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Tesla Leads Edition
For the first time this year, YoY sales were down in Finland, with October showing a 13% decrease, but with YTD sales at 571 units, sales are already 30% above last year result (440 sales), with the EV Share at 0,63%, a significant departure from the 0,42% of last year, if somewhat still lagging behind their scandinavian neighbors, all above 1% share.
Looking at the models ranking, if the podium remains the same, with the Tesla Model S leader, followed by the Mitsu Outlander PHEV and the Porsche Cayenne in #3, the rest of the ranking has seen two significant changes:
- The VW Golf GTE climbed one position to #4, displacing the Nissan Leaf;
- Instant success for the Mercedes C350e, already in #7.
Looking at the manufacturers ranking, Tesla leads with 23% share, looking to win its first title in Finland, while the current crown bearer, Mitsubishi, is Second with 16% and leading a group of four brands running close to each other: Volkswagen is #3 also with 16% share, Porsche is #4, with 14% and Nissan is #5 with 12%,
Looking at the BEV / PHEV breakdown, this traditionally PHEV-friendly market has seen plug-in hybrids increase share regarding last year, it is now at 61% / 39% vs the 57 / 43 of last year.
| Pl | Finland | Oct. | YTD '15 | % | Pl '14 | |
| 1 2 | Tesla Model S Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 15 7 | 131 90 | 23 16 | 2 1 | |
| 3 | Porsche Cayenne Plug-In | 4 | 73 | 13 | 8 | |
| 4 5 | Volkswagen Golf GTE Nissan Leaf | 6 | 66 64 | 12 11 | 10 3 | |
| 6 | Audi A3 e-Tron | 4 | 53 | 9 | N/A | |
| 7 | Mercedes C350e e) | 8 | 23 | 4 | N/A | |
| 8 9 10 | Volkswagen e-Golf Volvo V60 Plug-In Mercedes S500e | 1 4 | 15 14 11 | 3 2 2 | N/A 4 12 | |
| 11 12 12 12 15 15 17 18 18 | Toyota Prius Plug-In Porsche Panamera Plug-In Mercedes B-Class ED BMW i8 Volkswagen e-Up! Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia Volvo XC90 T8 PHEV Ford C-Max Energi Opel Ampera | 2 1 | 6 5 5 5 3 3 2 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 | 5 7 N/AN/A 9 N/A N/A N/A 6 | |
| TOTAL | 51 | 571 | 100 |
Source: trafi.fi
