Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts
the remains of a 0-6-0 built in 1920, and was subsequently abandoned. Coastal erosion means it is about to fall into the Tasman Sea.
First used by the New Zealand Public Works Department then the Bruce Bay Timber Company on the west coast from 1935 to 1945
Photo: John Birchfield
http://trainrover.blogspot.com/2016/02/new-zealand-january-2016-3-industrial.html
the odd spare tire in Australia's racing
Well, marsupials are only found in Australia, and spare tires only show up under the front windscreen in Australian racing.. .. coincidence?
I haven't looked into why some race cars had to carry a spare tire, but I bet it's all about the race series, and I suspect it's due to calling it the GT race car, and what Grand Touring car would be without a spare tire?
https://primotipo.com/page/31/
of snorkels and spare tires, the Ferrari P4 in 1967 -68
Modified to run in the ’67 CanAm Series in the US. Chassis ‘0858’was then acquired by ‘Scuderia Veloces’ David McKay for one fabulous season in Australia
just look at the induction snorkels and that spare tire... quite a strange look indeed.
the caption to the above photo:
That ‘Australian’ spare tyre. Fitted as a consequence of our local sports car regs at the time. SV solution a neat one even if the weight is well outside the cars wheelbase…where else to put it!? Yellow stickers ‘Gatto Verde’ a gift from Alf Francis to McKay, McKay makes mention of it in his autobiography but not actually what the stickers mean/represent.
https://primotipo.com/2015/04/02/ferrari-p4canam-350-0858/
Australia Q1 2016
Tesla Edition
We finally have some numbers regarding Australia this year, the available numbers are not bad, YTD sales are up 9%, with the EV Share stuck at 0.15%, the same result as last year, because the overall Australian auto market is in record levels.
The Outlander PHEV should continue in the lead, but Tesla is making its presence noted, closing in to the japanese SUV, hopefully the Californian model presence in Australian soil helps changing people minds regarding EV's.
As for the veteran Nissan Leaf , the japanese hatch had a slight increase regarding last year performance, result of the 30kWh version?
Looking to BMW i-models, the little i3 is down one position to Fourth, selling only 27 units, down 41% YoY, while the BMW i8 registered 7 units.
| Australia | Q1 '16 | Q1 '15 |
| Mitsu Outlander PHEV e) | 195 | 198 |
| Tesla Model S e) | 150 | 104 |
| Nissan Leaf BMW i3 BMW i8 | 40 27 7 | 31 46 N/A |
| TOTAL | 419 | 385 |
e) Estimate
Australia September 2015
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| RIP Holden Volt |
For Whom The Bell Tolls Edition
With some 1.200 plug-ins sold to date, the Australian plug-in market growth has slowed down to just 40% YoY, with the EV Share now at 0,14% vs 0.11% in the previous year, so a lot still has to be done here.
Looking at the models ranking, it remains basically the same, with the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV in a leading position, followed by the Tesla Model S in #2, while the Third Placed BMW i3 has to defend its position from the Nissan Leaf.
We have a newcomer in the ranking, with the BMW i8 cruising in #5, ahead of the runnout Holden Volt.
In memoriam of the Volt venture into the south seas, let's take a look at its sales performance in Australia over the years:
2012 - 80 units, #2 in the models ranking;
2013 - 101 units, #2;
2014 - 58 units, #4;
2015 - 7 units, #6.
There's nothing here to get too excited about it, really, not once did it won the Best Seller Trophy, but it did paved the way for others to join in and harvest the work done by it to spread the word, so it was with a bit of sorrow that i read that GM wouldn't sell the 2nd Gen Volt here, now let's just hope the upcoming Bolt pure electric finds its way Down Under...
| Pl | Australia | Sep. | YTD '15 | % | '14Pl |
| 1 | Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV e) | 65 | 588 | 50 | 1 |
| 2 3 4 | Tesla Model S e) BMW i3 Nissan Leaf | 35 13 8 | 309 124 109 | 26 10 9 | 3 5 2 |
| 5 6 | BMW i8 Holden Volt | 1 | 47 7 | 4 1 | N/A 4 |
| TOTAL | 122 | 1.184 | 100 | ||
Source: Best Selling Cars Blog
Australia Q1 2015
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We finally have some numbers regarding Australia this year, they don't cover the whole market but nevertheless, the major players are all there. And the available numbers are really encouraging...
If 2014 was the year of the Outlander PHEV, with some 75 units/month, the japanese SUV has seen their sales decline a bit this year, and although it continues comfortably in the lead, Tesla is making its presence noted, it is now #2, but hopefully the best benefit of its presence in Australian soil is changing people minds into EV's, something that has been difficult in Aussie-land.
As for BMW, the little i3 is Third, selling 46 units, proving to be another welcome addition to the Australian EV Scene.
As for the veterans Nissan Leaf and Holden Volt, they are relegated to the bottom places, with significant sales declines regarding last year.
| Australia | Q1 '15 | Q1 '14 |
| Mitsu Outlander PHEV | 198 | 225 |
| Tesla Model S | 104 | N/A |
| BMW i3 Nissan Leaf Holden Volt | 46 31 6 | N/A 42 20 |
| TOTAL | 385 | 287 |
Australia Full Year 2014 (Updated)
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| "All hail the new Sales Champion!" |
The Game Changer Edition
Like in the UK and other countries, the complete Australian sales data is only available every Quarter of the Year, so now i can post the full year EV sales there.
The inclusion of the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV in the Aussie ranking changed the whole picture, from a market with stagnating sales (304 units sold in'13 vs 279 sales last year without the Mitsu), to an amazing sales record of 1.181 units (And a respectable 0,11% EV Share), the circa 900 sales of the Mitsu Outlander PHEV shattered every record in Australia and were a true game-changer in this market and, just like in neighboring New Zealand, 2014 became Year One for plug-ins in Australia, all thanks to the japanese SUV.
The Nissan Leaf was relegated to #2 with 173 units sold, which is 15 units less than the year before, but the chronic runner-up Holden Volt fared even worse, selling almost half of what it did in 2013 and less than the 80 units registered in its debut year, ending the year in #3. Now that there's a Second Generation Volt being showcased in the Detroit Auto Show, one wonders if there will be a future for this model Down Under.
In #4 was the newcomer BMW i3, with 33 units, with BMW ambitious i-sub brand performing better than expected a bit throughout the world, the Leaf should look out for this chunky Bimmer, if it wants to stay ahead of it.
Finally, in #5, the Tesla Model S just arrived in time to show on the 2014 ranking, but its ambitions are far greater than the last place on the ranking.
After Nissan hitting the Top Spot the previous year, Mitsubishi returned with a vengeance and resumed the domination of this market (Best Seller in 2010, 2011, 2012 and now 2014) it had before.
Regarding 2015, i think sales rise significantly, although the Leaf might see its sales soften a little (Will the Volt disappear in the meantime?), but new sales from Mitsubishi, Tesla and BMW should pull the numbers to a new record in both volume (I'm guessing 2.000 units) and EV Share.
| Australia | 2014 | 2013 |
| Mitsu. Outlander PHEV Nissan Leaf | 895 173 | N/A 188 |
| Holden Volt | 58 | 101 |
| BMW i3 Tesla Model S e) | 33 22 | N/A N/A |
| TOTAL | 1.181 | 304 |
e) - Estimate
Sources: www.bestsellingcarsblog.com
Australia 3Q 2014
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| Will the Outlander PHEV be a success story in Australia? |
Waiting for Newcomers Edition
The third quarter australian sales data became available and short of knowing the numbers from the Outlander PHEV, they aren't that great, with stagnant sales from the usual two (Leaf and Volt), with the EV share down to 0,021% vs 0,026% a year ago. Let's hope the Mitsu SUV, as well as the impending arrivals of Tesla and BMW i-models, contribute to change this.
Looking at what we have now, the Nissan Leaf continues at #1 with 130 units sold, a shy 10% increase from a year ago...
...But Holden did even worse, selling only 47 Volts this year, which is half of it had sold last year!
| Australia | 3Q '14 | 3Q'13 |
| Nissan Leaf | 130 | 118 |
| Holden Volt | 47 | 89 |
| Mitsubishi I-Miev | 0 | 45 |
| TOTAL | 177 | 237 |
e) - Estimate
Source: www.bestsellingcarsblog.com
New Zealand July 2014 (Special Edition)
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| Even the Holden Volt saw its sales rise |
Outlander PHEV Carries New Zealand EV's to New Heights
Many didn't see this coming, but the arrival of the Outlander PHEV to New Zealand kickstarted for real the Kiwi EV market, selling 129 units to date, which means that the japanese e-SUV sells more in one month than the rest of the competition sold in years!
Even the other two contenders benefited from Mitsu success and hype, both selling now way more than in past years, with all this unexpected sales level (158 to date), the EV Share jumped to 0,22%, eons above last year 0,007% and above the score of neighboring Australia (0,02% share in '14), which registered 114 plug-ins (79 Leaf and 35 Volt) until June, despite having a global market several times larger than NZ. . .
Will the Outlander PHEV do the same stunt in Australia? Or will that role go to the upcoming arrivals of Tesla and BMW?
| New Zealand | YTD July '14 | 2013 |
| Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV | 129 | N/A |
| Nissan Leaf | 22 | 0 |
| Holden Volt | 7 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 158 | 8* |
* - >The other 6 were Mitsubishi I-Miev's
PHEV's eat into regular hybrid sales
Thanks to this board, courtesy of David from MIA organization, we can see the sales of different types of hybrids and electric cars, and a curious number here is that the arrival of the Outlander PHEV coincided with the sinking of the Toyota Prius V and Peugeot 3008 Hybrid 4 sales, both of which can be considered as rivals of the Mitsubishi SUV, so one can say that Plug-in Hybrids will be the next stage of success for regular hybrids (Wink, wink, Toyota and Honda).
Make and Model | Total | YTD 11 | YTD 12 | YTD 13 | YTD 14 |
Petrol Hybrid | |||||
Total | 4,681 | 578 | 946 | 768 | 665 |
BMW 535I | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
HONDA CIVIC | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
HONDA CRZ | 108 | 0 | 41 | 16 | 12 |
HONDA INSIGHT | 496 | 124 | 192 | 39 | 0 |
LEXUS CT200H | 477 | 91 | 62 | 53 | 60 |
LEXUS ES300H | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
LEXUS GS300H | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
LEXUS GS450H | 55 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 10 |
LEXUS IS300H | 78 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
LEXUS LS600HL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
LEXUS RX450H | 267 | 42 | 55 | 50 | 35 |
NISSAN PATHFINDER | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
PORSCHE CAYENNE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
TOYOTA CAMRY | 1,462 | 174 | 265 | 241 | 205 |
TOYOTA PRIUS | 473 | 141 | 89 | 57 | 39 |
TOYOTA PRIUS C | 1,026 | 0 | 192 | 235 | 239 |
TOYOTA PRIUS V | 165 | 0 | 30 | 44 | 1 |
Diesel Hybrid | |||||
Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 |
MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PEUGEOT 3008 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
PEUGEOT 508 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
Plug-In Petrol Hybrid | |||||
Total | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 |
MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 |
Electric | |||||
Total | 76 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 29 |
HOLDEN VOLT | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
MITSUBISHI I-MIEV | 24 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
NISSAN LEAF | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 |
