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| Another two models going for the Posh SUV Best Seller title |
2013 All Over Again - Heavy Weights Edition
The 3.712 new EV's registered last month represent almost four times as much sales as in October '14, representing the third highest sales month only behind the historic months of November (5.546) and December '13 (9.311).
This surge in sales has a lot to do with fiscal changes happening in January 1st, something that previously originated the sales rush of late 2013, so something along the lines of those historic months are bound to happen in the next two months.
This sales rush pulled the EV Share further North, it is now at a record 6.56%, with the market headed not only to beat the 2013 result (23.151 units), but probably to reach the
Looking at last month models ranking, the Golf GTE recovered the #1 spot, followed by the Outlander PHEV, that thanks to 644 units, had its best result since June '14.
In Third we have a surprise, the Volkswagen Passat GTE landed with a bang, registering 595 units in its first sales month, being the best landing month for a single model since the Outlander PHEV arrinved in October '13 (650 units then).
Fourth is the Volvo V60 Plug-In, feeling something of a resurgence and registering its best result in 20(!) months, with 428 units.
| Pl | Model | Sales | |
| 1 |
| 680 | |
| 2 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 644 | |
| 2 | Volkswagen Passat GTE | 595 | |
| 4 | Volvo V60 Plug-In | 428 | |
| 5 | Audi A3 e-Tron | 397 |
Looking at the YTD ranking, lots of changes and newcomers below the Top 5, the Passat GTE goes straight to #8, while the Volvo XC90 Plug-In surges to #12, and two new competitors appear in the suddenly crowded posh SUV segment: The BMW X5 Plug-in registers a promising 66 units (Outselling the other i sub-brand relatives), while the Mercedes GLE500e lands with only three units to show.
The Renault Kangoo ZE climbs to #22 while Opel clears the Ampera stock, by registering
Looking at the manufacturers ranking, Volkswagen leads, with 26% share, followed by Mitsubishi (19%) and Audi (13%).
| Pl | Netherlands | Oct. | YTD | % | '14Pl |
| 1 2 | Volkswagen Golf GTE e) Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 680 644 | 5.058 4.160 | 23 19 | 6 1 |
| 3 | Audi A3 e-Tron | 397 | 2.787 | 13 | 12 |
| 4 | Volvo V60 Plug-In | 428 | 2.438 | 11 | 2 |
| 5 6 7 8 | Mercedes C350e e) Tesla Model S Porsche Cayenne Plug-In Volkwagen Passat GTE | 215 145 31 595 | 1.919 1.456 703 595 | 9 7 3 3 | N/A 3 17 N/A |
| 9 10 | Ford C-Max Energi Nissan Leaf | 66 32 | 550 518 | 2 2 | N/A 4 |
| 11 12 13 14 15 | BMW i3 Volvo XC90 T8 Plug-In Smart Fortwo ED Renault Zoe Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia * | 35 285 3 22 4 | 339 286 199 186 176 | 2 1 1 1 1 | 5 N/A 8 7 17 |
| 16 | Mercedes B-Class ED | 15 | 119 | 1 | N/A |
| 17 18 | BMW i8 Mercedes S500e e) | 7 4 | 82 71 | 0 0 | 14 N/A |
| 19 20 21 22 23 | BMW X5 40e Plug-In Kia Soul EV Porsche Panamera Plug-In Renault Kangoo ZE Volkswagen e-Golf e) | 66 5 1 14 5 | 66 64 60 55 51 | 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A 18 10 N/A 19 |
| 23 25 | Renault Twizy Volkswagen e-Up! | 1 | 51 49 | 0 0 | 15 13 |
| 26 27 28 28 30 31 31 31 | Toyota Prius Plug-In Opel Ampera Porsche 918 Mitsubishi I-Miev Ford Focus Electric Volkswagen XL1 Citroen Berlingo EV Mercedes GLE500e | 12 1 3 2 3 | 46 36 8 8 5 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 11 16 23 20 23 26 N/A N/A |
| TOTAL | 3.721 | 22.150 | 100 |
Source: RAI.nl
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