Belgium August 2015

Two contestants, only one winner: Who will it be?

Vacances / Vakantie / Ferien Edition

289 EV's were sold in Belgium last month, which is a respectable number to present in August, a holiday season, with YoY sales up 124%.

The two reasons for this good result are called Tesla Model S and Porsche Cayenne Plug-In, both performing one of their best performances of the year (3rd best for Tesla, 2nd best for Porsche), their race for the Best Seller crown is pushing the belgian EV Market forward (Around 0,9% Share), and that can only mean good things.

Most places remained the same, but at the bottom, the Peugeot iOn jumped four positions to #20 and with its Mitsu I-Miev twin registering its first units of the year this month, we see something of a comeback from the I-Miev family.

In the manufacturers ranking, everything remains the same, with Porsche leading (23%), followed closely by Tesla (22%, + 1%) and BMW, with 16%.

Pl	Belgium	Aug.	YTD	%	'14Pl
1	Tesla Model S	83	569	22	1
2	Porsche Cayenne Plug-In	77	523	20	14
3 4	BMW i3 * VW Golf GTE	20 9	280 197	11 8	2 23
5	Volvo V60 Plug-In	4	147	6	6
6	Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV	7	137	5	5
7	Nissan Leaf	11	138	5	4
8	Audi A3 e-Tron	12	127	5	15
9	BMW i8	10	122	5	9
10	Porsche Panamera Plug-In	5	78	3	3
11	Renault Twizy	9	49	2	8
11	Mercedes B-Class ED	11	49	2	N/A
13 14 15 15	Mercedes S500 Plug-In VW e-Golf Smart Fortwo ED Renault Zoe	3 2 3 3	40 30 24 24	2 1 1 1	N/A 10 10 7
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 25 25 25 28	VW e-Up! Kia Soul EV Mercedes C350e Peugeot iOn Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia Porsche 918 Ford Focus Electric Opel Ampera Mitsubishi I-Miev Volkswagen XL1 McLaren P1 Toyota Prius Plug-In	1 2 2 8 2 2 2 1	19 13 11 10 9 7 3 3 2 2  2 1	1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	12 18 N/A 17  18 21 N/A 16 18 N/A 23 23
	TOTAL	289	2.616	100

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Belgium July 2015

Nothing like exploring the countryside in silence...

Vacances / Vakantie / Ferien Edition

235 EV's were sold in Belgium last month, half of what it sold in the previous month, but with YoY sales up 53%, it's more a case of seasonality (You know, Summertime...) than some kind of slowing down of sales.

The top places remain the same, but below the Top 5, things start to shake: The Outlander PHEV climbed one position to #6, switching places with the Nissan Leaf, which registered only 7 units, its worst showing in 14 months!

But there were more changes, the Audi A3 e-Tron broke its personal record by selling 25 units, surpassing at the same time the BMW i8 (7 units, worst result of the year), and reaching the Eighth Place, while the Mercedes B-Class ED is receiving a warm welcome here, selling a record 16 units and jumping three positions to #11, becoming the best selling rookie this year, ahead of its S500 PHEV sibling.

In the manufacturers ranking, everything remains the same, with Porsche leading (23%), followed by Tesla (21%) and BMW, with 16%.

Pl	Belgium	July	YTD	%	'14Pl
1	Tesla Model S	38	486	21	1
2	Porsche Cayenne Plug-In	45	446	19	14
3 4	BMW i3 * VW Golf GTE	26 12	260 188	11 8	2 23
5	Volvo V60 Plug-In	12	143	6	6
6	Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV	13	130	6	5
7	Nissan Leaf	7	127	5	4
8	Audi A3 e-Tron	25	115	5	15
9	BMW i8	7	112	5	9
10	Porsche Panamera Plug-In	3	73	3	3
11	Renault Twizy e)	5	38	2	8
11	Mercedes B-Class ED	16	38	2	N/A
13 14 15 15	Mercedes S500 Plug-In VW e-Golf Smart Fortwo ED Renault Zoe	5 3 2 3	37  28 21 21	2 1 1 1	N/A 10 10 7
17 18 19 20 21 22 22 24 24 24	VW e-Up! Kia Soul EV Mercedes C350e Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia Porsche 918 Ford Focus Electric Opel Ampera Peugeot iOn Volkswagen XL1 McLaren P1	2 4 4 1 1 2	18 11 9 7 5 3 3 2 2  2	1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	12 18 N/A  18 21 N/A 16 17 N/A 23
	TOTAL	235	2.325	100

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Belgium June 2015

Top Dogs in Belgium

Dynamic Duo Edition

With 483 EV's sold, this was yet another record month in Belgium, with YoY sales up 140% and the EV Share rising again to 0,84% (Also record numbers), will we see it pass the 1% barrier by year end? I wouldn't bet against it.

The main reason for this record were the top two models, the Tesla Model S and the Porsche Cayenne Plug-In, both registering record performances (159 units for the first, 121 for the second), with the american car setting a new all time high for monthly sales of a single model.

But they weren't the only to shine, the Mercedes B-Class ED sold a record 12 units, jumping three positions to #14, while the little VW e-Up! changed positions with the Merc, dropping from #14 to #17. Maybe it's time for the german carmaker to give a haircut on the e-Up! high price...

In the manufacturers ranking, Porsche continues to lead (23%), followed Tesla (21%) and BMW, with 16%.

Pl	Belgium	June	YTD	%	'14Pl
1	Tesla Model S	159	448	21	1
2	Porsche Cayenne Plug-In	121	401	19	14
3 4	BMW i3 * VW Golf GTE	45 29	234 176	11 8	2 23
5	Volvo V60 Plug-In	14	131	6	6
6	Nissan Leaf	11	120	6	4
7	Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV	13	117	6	5
8	BMW i8	12	105	5	9
9	Audi A3 e-Tron	17	90	4	15
10	Porsche Panamera Plug-In	7	70	3	3
11	Renault Twizy	8	33	2	8
12	Mercedes S500 Plug-In e)	4	32	2	N/A
13 14 15 16	VW e-Golf Mercedes B-Class ED Smart Fortwo ED Renault Zoe	4 12 8 5	25  22 19 18	1 1 1 1	10 N/A 10 7
17 18 18 20 21 22 22 24 24	VW e-Up! Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia Kia Soul EV Mercedes C350e Porsche 918 Ford Focus Electric Opel Ampera Volkswagen XL1 McLaren P1	2 1 2 4 1 1 1 2	16 7 7 5 4 3 3 2 2	1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	12 18 18 N/A 21 N/A 16 N/A 23
	TOTAL	483	2.090	100

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Belgium May 2015

GTE Creeps Up Edition

With 339 EV's sold, it was the second-best ever month, tripling sales Yoy, with the EV Share rising again to 0,78%.

Looking at the models ranking, keeping with this year tradition (No one could hold the leadership in two straight months),  there was another leadership change, with the Tesla Model S returning to #1, despite the Porsche Cayenne Plug-In new personal best (62 sales), it was down to #2.

But the sensation of the moment is the VW Golf GTE, Second in May with 69 units, jumping to #4 in the YTD ranking and now threatening the #3 BMW i3.

In the manufacturers ranking, Porsche continues in the lead (22%), followed by BMW and Tesla, both with 18%.

Pl	Belgium	May	YTD	%	'14Pl
1	Tesla Model S	75	289	18	1
2	Porsche Cayenne Plug-In	62	280	17	14
3 4	BMW i3 * VW Golf GTE	35 67	189 149	12 9	2 23
5	Volvo V60 Plug-In	9	117	7	6
6	Nissan Leaf	10	109	7	4
7	Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV	10	104	6	5
8	BMW i8	11	93	6	9
9	Audi A3 e-Tron	9	73	5	15
10	Porsche Panamera Plug-In	20	63	4	3
11	Mercedes S500 Plug-In e)	6	28	2	N/A
12	Renault Twizy	5	25	2	8
13 14	VW e-Golf VW e-Up!	2 1	21 14	1 1	10 12
15 16 17 18 19 20 20 22 23 24	Renault Zoe Smart Fortwo ED Mercedes B-Class ED Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia Kia Soul EV Porsche 918 Ford Focus Electric Opel Ampera Mercedes C350e Volkswagen XL1	2 3 6 3 5 1	13 11 10 6 5 3 3 2 1 1	1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	7 10 N/A 18 18 21 N/A 16 N/A N/A
	TOTAL	339	1.607	100

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Belgium April 2015

Porsche #1 Edition

With 329 EV's sold, it was the second-best ever month, doubling the result of twelve months ago and multiplying sixfold the number of sales, if we look back two years, so we can say that EV's are getting hotter in Belgium every passing month.

Looking at the models ranking, there was yet another leadership change in the YTD ranking (This year nobody could hold the leadership in two straight months), with the Porsche Cayenne Plug-In registering a new personal best (59 sales) and removing the Tesla Model S (Only 14 units, worst result of the year) from #1, while the #3 BMW i3 also improved its personal best, selling 59 units last month.

Next is another member of the Royalty, the Volvo V60 Plug-In holds on to #4, a bit below it, the Golf GTE rises to #8, all while at the bottom of the ranking the Merc 350e lands, a car that might have a word to say in this Knokke-Heist Premium oriented market.

In the manufacturers ranking, Porsche is now in the lead (21%), followed by BMW (19%), while Tesla drops two positions to Third (17%).

Pl	Belgium	Apr.	YTD	%	'14Pl
1	Porsche Cayenne Plug-In	59	218	17	14
2	Tesla Model S	14	214	17	1
3	BMW i3 *	59	154	12	2
4	Volvo V60 Plug-In	26	108	9	6
5	Nissan Leaf	18	99	8	4
6	Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV	21	94	7	5
7	BMW i8	11	82	6	9
8	VW Golf GTE	58	78	6	N/A
9	Audi A3 e-Tron	23	64	5	15
10	Porsche Panamera Plug-In	7	43	3	3
11	Mercedes S500 Plug-In e)	10	22	2	N/A
12	Renault Twizy	2	20	2	8
13 14	VW e-Golf VW e-Up!	5 5	19 13	2 1	10 12
15 16 17 18 18 18 21 21 23	Renault Zoe Smart Fortwo ED Mercedes B-Class ED Ford Focus Electric Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia Porsche 918 Opel Ampera Kia Soul EV Mercedes C350e	3 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 1	11 8 4 3 3 3 2 2 1	1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	7 10 N/A N/A 18 21 16 18 N/A
	TOTAL	329	1.265	100

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Belgium March 2015

Springtime Records - Belgium Edition

418 EV's were sold, a new record edition, pulling the EV Share to 0,77%, with sales booming as they are (It seems fleet/company car buyers discovered the plug-in car, but more on that in a moment), the 1% barrier seems achievable this year.

Looking at the models ranking, for the third time in three months, there is a new leader in the YTD ranking, the Tesla Model S registered a record 139 units (Best monthly performance ever by a single model) and jumped three positions to #1, dropping to Second the Porsche Cayenne Plug-In, while the BMW i3 continued in #3.

Next is another member of the premium family, the Volvo V60 Plug-In is now #4, while the Nissan Leaf has dropped to #5, despite this, the japanese car is still the best non-premium car. As seven of the Top 10 selling cars are from premium brands, with the Outlander PHEV and Golf GTE known for being fleet buyers favorites, it seems that company car buyers are the main source of customers for EV's in Belgium.

In the manufacturers ranking, Tesla in now on the lead (22% Share), followed closely by Porsche (21%) and BMW (18%).

Pl	Belgium	Mar.	YTD	%	'14Pl
1	Tesla Model S	139	200	22	1
2	Porsche Cayenne Plug-In	58	159	17	14
3	BMW i3 *	31	95	10	2
4	Volvo V60 Plug-In	51	82	9	6
5	Nissan Leaf	11	81	9	4
6	Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV	34	73	8	5
7	BMW i8	18	71	8	9
8	Audi A3 e-Tron	18	41	4	15
9	Porsche Panamera Plug-In	11	36	4	3
10	VW Golf GTE	20	20	2	N/A
11	VW e-Golf	5	14	2	10
12	Mercedes S500 Plug-In e)	7	12	1	N/A
12 14	Renault Twizy Renault Zoe		12 8	1 1	8 7
14 16 17 17 17 20 21	VW e-Up! Smart Fortwo ED Ford Focus Electric Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia Mercedes B-Class ED Porsche 918 Kia Soul EV	2 5 1 2 3 1	8 5 3 3 3 2 1	1 1 0 0 0 0 0	12 10 N/A 18 N/A 21 18
	TOTAL	418	929	100

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Belgium February 2015

The new Top Dog

SUV Edition

200 EV's were sold, which is is an increase of 12% in registrations regarding the same month last year, these numbers were expected to be higher, but then again, you can't always have record editions...

Looking at the models ranking, there is a new leader, the Porsche Cayenne Plug-In registered 53 units (Personal Best) and rose to #1, dropping to Second the Nissan Leaf, which is back to normal (17 sales), the BMW i3 also climbed one position, it is now #3, changing positions with the Model S.

Next is another BMW, the i8 continues in #5, but the Mitsu Outlander PHEV (21 registrations) is on recovery mode and along with the Cayenne, it's surfing the Plug-in Hybrid SUV wave, it is now #6 but i wouldn't be surprised if the Mitsu Star would be Fifth next month.

The Audi A3 e-Tron also had a good month (15 units), climbing to #9, with Mercedes landing (5 units) their S500 Plug-In vessel.

In the manufacturers ranking, Porsche in now on the lead (25% Share), followed by BMW (23%), while in a distant Third we have Nissan, with 14% share.

Pl	Belgium	Feb.	YTD	%	'14Pl
1	Porsche Cayenne Plug-In	53	101	20	14
2	Nissan Leaf	17	70	14	4
3	BMW i3 *	25	64	13	2
4	Tesla Model S	16	61	12	1
5	BMW i8	16	53	10	9
6	Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV	21	39	8	5
7	Volvo V60 Plug-In	5	31	6	6
8	Porsche Panamera Plug-In	11	25	5	3
9	Audi A3 e-Tron	15	23	5	15
10	Renault Twizy	3	12	2	8
11	VW e-Golf	5	9	2	10
12	Renault Zoe	3	7	1	7
13 14 15 16 16 16	VW e-Up! Mercedes S500 Plug-In e) Ford Focus Electric Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia Kia Soul EV Porsche 918	3 5 2 1 1	6 5 2 1 1 1	1 1 0 0 0 0	12 N/A N/A 18 18 21
	TOTAL	200	511	100

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Belgium January 2015

Starting to make itself noticed

Surprise Leader Edition

A new record was set this January in Belgium, with 311 EV's sold, which is three(!) times more registrations than January '13, with such a positive start, it seems that this market is heading for a brilliant 2015. Fingers crossed...

Looking at the monthly ranking, there is a surprise in the Top Spot, with the Nissan Leaf leading the way for the first time since...May 2013. Yep, the Best-Selling plug-in across the world and currently known as the Golden Standard of electric cars is was walking in the shadows of some more premium alternatives...Like those in the following places, with the Porsche Cayenne Plug-In in Second, the Model S from Tesla in Third, followed by two BMW's, the i3 in #4 and the i8 in #5(!), the german sports-car has yet again beaten its personal record, by selling 37 units, only two behind its smaller brother, with BMW saying that it will increase production of the i8 at the cost of the i3 (Larger margin = Larger profits...), i wouldn't be surprised if the i8 became the best seller of the i-brand in Belgium...

In a different angle, the VW e-Golf and Renault Zoe started the year with the wrong foot wheel, selling just 4 units each, are consumers just not into them or are their respective sales forces more interested in selling regular ICE cars?

In the manufacturers ranking, BMW (24% Share) started in the lead, followed by Porsche (20%), while in Third we have Nissan, with 17% share.

Pl	Belgium	Jan.	YTD	%	'14Pl
1	Nissan Leaf	53	53	17	4
2	Porsche Cayenne Plug-In	48	48	15	14
3	Tesla Model S	45	45	14	1
4	BMW i3	39	39	12	2
5	BMW i8	37	37	12	9
6	Volvo V60 Plug-In	26	26	8	6
7	Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV	18	18	6	5
8	Porsche Panamera Plug-In	14	14	4	3
9	Renault Twizy	9	9	3	8
10	Audi A3 e-Tron	8	8	3	15
11	VW e-Golf	4	4	1	10
12	Renault Zoe	4	4	1	7
13 14 15	VW e-Up! Ford Focus Electric Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia	3 2 1	3 2 1	1 1 0	12 N/A 18
	TOTAL	311	311	100

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