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1-2 Win For Golf Twins
There were 3.826 new plug-ins sold in Norway last month, up 44% YoY, with the EV Share stable at 28,7%.
In August, the VW Golf GTE managed to end in First Place, winning its second Monthly Best Seller Trophy (April was its first), this time followed by its all-electric twin, the e-Golf.
The Mitsu Outlander PHEV went down to Third, ending the month with its worst result (356 units) since January. Troubles ahead for the Japanese company?
On the other hand, the #5 BMW i3 registered 293 units, all from the BEV variant, being its best result in 7 months.
The Mitsu Outlander PHEV went down to Third, ending the month with its worst result (356 units) since January. Troubles ahead for the Japanese company?
On the other hand, the #5 BMW i3 registered 293 units, all from the BEV variant, being its best result in 7 months.
| Pl | Model | Sales | ||
| 1 | Volkswagen Golf GTE | 487 | ||
| 2 | Volkswagen e-Golf | 421 | ||
| 3 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 356 | ||
| 4 |
| 318 | ||
| 5 |
| 293 |
Looking at the year-to-date ranking, if the podium positions remain the same, there are significant changes below the Fifth Position, the BMW i3 jumped three places to #6, while the VW e-Up! climbed one position to #12, thanks to 114 registrations, its best result since January, but the most important shift lies much lower...
...The Tesla Model X had its first real deliveries month, with 168 registrations, shooting nine positions to #22, surpassing three direct adversaries (Cayenne Plug-In, Merc GLE500e and Audi Q7 e-Tron) in the Luxury SUV class, with the current leader (#13 BMW X5 PHEV) some 500 units ahead, is it possible for the Minivan / SUV / Sports Thingy to still reach the leadership? I wouldn't bet against it.
At the bottom of the ranking there are two debuts to mention, the BMW 740e landed with an impressive 12 units, shooting straight away for the F-Segment/Full size class leadership, while the Hyundai Ioniq Electric registered its first four units, the good-looking Korean model has a lot of potential, but will depend on the Manufacturer willingness to make it in sufficient numbers (Do you hear that, Kia?) and to update it in a timely fashion, i mean, 28kWh battery is sooo 2015...
Looking at the manufacturers ranking, Volkswagen (31%) continues in the lead, followed from a far by Mitsubishi (14%) and Nissan (13%).
| Pl | Norway | Aug. | YTD | % | '15Pl |
| 1 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 356 | 3.703 | 13 | 4 |
| 2 | Volkswagen e-Golf | 421 | 3.559 | 12 | 1 |
| 3 | Nissan Leaf | 318 | 3.147 | 11 | 3 |
| 4 | Volkswagen Golf GTE | 487 | 2.994 | 10 | 6 |
| 5 | Volkswagen Passat GTE | 222 | 1.680 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 7 8 | BMW i3 Tesla Model S Audi A3 e-Tron | 293 170 120 | 1.496 1.454 1.403 | 5 5 5 | 5 2 7 |
| 9 | Renault Zoe | 15 | 1.324 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | Mercedes B250e | 276 | 1.141 | 4 | 10 |
| 11 | Kia Soul EV | 132 | 884 | 3 | 11 |
| 12 | Volkswagen e-Up! | 114 | 781 | 3 | 9 |
| 13 | BMW X5 40e | 27 | 699 | 2 | 19 |
| 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30 32 33 34 35 | BMW 225xe Active Tourer Mercedes C350e Volvo V60 Plug-In Volvo XC90 T8 Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia Mercedes GLC350e Peugeot iOn BMW 330e Tesla Model X Mitsubishi I-Miev Citröen C-Zero Audi Q7 e-Tron Mercedes GLE500e Renault Kangoo ZE Porsche Cayenne Plug-In Peugeot Partner EV Smart Fortwo ED BMW i8 Ford Focus Electric Citröen Berlingo EV BMW 740e Hyundai Ioniq Electric Others | 140 13225 33 47 62 23 49 168 34 13 73 8 21 14 10 1 2 3 1 12 4 | 685 671536 534 529 425 222 208 198 180 153 143 128 94 92 90 33 33 25 17 12 4 15 | 2 22 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A 1222 N/A 14 N/A 13 N/A N/A 26 16 N/A 27 17 24 18 15 25 21 23 N/A N/A |
| TOTAL | 3.826 | 29.292 | 100 |
Models breakdown by Fuel Source
The percentage of plug-ins in the general ranking is so significant, that we've decided to make a separate table for the breakdown of models by fuel source:| Pl | Model | Sales |
| 1 | Toyota RAV4 | 735 |
| 2 | Volkswagen Golf GTE | 487 |
| 3 | Volkswagen e-Golf | 421 |
| 4 | Toyota Yaris | 410 |
| 5 5 78 9 10 | Toyota Auris Volkswagen Tiguan Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Nissan Leaf Volkswagen Golf ICE Skoda Octavia | 361 361 356 318 306 237 |
With 29% share, the EV's performance in the general ranking is increasingly more relevant, of the 1.214 units sold by the leader VW Golf in August, only 306, or 25%, didn't had a Plug.
Splitting models by fuel source, it is a Toyota vs Volkswagen clash, with these brands monopolizing the Top 6 positions, with the Toyota RAV4 being a surprising best selling model, outselling the VW Golf twins (#2 GTE and #3 e-Golf), with the VW Tiguan rising to #5, a good indication for the success of the upcoming Tiguan GTE...
The remaining plug-ins in the Top 10 are the Mitsu Outlander PHEV, #7 with 356 units, and the Nissan Leaf in #8, making it two BEV's, two PHEV's, three HEV's and three regular ICE's. Talk about diversity...How long will it take until other markets will be like this?
