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Well, That Was Fast... Edition
After a short hangover period from last December sales rush, the Swedish EV market has already recovered and pressed again the accelerator, with 1.272 units in March, up 81% YoY, making this the second best sales month ever, below the 2.080 units of last December.
As result of this unexpected performance, the EV Share jumped to 2.63%, already 0.01% above the 2015 record.
Looking at the monthly models ranking, the middle-managers newest plug-in darling, the VW Passat GTE, ensured its second leadership score, with 293 units (Personal Best), followed by the Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model S, both with 142 units.
Tesla's Model S result represent a 45% rise Year-on-Year, but its real competitors are still far, with each of the Three Mary's representatives (A6, 5-Series & E-Class) having sold around 500 units last month.
Last year's Best Seller finally showed up in the ranking, with the Outlander PHEV scoring its first Top 5 of the year.
| Pl | Model | Sales |
| 1 | Volkswagen Passat GTE | 293 |
| 2 | Tesla Model S | 142 |
| 2 | Nissan Leaf | 142 |
| 4 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 129 |
5 | Volvo V60 Plug-In | 103 |
Looking at the YTD ranking, this sudden influx of sales brought a number of changes to the table, with the most significant being:
- The Nissan Leaf jumped to #2 (Rising two positions) and the Tesla Model S to #3 (Up six positions), removing the local Volvo models from the Podium;
- After a two months break, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has finally landed, jumping to #7;
- The BMW 330e surged seven positions and joined the Top 10 ranking, delivering positive signs for the future.
On the manufacturers ranking, Volkswagen (30%) is stable in the leadership, followed by Volvo (17%) and BMW (14%) in Third.
| Pl | Sweden | March | YTD '16 | % | '15Pl |
| 1 2 | Volkswagen Passat GTE Nissan Leaf | 293 142 | 508 225 | 23 10 | 11 3 |
| 3 | Tesla Model S | 142 | 198 | 9 | 2 |
| 4 5 | Volvo V60 Plug-In Volvo XC90 T8 PHEV | 103 74 | 191 190 | 9 9 | 4 12 |
| 6 | BMW i3 * | 73 | 146 | 7 | 7 |
| 7 8 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Volkswagen Golf GTE | 129 82 | 129 106 | 6 5 | 1 5 |
| 9 10 11 | Renault Zoe BMW 330e Audi A3 e-Tron | 41 57 22 | 103 62 60 | 5 3 3 | 6 N/A 8 |
| 12 13 | BMW 225xe Active Tourer BMW X5 40e PHEV | 24 15 | 48 39 | 2 2 | N/A 16 |
| 14 | Renault Kangoo ZE | 14 | 34 | 2 | 14 |
| 15 | Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia ** | 9 | 28 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 24 24 28 | Mercedes C350e Volkswagen e-Golf Volkswagen e-Up! Peugeot Partner EV Kia Soul EV Toyota Prius Plug-In Mercedes GLE500e Mercedes B250e Saab 9.3 NEVS Mitsubishi I-Miev Mercedes S500e Volkswagen XL1 BMW i8 | 16 5 4 7 6 2 3 4 2 1 1 2 1 | 28 26 23 12 8 7 5 4 2 2 2 2 1 | 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 17 10 13 24 1915 27 21 N/A N/A 24 N/A 20 |
| TOTAL | 1.272 | 2.189 | 100 |
* - 32 Rex + 41 Bev
** - 8 Pass / 1 LCV
Source: bilsweden.se
