Luxembourg December 2016

Tesla Model S Wins Models, BMW Manufacturers

320 new EV's were registered in 2016 in Luxembourg, with the EV Share ending at a record 0.63%, a bit disappointing considering that is less than the 2014 record  of 390 sales, so let's hope 2017 brings better numbers. 

The Tesla Model S won the 2016 Best Seller trophy award for the first time, with a personal best of 50 units, surpassing the two chronical leaders in the Grand Duchy, the Renault Zoe and BMW i3.

Looking at the remaining positions, the BMW 225xe Active Tourer had a warm welcome by local buyers, jumping to Fourth in its first year on the market, making it the Rookie of the Year and Best Selling PHEV, while the #6 Volvo XC90 T8 was the Best Selling SUV.

Looking at the manufacturers ranking, BMW won the trophy (25%), followed by Tesla (20%) and Volkswagen (17%).

Pl	Luxembourg	Dec.	2016	%	Pl '15
1	Tesla Model S	6	50	16
2	BMW i3	4	31	10
3	Renault Zoe	3	29	9
4	BMW 225xe Active Tourer	3	24	8
5	Volkswagen Golf GTE	1	20	6
6 7 8 8 8 11 12 13 14 14 16 16 16 16 20 20 20 23 23 25 25 25 28 28 28 28 28	Volvo XC90 T8 Nissan Leaf Volkswagen e-Up! BMW X5 40e Volkswagen Passat GTE Tesla Model X Mercedes C350e Porsche Cayenne Plug-In Renault Twizy Mercedes GLE500e Mercedes B250e BMW i8 Mercedes GLC350e Renault Kangoo ZE Audi A3 e-Tron Volkswagen e-Golf BMW 330e Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia Audi Q7 e-Tron BMW 740e Volvo V60 Plug-In Kia Soul EV Citroen Berlingo EV Mercedes S500e Porsche Panamera Plug-In Volkswagen XL1	1 2 3 2 1 1	17 15 14 14 14 13 11 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1	5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
	TOTAL	29	320	100

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Luxembourg September 2016

1-2 for Tesla

237 new EV's were registered this year in Luxembourg, with the EV Share at 0.6%, a bit disappointing considering their neighbors, but the prospects for growth are good. 

The leader Tesla Model S won the Monthly Best Sellers trophy for the fourth month in a row, with 9 units registered in September, but the real surprise belonged to another Tesla, the Model X, landing last month with 7 units, with the Californian SUV allowing Tesla a 1-2 win in September.

Looking at the manufacturers ranking, BMW leads (24%), followed by Tesla (20%) and Volkswagen (18%), but with the Palo Alto-based manufacturer now having two successful models, it seems a question of time until it displaces BMW from the leadership.

Pl	Luxembourg	Sept.	2016	%	Pl '15
1	Tesla Model S	9	40	17
2	BMW i3	3	23	10
3	BMW 225xe Active Tourer	3	19	8
4	Renault Zoe	4	18	8
5	Volkswagen Golf GTE	2	16	7
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 14 15 15 17 17 19 19 19 22 22 22 25 25 25 25 25	Volkswagen e-Up! Volvo XC90 T8 Nissan Leaf Mercedes C350e BMW X5 40e Volkswagen Passat GTE Porsche Cayenne Plug-In Tesla Model X Renault Twizy Mercedes B250e Mercedes GLE500e Audi A3 e-Tron Volkswagen e-Golf BMW i8 Mercedes GLC350e Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV BMW 330e Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia Renault Kangoo ZE Kia Soul EV Mercedes S500e Porsche Panamera Plug-In Volvo V60 Plug-In Volkswagen XL1	2 2 7 1 1 1	13 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1	5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
	TOTAL	35	237	100

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Luxembourg June 2016

Debut Edition

We have a new market in the EV Sales, after some scattered data, we now have a full ranking for Luxembourg. As a country with one of the highest GDP per capita in the World, i was a bit curious on how the EV landscape was there, was it all Tesla's & Porsche's? 

Tesla does lead the Luxembourg EV Market, but with only 15% share and the Second Placed BMW 225xe Active Tourer has only 8% share, showing a fragmented market, looking at manufacturers, we have BMW leading the way, with 24% share, followed close by Volkswagen (21%), while Tesla is Third, with 15%.  

Looking at the total numbers, the 165 units translate in a Market Share of around 0.7%, a somewhat disappointing score, considering that three of the four neighboring countries already have their market share above 1%.

Pl	Luxembourg	June	2016	%	Pl '15
1	Tesla Model S	4	24	15
2	BMW 225xe Active Tourer	2	14	8
3	BMW i3	4	13	8
3	Volkswagen Golf GTE	2	13	8
5	Volkswagen e-Up!	1	12	7
5 7 8 9 10 10 12 13 13 15 15 15 18 18 18 21 21 21 21 21 21	Volvo XC90 T8 Renault Zoe Nissan Leaf Mercedes C350e BMW X5 40e Porsche Cayenne Plug-In Volkswagen Passat GTE Audi A3 e-Tron Mercedes GLE500e BMW i8 Renault Twizy Volkswagen e-Golf BMW 330e Mercedes B250e Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia Mercedes S500e Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Porsche Panamera Plug-In Renault Kangoo ZE Volvo V60 Plug-In Volkswagen XL1	1 3 1 2 2 1 1 1	12 11 10 8 7 7 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1	7 7 6 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
	TOTAL	25	165	100

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Luxembourg & Others 2012

Yes, you have read it right, this about sales in 2012, but i believe the sales data i've stumbled a few days ago is worth noting, as they come from countries out of the usual Green Car Media focus. To me it's the first insight into their plug-in sales and i believe it is also the first time they go public.

Here they go:

Luxembourg

The highest waged country in the EU registered 85 plug-in cars in 2012 with Renault leading the charge.

Pl	Model	2012
1	Renault Kangoo ZE	23
2	Opel Ampera / Chev. Volt	20
3	Citröen C-Zero	20
4	Renault Fluence ZE	9
5 6	Fisker Karma Mia Electric	2 1

Slovenia

The PSA (Peugeot and Citröen) brands did a lot to push EV's in Central and Eastern Europe, here's another proof of that.

Pl	Model	2012
1	Citröen C-Zero	16
2	Opel Ampera	9
3	Nissan Leaf	2

Slovakia

Just 6 units were registered in 2012 here, when in neighboring Czech Rep. 98 units were sold that year. 

Pl	Model	2012
1	Opel Ampera	4
2	Citröen C-Zero	2

Hungary

Again Opel and Citröen testing the waters for plug-ins here.

Pl	Model	2012
1	Opel Ampera	9
2	Citröen C-Zero	5
3	Nissan Leaf	2

Final mention for Turkey, 92 Renault Fluence ZE were sold in 2012 there, a small drop in the general Turkish market, but nevertheless it was enough to make it one of the top markets for the french sedan.

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