Hong Kong December 2015

Hong Kong and Tesla love affair doesn´t seem to end

Tesla and the Rest

The Hong Kong EV Market ended the year smashing previous records, with an EV Share of 4.84%, the third highest in the world, with the 2.600 units sold throughout this year sinply obliterating the 246 units of 2014...

Tesla has been an undeniable success, leaving the rest of the EV competitors in the dust and earning itself an amazing Third Place in the general ranking.

Looking at the rest of the EV's, the picture isn't so spectacular: The runner-up BMW i3 registered one-tenth of Tesla (225 units), but it was still a 67% improvement YoY. 

Looking at the BEV / PHEV breakdown, Plug-in Hybrids were a minority, with only 6% being of that variety, but in 2014 they represented only 1%...

Pl	Hong Kong	Dec.	YTD	%	'14Pl
1 2	Tesla Model S BMW i3 e)	250 10	2.221 225	82 8	1 2
3 4	Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV e) Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia	10 2	120 64	4 2	N/A N/A
5	BMW i8		39	1	7
6 7	Nissan Leaf Mitsubishi I-Miev	1	29 1	1 0	3 5
TOTAL		273	2.699	100

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Hong Kong October 2015

Hong Kong and Tesla love affair doesn´t seem to end

Tesla and the Rest

The Hong Kong EV Market continues hot as hot cakes, with an EV Share of 2.53%, the fourth highest in the world, only behind Iceland, Netherlands and Norway, with the current 1.162 units sold this year simply obliterating previous records, as is the EV Share, up five-fold(!) regarding last years 0,46%...

There aren't official numbers, but Tesla has been an undeniable success, leaving the rest of the EV competitors in the dust, with the once promising BMW i3 registering only eight units last month, a far cry from the 30-something average of the first half of the year, but with 206 units to date (A 53% increase YoY), it is a success in its own way. 

In a van-friendly market, the e-NV200 is Third, while the Nissan Leaf might still remove the BMW i8 from #4 until year end.  

But back to Tesla, with the EV market pretty much all to itself, the american car can now focus on their real competitors, the E-Segment luxury sedans from Mercedes, BMW and Audi...

Right now, the Model S is Second, behind the Mercedes E-Class (98 sales in October, 948 YTD) and ahead of the BMW 5-Series (77/636), the prospects for the future will be that it will be hard to remove the E-Class from the leadership (Rich people do love their Mercs here, last month the S-Class sold 88 units!), but a comfortable second is most likely, which is a great sign for future acceptance of EV's in this market.

Pl	Hong Kong	Oct.	YTD	%	'14Pl
1 2	Tesla Model S e) BMW i3	80 8	830 206	71 18	1 2
3	Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia	3	59	5	N/A
4	BMW i8		39	3	7
5 6	Nissan Leaf Mitsubishi I-Miev	11	27 1	2 0	3 5
TOTAL		102	1.162	100

Source: BSCB

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Hong Kong July 2015

HK has become a big fan of them

Tesla Superstar

The Hong Kong EV Market continues on fire, translated in an EV Share of 2.58%, the third highest in the world, only behind the Netherlands and Norway.

There aren't official numbers, but Tesla has been an undeniable success, being a frequent presence in the general Top 10 (And several monthly E-segment/full-size trophies), thus outselling their german counterparts, while the BMW i3 is also enjoying the taste of success, selling 179 units to date, with perspectives of doubling  sales regarding last year. 

In a van-friendly market, the e-NV200 is also showing itself, preserving its Third spot from the rest of the competition.  

Pl	Hong Kong	July	YTD	%	'14Pl
1 2	Tesla Model S e) BMW i3	90 17	560 179	66 21	1 2
3	Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia	2	53	6	N/A
4	BMW i8		37	4	7
5 6	Nissan Leaf Mitsubishi I-Miev	1	13 1	2 0	3 5
TOTAL		110	843	100

Source: HKMTA

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Hong Kong May 2015

HK has become a big fan of them

Tesla Superstar

The Hong Kong EV Market continues to amaze, with sales going through the roof and record sales happening almost every month, translated in an EV Share of 2.8%, the third highest in the world, only behind the Netherlands (5.65%) and Norway (21,8%).

Tesla has struck gold here, with more than 400 units sold this year, while the BMW i3 is also enjoying the taste of success, selling 124 units to date and will probably double the number of sales it had last year. 

In a van-friendly market, the e-NV200 is also showing itself, preserving its Third spot from the rest of the competition.  

Pl	Hong Kong	May	YTD	%	'14Pl
1 2	Tesla Model S e) BMW i3	50 39	420 124	66 20	1 2
3	Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia	14	50	8	N/A
4	BMW i8	2	30	5	7
5 6	Nissan Leaf Mitsubishi I-Miev	2	10 1	2 0	3 5
TOTAL		107	635	100

Source: HKMTA

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Hong Kong February 2015

E-NV200 Superstar - Hong Kong Edition

This small EV market has been on fire lately (The '15 EV Share is at 1.18%, twice as much as last year), with the BMW i3 proving to be an instant hit with consumers, after shattering the YTD record for a single model last year (135 units), this year it continues high above the competition, winning ground to the competition in every passing month.

Well, that was the case until last month, when out of nowhere (Previously it had only two registrations), the Nissan e-NV200 jumped to the Monthly Best Seller position in February, with 19 units, it's first Monthly Trophy anywhere in the World.  

If Nissan's van continues to record such numbers in the near future, both BMW and Tesla (First and Second in the YTD ranking) will have to work hard to keep the e-NV200 at bay and prevent it from being #1. 

The BMW i8 has also impressed last month, selling 10 units and helping the brand to continue sovereign in this market.

Pl	Hong Kong	Feb.	YTD	%	'14Pl
1 2	BMW i3 Tesla Model S e)	13 10	46 25	42 23	1 2
3	Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia	19	21	19	N/A
4	BMW i8	10	12	11	7
5 6	Nissan Leaf Mitsubishi I-Miev	4 0	5 1	5 1	3 5
TOTAL		56	110

Source: HKMTA

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Hong Kong October 2014

- ...Begin...HK...invasion...
- Yes, Master.

What The... Edition

Hong Kong hasn't been much on the radar here on EVS, but it looks things will change, after reporting that in September BMW and Tesla were taking over this little EV market, October came and left us with an unbelievable result from BMW, 69 registrations is by miles away the best result any individual EV had in a single month and it's also the first time that this kind of cars appear on the general ranking radar, these numbers earned the little i3 a #15 place in last month general ranking, being the second best selling BMW in Hong Kong, only outsold the 3-series.

We don't have official numbers from Tesla, but there are signs that their sales are also taking off, so it looks that we will have a sudden awakening of this small market, which is already being translated on the EV Share, now at 0,37%, way higher than the 0,18% recorded a couple of months ago and closer the 0,39% of last year, record that will most likely be shattered this year..  

Further down, there is only one registration, a Mitsu I-Miev was sold, while all sales seem to have been dried out by the new Top Dogs. 

Pl	Hong Kong	Oct.	YTD	%	'13Pl
1 1	BMW i3 Tesla Model S e)	69 20	87 38	53 23	N/A N/A
1	Nissan Leaf		18	11	3
4	Renault Twizy		13	8	7
5 6	Mitsubishi I-Miev Mitsubishi Minicab Miev	1	5 3	3 2	6 5
TOTAL		90	164

Source: HKMTA

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Hong Kong September 2014

Premium Flavor Edition

This small EV market this year has been one of the few markets where plug-ins were down, with the usual major players, Renault and Nissan, selling less than expected.

But two Premium manufacturers are helping the market to turn around (September was the best sales month of the year), and at the same time break the Renault-Nissan Alliance domination, BMW sold ten i3 in Hong Kong last month, the best sales result made by anyone this year, while Tesla pulled its Model S to the YTD leadership, which is currently shared by a troika: Alongside the american Sports Sedan, we have also the BMW i3 and Nissan Leaf, all with 18 units sold.  

Further down, the Renault Twizy is #4 with 13 sales, followed by the Mitsubishi Miev family, with the I-Miev, with 4 units and finally the Minicab Miev in #6 with 3. 

Pl	Hong Kong	Sept.	YTD	%	'13Pl
1 1	BMW i3 Tesla Model S e)	10 5	18 18	24 24	N/A N/A
1	Nissan Leaf	3	18	24	3
4	Renault Twizy		13	18	7
5 6	Mitsubishi I-Miev Mitsubishi Minicab Miev		4 3	6 4	6 5
TOTAL		18	74

Source: HKMTA

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Hong Kong December 2013

The nicer relifted Fluence ZE 

Alliance Stronghold Edition

This small EV market had 190 electric cars sold in 2013 (0,39% share), up from 89 last year, with the Renault-Nissan Alliance dominating sales, with 74% share.

The Renault Fluence ZE won a surprising Best Seller Title, with the BYD e6 in #2 and the Leaf in third with 31 sales. 

Further down, the Renault Kangoo ZE was #4 with 12 sales, followed by the Minicab Miev in #5  and finally in sixth place, we have the Mitsu I-Miev and Renault Twizy with just one unit sold.

In 2014 the Tesla Model S and BMW i3 will make an impact here, especially the american Sports Sedan, which reportedly has a 400(!) reservation list, so this market will grow exponentially to some 600-800 units and some 1,5% share!

Pl	Hong Kong	Dec.	2013	%	'12Pl
1	Renault Fluence ZE		97	51	N/A
2	BYD e6		45	24	N/A
3	Nissan Leaf	4	31	16	1
4 5 6 7	Renault Kangoo ZE Mitsubishi Minicab Miev Mitsubishi I-Miev Renault Twizy	1	12 3 3 1	6 2 2 1	N/A N/A N/A N/A
TOTAL		5	190

Source: HKMTA

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Hong Kong May 2013

A black-painted frog Nissan Leaf

First Post Edition

We welcome a new ranking, Hong Kong, comparing with the rest of China, this autonomous territory has a very different automotive landscape, with foreign brands taking the bulk of sales.

As such, the small local EV market also reflects that, with the Renault-Nissan Alliance dominating sales, with the exception of May, where a 45 taxi fleet deal including BYD put its e6 model on the top spot.

As a result, the Renault Fluence ZE dropped to second place with 35 units, the Leaf is now third with 18 sales and finally in fourth place, there's the I-Miev with just one unit sold.

Finally, the EV share now stands at a respectable 0,52%, more than doubling last year share of 0,21%, when only the Leaf was sold here.

Pl	Hong Kong	May	YTD	%	'12Pl
1	BYD e6	45	45	45	N/A
2	Renault Fluence ZE	10	35	35	N/A
3	Nissan Leaf		18	18	1
4	Mitsubishi I-Miev		1	1	N/A
TOTAL		55	99

Source: HKMTA, Manufacturers

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Markets Roundup Full Year 2012

Fisker Karma in Monaco

With most of 2012 data in, it's time for a roundup on some EV markets:

- The three countries with highest EV share are Norway (No surprises here) with 3,09%, followed by Estonia (Thanks to Mitsubishi) at 2,35% and finally in third there's the Netherlands with 0,98%;

- The Renault Twizy was #1 in eight countries, hitting a sweet spot in Central and Southern Europe;

- Renault sold some 600 units of the Fluence ZE in Israel, included in the Better Place battery swapping project and at 0,37% share it was not a bad start, but the question is if in 2013 they will resist the black hole that is becoming the Better Place deal;

- Nissan has sold 89 units of the Nissan Leaf in Hong Kong, meaning that Nissan sold more Leaf's there than in the whole of China;

- Where else in the world other than Monaco would the Fisker Karma be a best seller? That's right, the Cadillac Escalade of the  Plug-In market was the second best selling electric vehicle in Monaco, just behind the Renault Twizy. With this in mind, i'm assuming that Tesla will be the best seller this year;

- As proof that the EV market is a fast changing market, Finland had three different leaders in the last three years, starting with the Think City in 2010, followed in '11 by the Citröen C-Zero and the Nissan Leaf last year;

- The I-Miev family has a thing for finding new markets for electric cars and losing them for others in the following years, for example the Mitsubishi I-Miev started the EV market in 2009 in it's home market, being the best selling electric model that year and in 2010, before losing the crown to the Leaf in 2011.  The same thing happened in Germany (#1 in 2010 and 2011, #3 in 2012), Spain (#1 in 2011, #9 in 2012), Switzerland (#1 in 2010 and 2011, #4 in 2012), Monaco (#1 in 2011, #6 in 2012) and Ireland (#1 in 2010, #4 in 2011 and 2012). In 2012 the I-Miev family started to sell cars in new markets like  the Czech Republic (78 units), Iceland (9), Poland (13) and Colombia (28). It remains to be seen in 2013 how many of these will still crown a I-Miev member as best seller...

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