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Mercedes GLC350e the new darling of the Belgian market
February continued with the positive trend in Belgium, with 753 passenger cars wearing a Plug being registered, up 17% YoY, pulling the EV Share at 1.8%.
SUV's continue to be the Trend du Jour, with Belgians confirming their love for German brands and SUV's, the Mercedes GLC350e won for the first time in February the Best Seller of the Month award, with a record 117 units, while climbing to Second Place in the YTD ranking, thus displacing the BMW X5 to the lowest position in the podium.
But is wasn't all bad news for the Bavarian automaker, both the BMW i3 and 225xe Atc. Tourer climbed one position, at the expense of the Audi Q7 e-Tron (26 sales, worst performance in six months), that dropped four positions to #9.
But is wasn't all bad news for the Bavarian automaker, both the BMW i3 and 225xe Atc. Tourer climbed one position, at the expense of the Audi Q7 e-Tron (26 sales, worst performance in six months), that dropped four positions to #9.
Looking elsewhere, the ageing Nissan Leaf registered 45 units, its best result in nine months, which proves once again the resilience on the Japanese model, allowing it to climb to positions, to #10, last month.
In the manufacturers ranking, last year leader BMW is firm in the leadership, with 37% (Up 3%), while Mercedes (18%, up 2%) benefited from the popularity of its midsize SUV and surpassed Volvo (16%, down 4%) in the race for Second Place.
In the manufacturers ranking, last year leader BMW is firm in the leadership, with 37% (Up 3%), while Mercedes (18%, up 2%) benefited from the popularity of its midsize SUV and surpassed Volvo (16%, down 4%) in the race for Second Place.
| Pl | Belgium | Feb. | YTD | % | '16Pl | |
| 1 | Volvo XC90 T8 | 78 | 277 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2 | Mercedes GLC350e | 117 | 225 | 12 | 12 | |
| 3 4 | BMW X5 40e BMW 330e | 66 63 | 204 134 | 11 7 | 2 5 | |
| 5 | Porsche Cayenne Plug-In | 35 | 102 | 6 | 3 | |
| 6 | BMW i3 * | 47 | 100 | 5 | 8 | |
| 7 | BMW 225xe Active Tourer | 48 | 97 | 5 | 6 | |
| 8 | Tesla Model S | 50 | 90 | 5 | 4 | |
| 9 | 26 | 86 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 10 | Nissan Leaf | 45 | 72 | 4 | 7 | |
| 11 | BMW 740e | 24 | 61 | 3 | 17 | |
| 12 13 14 14 16 17 18 18 19 | Tesla Model X Mercedes GLE500e Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Volkswagen Passat GTE Toyota Prius PHEV Renault Zoe Mercedes S500e Mercedes C350e Mercedes E350e | 13 22 21 14 8 14 8 12 8 | 48 46 35 2335 32 30 23 20 | 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 | 16 9 15 13 24 14 25 11 N/A | |
| 21 22 22 | Audi A3 e-Tron BMW i8 Volvo V60 Plug-In | 6 3 7 | 16 15 15 | 1 1 1 | 19 2018 | |
24 2525 27 28 28 30 30 | Mercedes B250e Hyundai Ioniq Electric Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia Kia Soul EV Volkswagen e-Up! Kia Optima PHEV Porsche Panamera Plug-In Peugeot iOn Others | 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 | 9 7 7 4 3 3 2 2 4 | 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 | 23 35 2130 32 39 27 20 | |
| TOTAL | 753 | 1.827 | 100 |
Source: FEBIAC
* - 27 Bev + 20 Rex
* - 27 Bev + 20 Rex
