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Tesla Model S Back At #1
The sales hangover continues, with sales (952) down just 47% YoY, with this August being the second best selling month of the year.
Looking at the Top 5 ranking, the Monthly Best Seller award went for the third time this year to the Tesla Model S, with 129 deliveries, followed by the VW Passat GTE (119 units, year best) and the Mercedes C350e.
The Audi Q7 e-Tron reached #4 in its second full sales month, scoring a new record (91 units) for the German
| Pl | Model | Sales |
| 1 | Tesla Model S | 129 |
| 2 | Volkswagen Passat GTE | 119 |
| 3 | Mercedes C350e | 111 |
| 4 | Audi Q7 e-Tron | 91 |
5 | BMW 330e | 85 |
In the YTD ranking, it has been an entertaining race for the leadership, with the Volvo XC90 PHEV and Tesla Model S changing positions every passing month, this time it is the Californian Sports Sedan that sits at the throne, expect the Model S to increase the lead in September with the usual last-month-of-the-quarter-peak, now if that will be enough to secure the leadership for the rest of the year... I doubt it.
As the Dutch EV market returns to its PHEV roots, the few all-electric models in top positions are dropping, the Nissan Leaf was down one position to Sixth, surpassed by the Mercedes C350e, while the #10 Renault Zoe dropped to #12 and the VW e-Golf went down from #13 to #14.
Exception to this rule is the 33kWh-improved BMW i3, scoring 75 units, its best result of the year, with only one unit belonging to the Rex type. An important change, considering that until now, only 1/3 of the i3's in the Netherlands were BEV's.
Big climbers in the ranking were the Audi Q7 e-Tron, up five positions to #10, the Cayenne Plug-in, which climbed two positions to #17 and the Tesla Model X, that jumped six places to #24. An interesting fact is that all these three plug-ins belong to the Luxury SUV class, currently the hottest place to be for plug-ins.
A twilight-zone event in this market is the performance of the Toyota Prius Plug-in, despite running out of production for over a year, it is still selling in significant numbers (13 units last month), inclusively its YTD sales jumped 96% YoY! Where does the Dutch Toyota importer finds these units? Who knows, by this time, the plug-in Prius is the most active undead of the EV market...
As the Dutch EV market returns to its PHEV roots, the few all-electric models in top positions are dropping, the Nissan Leaf was down one position to Sixth, surpassed by the Mercedes C350e, while the #10 Renault Zoe dropped to #12 and the VW e-Golf went down from #13 to #14.
Exception to this rule is the 33kWh-improved BMW i3, scoring 75 units, its best result of the year, with only one unit belonging to the Rex type. An important change, considering that until now, only 1/3 of the i3's in the Netherlands were BEV's.
Big climbers in the ranking were the Audi Q7 e-Tron, up five positions to #10, the Cayenne Plug-in, which climbed two positions to #17 and the Tesla Model X, that jumped six places to #24. An interesting fact is that all these three plug-ins belong to the Luxury SUV class, currently the hottest place to be for plug-ins.
A twilight-zone event in this market is the performance of the Toyota Prius Plug-in, despite running out of production for over a year, it is still selling in significant numbers (13 units last month), inclusively its YTD sales jumped 96% YoY! Where does the Dutch Toyota importer finds these units? Who knows, by this time, the plug-in Prius is the most active undead of the EV market...
Looking at the manufacturers ranking, BMW's strong line up has helped it to maintain the leadership (22%), while the #2 Volvo (18%, down 1%) is looking to Tesla (17%) through the rear view mirror with increasing concern.
Pl | Netherlands | Aug. | YTD | % | '15Pl |
1 2 | Tesla Model S Volvo XC90 T8 | 129 64 | 1.044 1.005 | 16 16 | 8 7 |
3 | BMW 330e | 85 | 764 | 12 | 25 |
4 | Volkswagen Passat GTE | 119 | 565 | 9 | 6 |
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 | Mercedes C350e Nissan Leaf BMW 225xe Active Tourer BMW i3 * Volvo V60 Plug-In Audi Q7 e-Tron Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 111 18 47 75 33 91 25 | 477 440 343 224 165 153 143 | 8 7 5 4 3 2 2 | 5 13 17 12 3 N/A 1 |
12 | Renault Zoe | 14 | 140 | 2 | 14 |
13 | Volkswagen Golf GTE | 31 | 136 | 2 | 2 |
14 | Volkswagen e-Golf | 6 | 118 | 2 | 28 |
15 | Mercedes B250e | 8 | 94 | 1 | 19 |
16 17 18 | Volkswagen e-Up! Porsche Cayenne Plug-In Audi A3 e-Tron | 3 10 6 | 63 60 57 | 1 1 1 | 28 10 4 |
19 | Toyota Prius Plug-In | 13 | 55 | 1 | 22 |
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 | Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia BMW X5 40e BMW i8 Mercedes GLE500e Tesla Model X Kia Soul EV Porsche Panamera Plug-In Peugeot iOn Renault Kangoo ZE Renault Twizy Ford C-Max Energi BMW 740e Mitsubishi I-Miev Mercedes S500e Smart Fortwo ED | 3 7 4 25 10 7 1 5 1 1 | 53 43 36 32 30 28 18 15 14 13 6 5 4 3 2 | 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 15 11 20 27 N/A 24 21 N/A 25 28 9 N/A 30 18 15 |
TOTAL | 952 | 6.348 | 100 |
* - 74 Bev + 1 Rex
Source: RAI Vereniging
Regular Hybrids + Plug-ins Ranking
| Pl | Model | Sales |
| 1 | Toyota Yaris Hybrid | 285 |
| 2 | Toyota Auris Hybrid | 213 |
| 3 | Kia Niro | 181 |
| 4 | Tesla Model S | 129 |
| 5 | VW Passat GTE | 119 |
Plug-ins are also represented, with the Tesla Model S reaching Fourth and the VW Passat GTE #5.
