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| "Oldtimer? Who? Me?!? Finished what?!?! I'll show you who's old and finished..." - This seems to be the Fado of the Nissan Leaf in Portugal |
Leaf Returns to #1
EV Sales continue growing, with 167 registrations last month, a 27% increase YoY, with the EV Share down slightly to 0.74%.
With four leadership changes this year and three different models passing by the leadership, this is turning out to be one of the most entertaining rankings to look at, with June being no exception, due to a sales slump from the Outlander PHEV (14 units, worst result of the year), the all-electric Nissan Leaf went back to #1, with the Mercedes C350e also taking the chance to overcome the Japanese SUV, thanks to a record 41 deliveries in June, displacing the Mitsubishi to #3, its worst placement in over a year.
Besides the Merc, there were two additional models breaking their own personal records, the newcomer BMW 330e had its first real sales month, delivering 10 units and shooting 16 positions to #10, while the Kia Soul EV registered four units, its best result ever since it landed in 2014, does this mean that the local Kia importer is finally serious about distributing the model?
In the manufacturers ranking, there's also a close race, with Nissan (19%) still in the leadership, but Mercedes (18%, up 1%) is breathing in the Japanese brand neck, having just surpassed Mitsubishi (16%, down 2%) in the race for Second Place.
| Pl | Portugal | June | 2016 | % | Pl '15 |
| 1 2 | Nissan Leaf Mercedes C350e | 33 41 | 157 151 | 18 17 | 2 5 |
| 3 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 14 | 142 | 16 | 1 |
| 4 | BMW i3 * | 19 | 96 | 11 | 3 |
| 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 12 13 14 14 14 17 17 19 20 21 21 21 24 | Volvo V60 Plug-In Renault Zoe Volkswagen Golf GTE Volvo XC90 T8 Renault Twizy BMW 330e Tesla Model S Renault Kangoo ZE BMW 225xe Active Tourer Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia Kia Soul EV Volkswagen Passat GTE BMW i8 Mercedes B250e Porsche Cayenne Plug-In Volkswagen e-Golf Mercedes S500e Toyota Prius Plug-In BMW X5 40e Volkswagen e-Up! | 13 17 4 2 10 4 5 4 2 1 | 79 77 23 17 15 13 11 11 10 9 9 9 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 3 | 9 93 2 12 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 | 9 4 11 28 6 N/A 16 12 N/A 10 16 N/A 20 15 18 N/A 20 8 25 14 |
| 24 24 27 27 | Peugeot iOn Audi A3 e-Tron Citröen Berlingo EV Smart Fortwo ED | 3 3 1 1 | 0 00 0 | 6 18 30 22 | |
| TOTAL | 167 | 877 | 100 |
Source: ACAP
* - 12 BEV + 7 REX
Plug-Ins Versus Regular Hybrids
| Pl | Model | June 2016 |
| 1 | Toyota Auris Hybrid | 126 |
| 2 | Toyota Yaris Hybrid | 81 |
| 3 | Mercedes C350e | 41 |
| 4 | Mercedes C300h | 39 |
| 5 | Nissan Leaf | 33 |
If we combine regular hybrid sales with plug-ins, the customary two (Auris & Yaris) are in front, followed by the plug-in hybrid version of the Mercedes C-Class (C350e), two units ahead of the regular diesel-hybrid version of the same car (C300h), an important sign that buyers are preferring plug-ins in this diesel-addicted market.
