahead of the chronicle leader, Porsche Cayenne Plug-in (243 units) and the other rising star, the BMW X5 40e PHEV (240 sales).
| Pl | Model | Sales |
| 1 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 2.509 |
| 2 | Renault Zoe | 1.822 |
| 3 | Volkswagen Golf GTE | 1.481 |
| 4 | Kia Soul EV | 1.215 |
| 5 | Nissan Leaf | 1.125 |
But it's below the Top 10 that thing become really interesting: The Porsche Cayenne Plug-In and Mercedes C350e climb one position to #12 and #13, respectively while the Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia twins drop two positions to #14, registering only 99 units, their worst result in over a year. Are they also feeling the 30kWh syndrome?
Another model with slowing sales is the VW e-Up!, with its worst result ever, only 135 units, another position to #16, considering the free fall it is experiencing in the ranking, last year the little VW was #6, the german brand should give the e-Up! a substantial price cut, overcoming the largest problem that model has: Price.
The problems of some are the benefits of others, and the Mercedes B-Class ED benefited from the e-Up!'s woes to climb another position to #15, signaling another positive month for Mercedes.
Looking at newcomers in the ranking, the Volkswagen Passat GTE climbed nine positions to #21, the BMW X5 40e already joined the ranking at #30, while knocking at the door, there is another posh SUV: The Volvo XC90 T8 is #31, with 289 units...And there are more rookies waiting to join the ranking, like the #33 BMW 225xe Active Tourer is #33, or down a bit further, two more luxury SUV's: The Mercedes GLE500e and the Audi Q7 e-Tron.
In the brands ranking, Volkswagen is stable in the lead of Europe's EV Manufacturers Throne (18%), followed by Mitsubishi (16%) in Second and Renault in Third, with 13%, while Nissan is #4, with 12%, down 1% share.
| Pl | Europe | Oct. | 2015 | % | '14Pl |
| 1 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 2.509 | 22.061 | 16 | 1 |
| 2 | Nissan Leaf | 1.125 | 13.899 | 10 | 2 |
| 3 | Renault Zoe | 1.822 | 13.515 | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | Tesla Model S | 992 | 11.775 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | Volkswagen Golf GTE | 1.481 | 11.691 | 8 | 22 |
| 6 | Volkswagen e-Golf | 738 | 9.475 | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | Audi A3 e-Tron | 965 | 8.841 | 6 | 19 |
| 8 | BMW i3 | 948 | 8.309 | 6 | 5 |
| 9 10 11 | Volvo V60 Plug-In Kia Soul EV Renault Kangoo ZE | 595 1.215 349 | 4.185 4.113 3.011 | 3 3 2 | 7 23 8 |
| 12 | Porsche Cayenne Plug-In | 243 | 2.622 | 2 | 28 |
| 13 | Mercedes C350e | 371 | 2.599 | 2 | N/A |
| 14 | Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia | 99 | 2.452 | 2 | 12 |
| 15 16 17 18 | Mercedes B-Class ED Volkwagen e-Up! BMW i8 Renault Twizy | 212 135107 173 | 2.336 2.3271.781 1.743 | 2 2 1 1 | 29 615 11 |
| 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 | Smart Fortwo ED Peugeot iOn Volkswagen Passat GTE Bolloré Blue Car Citröen C-Zero Mitsubishi I-Miev Mercedes S500e Toyota Prius Plug-In Ford C-Max Energi Porsche Panamera Plug-In BMW X5 40e Goupil | 256 151 824 202 125 65 48 22 66 32 240 47 | 1.719 1.268 1.067 953 812 664 621 554 551 501 371 359 | 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 10 21 N/A 13 20 17 31 14 N/A 18 N/A 24 |
| TOTAL | 16.614 | 137.797 | 100 |
