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1-2 For Tesla
The Swiss EV market registered some 680 units last month, up 26% YoY, the best result of the year, and although still in the red, the YTD numbers recovered, now down just 8%, with the EV Share recovering to 1.86%, closer from the 1.98% of last year.
The main culprit for this recovery was Tesla, which had a record month, delivering 315 units, almost half of the EV market last month, divided by 154 Model S and 161 Model X, which surged to the leadership in September, in its first real deliveries month.
With the newer Model X profiting from a long waiting list, it won't be difficult to see the American SUV win more Monthly trophies in the coming months, and reach the Second Place in the YTD ranking, which would be a first for Tesla, Gold and Silver in the same market.
But back at the Model S, despite YTD sales down 6% YoY, it is still enough to hold on to the Second position in its size class, staying ahead of the Audi A6 (1.080 units) and the Mercedes E-Class (927), with the leader BMW 5-Series (1.246 units) at a comfortable distance from the American SportsSedan Liftback.
With the newer Model X profiting from a long waiting list, it won't be difficult to see the American SUV win more Monthly trophies in the coming months, and reach the Second Place in the YTD ranking, which would be a first for Tesla, Gold and Silver in the same market.
But back at the Model S, despite YTD sales down 6% YoY, it is still enough to hold on to the Second position in its size class, staying ahead of the Audi A6 (1.080 units) and the Mercedes E-Class (927), with the leader BMW 5-Series (1.246 units) at a comfortable distance from the American Sports
Looking elsewhere, two good results stand out, with the BMW i3 registering 69 units (Year best) and the veteran Citroen C-Zero selling 12 units, its best result in four years(!), now imagine if they offered the little quirky car with a competitive price...
Reversely, the Nissan Leaf sales seem to have dried up, with only 9 sales in the last three months, it is its worst quarter in over four years, Nissan needs to refresh its line up (40 kWh version?) urgently, if it wants to keep up with the competition.
In the manufacturers ranking, Tesla reinforced its leadership, with 30% share, up 3%, followed by Volkswagen (12%), Audi (11%) and Renault (10%), all on the lookout for a podium seat.
Reversely, the Nissan Leaf sales seem to have dried up, with only 9 sales in the last three months, it is its worst quarter in over four years, Nissan needs to refresh its line up (40 kWh version?) urgently, if it wants to keep up with the competition.
In the manufacturers ranking, Tesla reinforced its leadership, with 30% share, up 3%, followed by Volkswagen (12%), Audi (11%) and Renault (10%), all on the lookout for a podium seat.
| Pl | Switzerland | Sep. | YTD | % | '15Pl |
| 1 2 3 | Tesla Model S Audi A3 e-Tron e) BMW i3 | 154 40 69 | 1.083 460325 | 25 11 8 | 1 4 2 |
| 4 5 | Volkswagen Golf GTE e) Renault Zoe | 25 36 | 320 315 | 7 7 | 3 5 |
6 | Tesla Model X | 161 | 200 | 5 | N/A |
| 7 | Mitsu. Outlander PHEV e) | 15 | 185 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Nissan Leaf | 2 | 135 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 8 | Mercedes B-Class ED e) Porsche Cayenne Plug-In e) | 15 15 | 135 135 | 3 3 | 8 10 |
| 11 12 13 13 15 | Volvo V60 Plug-In e) Kia Soul EV e) Volkswagen Passat GTE e) Volvo XC90 T8 e) Volkswagen e-Golf e) | 5 10 25 15 5 | 105 95 90 90 85 | 2 2 2 2 2 | 7 9 N/A N/A 12 |
| 16 16 18 | Renault Twizy e) Mercedes C350e e) Mitsubishi I-Miev | 5 15 5 | 80 75 60 | 2 2 1 | 13 21 20 |
| 19 20 21 | BMW i8 Citröen C-Zero Renault Kangoo ZE e) | 2 12 5 | 58 51 45 | 1 1 1 | 14 22 16 |
| 22 | Volkswagen e-Up! | 40 | 1 | 18 | |
| 23 | Peugeot iOn | 2 | 31 | 1 | 25 |
| 24 | Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia | 20 | 0 | 17 | |
| 25 26 26 28 29 30 30 30 30 30 35 | Citröen e-Mehari Mercedes S500e Mercedes GLE500e Audi Q7 e-Tron Opel Ampera Porsche Panamera Plug-in BMW 225xe Act. Tourer e) BMW 330e e) BMW X5 40e e) Mercedes GLC350e e) Cadillac ELR Others | 3 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 | 17 15 15 10 75 5 5 5 5 4 5 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | N/A 27 N/A N/A 19 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A |
| TOTAL | 681 | 4.316 | 100 |
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Source: auto-suisse.ch
