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| Leader in Sweden |
The Dog Days Are Over... Edition
The Swedish EV market has recovered from a weak start of the year and is pressing forward, with 1.252 units in April, up 84% YoY, making this the thrid best sales month ever, only below last March and December.
As a result of this brilliant performance, the EV Share jumped to 2.95%, an all-time record for the Swedish EV market.
Looking at the monthly models ranking, the VW Passat GTE, ensured its second third leadership score, with 297 units (New Personal Best), winning the hearts and wallets of middle-managers across Sweden.
Volvo had a great sales month, placing the V60 Plug-in wagon in Third (131 units, best result in 18 months) and the XC90 PHEV SUV in Fifth, with a personal best 95 units.
| Pl | Model | Sales |
| 1 | Volkswagen Passat GTE | 297 |
| 2 | Nissan Leaf | 138 |
| 3 | Volvo V60 Plug-In | 131 |
| 4 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 129 |
5 | Volvo XC90 T8 | 95 |
Looking at the YTD ranking, there were a number of changes:
- The Volvo's recovered one position each, with the V60 Plug-in rising to Third and the XC90 PHEV to Fourth;
- The 2015 Best Seller, Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, jumped two positions to #5, contributing for the three position slump of the Tesla Model S to #6;
- The Renault Zoe rose one position to #8;
- The VW BEV's had a surprising good month, with the e-Up! (24 units, best result since August '14), jumping three positions to #15 and its larger brother e-Golf also climbing one position to #16.
- The VW BEV's had a surprising good month, with the e-Up! (24 units, best result since August '14), jumping three positions to #15 and its larger brother e-Golf also climbing one position to #16.
On the manufacturers ranking, Volkswagen (31%, up 1%) is stable in the leadership, followed by Volvo (18%, up 1%) and BMW (14%) in Third.
| Pl | Sweden | April | YTD '16 | % | '15Pl |
| 1 2 | Volkswagen Passat GTE Nissan Leaf | 297 138 | 805 363 | 23 11 | 11 3 |
| 3 | Volvo V60 Plug-In | 131 | 322 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 5 | Volvo XC90 T8 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 95 129 | 285 258 | 8 7 | 12 1 |
| 6 | Tesla Model S | 52 | 250 | 7 | 2 |
| 7 8 | BMW i3 * Renault Zoe | 72 60 | 218 163 | 6 5 | 7 6 |
| 9 10 11 | Volkswagen Golf GTE BMW 330e Audi A3 e-Tron | 47 56 23 | 153 118 83 | 4 3 3 | 5 N/A 8 |
| 12 13 | BMW X5 40e PHEV BMW 225xe Active Tourer | 41 19 | 80 67 | 2 2 | 16 N/A |
| 14 | Renault Kangoo ZE | 20 | 54 | 2 | 14 |
| 15 | Volkswagen e-Up! | 24 | 47 | 1 | 13 |
| 16 17 18 19 20 20 22 23 23 25 26 26 26 26 | Volkswagen e-Golf Mercedes C350e Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia Peugeot Partner EV Kia Soul EV Toyota Prius Plug-In Mercedes GLE500e Mercedes B250e Renault Twizy BMW i8 Saab 9.3 NEVS Mitsubishi I-Miev Mercedes S500e Volkswagen XL1 | 19 9 4 4 2 3 2 1 3 1 1 2 | 45 37 32 16 10 10 7 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 | 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 10 17 9 24 1915 27 21 18 20 N/A N/A 24 N/A |
| TOTAL | 1.252 | 3.446 | 100 |
* - 63 Rex + 9 Bev
Plug-Ins Versus Regular Hybrids
| Pl | Model | April |
| 1 | Toyota Auris Hybrid | 439 |
| 2 | Volkswagen Passat GTE | 297 |
| 3 | Toyota Yaris Hybrid | 233 |
| 4 | Nissan Leaf | 138 |
| 4 | Volvo V60 Plug-In | 131 |
If we combine April sales of regular hybrids with plug-ins, we see a familiar picture:The Toyota Auris Hybrid leads the way, but this time the Toyota Yaris Hybrid is down to Third, surpassed by the VW Passat GTE, while the remaining positions are all for plug-ins.
Source: bilsweden.se
