Slovenia December 2016

Top 2 contenders in Slovenia

BMW wins Slovenia

A total of 217 units were registered this year, doubling the result achieved in 2015, admittedly the numbers are small, so its easy to have big growth rates, but with the plug-in share at a record 0.33%, the needle is starting to move in the right direction.

BMW won both the models and manufacturers (37% share) trophy, with the i3 ending the year with 56 new registrations, a new record, followed by the 2015 Best Seller, the Renault Zoe, which dropped 11 units YoY, while Volkswagen landed this year and its e-Golf went straight up to Third, with 21 units, becoming also the Rookie of the Year.

The Best Selling PHEV title went also for BMW, with the #8 330e registering 10 units.

The BEV/PHEV breakdown shows us a strongly favoring BEV market, although plug-in hybrids grew from 7% in 2015 to 16% now.

Pl	Slovenia	Dec.	YTD	%	'14Pl
1 2 3	BMW i3 Renault Zoe Volkswagen e-Golf	6	56 30 21	26 14 10	2 1 N/A
4 5 6 7	Renault Twizy Nissan Leaf Renault Kangoo ZE Tesla Model S	2	18 16 13 11	8 7 6 5	N/A 3 7 4
8 9 9 11	BMW 330e BMW i8 BMW X5 40e Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV		10 8 6 6	5 4 3 3	N/A 6 N/A N/A
12 13 13 14 15 16 16 16 16	Smart Fortwo ED Citröen C-Zero Kia Soul EV Peugeot iOn Volkswagen e-Up! Audi Q7 e-Tron BMW 740e Mercedes C350e Porsche Cayenne Plug-In	1 3 1	5 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 0	2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1	N/A 7 7 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
TOTAL		13	217	100

Source: http://www.ads-slo.org/statistika/

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Slovenia November 2016

BMW wins Slovenia

A total of 186 units were registered this year, which is an 81% improvement YoY, admittedly the numbers are small, so its easy to have big growth rates, but with the plug-in share now at a record 0.31%, it is the most interesting market to follow in this area of the world, with approximately double the share of their neighbors Italy (0,16%) and Croatia (0,18%).

BMW is the undisputed leader (40% Share), with the i3 shining and collecting 50 new registrations this year, beating the previous YTD record of 41 units made last year by the Renault Zoe, this year displaced to Second Place.

Looking elsewhere, despite its high price, the Tesla Model S continues to be a popular model here, having risen to #6 last month.

Pl	Slovenia	Nov.	YTD	%	'14Pl
1 2 3	BMW i3 Renault Zoe Volkswagen e-Golf	9 4	50 30 21	27 16 11	2 1 N/A
4 5 6	Nissan Leaf Renault Kangoo ZE Tesla Model S	1 2	14 13 11	8 7 6	3 7 4
7 8 9 9	BMW 330e BMW i8 BMW X5 40e Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV	1 1	10 8 6 6	5 4 3 3	N/A 6 N/A N/A
11 12 13 14 14 14 14 14	Smart Fortwo ED Citröen C-Zero Kia Soul EV Audi Q7 e-Tron BMW 740e Volkswagen e-Up! Mercedes C350e Porsche Cayenne Plug-In	1 1	5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1	3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1	N/A 7 7 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
TOTAL		20	186	100

Source: http://www.ads-slo.org/statistika/

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Slovenia September 2016

The Electric VW's have (Finally) arrived to Slovenia

Volkswagen Charges On In Hot Market

A total of 38 units were registered last month, which is a 322% improvement YoY, admittedly the numbers are small, so its easy to have such impressive growth rates, but it was still by far the best selling month for plug-ins ever, while also comparing favorably with the total sales of 2014, being a grand total of...40.

The EV Share is now at a record to 0.29%, with the market share now starting to move the needle at plain sight.

BMW is the leader (41% Share), with the i3 selling for the first time in two digits, but the event of the month was the 20 units of e-Golf registrations, allowing the plug-in best seller to jump straight to Second Place, it seems Volkswagen is now serious on EV's here, so we welcome the Best Selling manufacturer in Europe into this small but fast growing market.

On the other hand, Renault sales seem to have stopped, maybe buyers are already waiting for the 40 kWh version of the Zoe and we will see a spike in sales early next year.

Pl	Slovenia	Sept.	YTD	%	'14Pl
1 2 3	BMW i3 Volkswagen e-Golf Renault Zoe	11 20	36 21 14	25 15 10	2 N/A 1
4 5 5	Nissan Leaf BMW 330e Renault Kangoo ZE	2 1	13 10 10	9 7 7	3 N/A 7
7 8 9 9	Tesla Model S BMW i8 Smart Fortwo ED Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV	2	9 7 5 5	6 5 4 4	4 6 N/A N/A
11 12 13 14 14 14	BMW X5 40e Citröen C-Zero Kia Soul EV Audi Q7 e-Tron BMW 740e Volkswagen e-Up!	1 1	4 3 2 1 1 1	3 2 1 1 1 1	N/A 7 7 N/A N/A N/A
TOTAL		38	142	100

Source: http://www.ads-slo.org/statistika/

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Slovenia July 2016

"Move over, Zoe, it's my turn!" - Seems to say the orange painted bully

BMW Takes the Lead Edition

A total of 89 units were registered until now, which is a 35% improvement YoY, with the EV Share rising to 0.22%, a 0.04% improvement over the 0.18% of last year, a number that places Slovenia in the same ball park as Denmark (0.24%).

BMW took the lead from Renault this year, with this year Best Seller, the i3, registering 17 units, and its PHEV relatives helping out to consolidate the German brand lead to 37% share.

Renault lost share and now has only 24% of the market, with the Zoe relegated to Second Place, with 12 units.

Looking elsewhere, the Nissan Leaf is Third, with 10 units, while the Tesla Model S is #6 with 7 deliveries, an improvement over last year, but still behind the 2014 performance, when it was Slovenia's Best Selling EV, with 11 deliveries until July. Nevertheless, looking at the broader picture, 7 units are the same sales level as the Mercedes CLS, so despite the small numbers, Tesla is making a dent in regular ICE sales.

Two interesting facts in the lowest places of the ranking:

- The Citröen C-Zero has 3 registrations this year, its best result in four(!) years, which might indicate increased interest from the local importer;

- Most importantly, the Volkswagen Group has finally realised that Slovenia has potential for EV's and registered a couple of units for demonstration purposes, let's see how this comes along, it would be important to have the Best Selling EV manufacturer in Europe to join the bandwagon. 

Pl	Slovenia	July	YTD	%	'14Pl
1 2	BMW i3 Renault Zoe	2 1	17 12	19 13	2 1
3 4 4	Nissan Leaf BMW 330e Renault Kangoo ZE	3 1 1	10 9 9	11 10 10	3 N/A 7
6 7 7	Tesla Model S Smart Fortwo ED Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV	1 1	7 5 5	8 6 6	4 N/A N/A
9 10 10 12 13 13 13	BMW i8 Citröen C-Zero BMW X5 40e Kia Soul EV Audi Q7 e-Tron Volkswagen e-Golf Volkswagen e-Up!	1 1 1 1 1	4 3 3 2 1 1 1	4 3 3 2 1 1 1	6 7 N/A 7 N/A N/A N/A
TOTAL		15	89	100

Source: http://www.ads-slo.org/statistika/

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Slovenia December 2015

Renault Edition

A total of 108 units were registered this year, which is a 170% improvement over last year and more than all the previous years combined, translating in an EV Share of 0,18% (Versus 0,05% a year ago), a number that makes 2015 the Year One for EV's in Slovenia.

Renault is leading the market, with the Zoe registering 41 units in 2015, and with the help of the tiny Twizy and Kangoo ZE van, Renault ended the year owning 44% of this admittedly (still) small market and winning its first Slovenian Manufacturers title, right on its landing year.

Looking elsewhere, the BMW i3 (28 units) ended the year in #2, followed by the Nissan Leaf in Third (14).

Two interesting facts:

- The BMW i8 registered five units, enough to be the second best selling sports car, only behind the much cheaper Audi TT (15 units), while the Bimmer ICE nemesis, the Porsche 911, only registered two units.

- Tesla registered 8 units this year, down 5 units regarding 2014 and losing the Best Seller status won last year. An unusual weak performance for the american brand, that has been beating sales records everywhere and even menacing their competition that don't wear a plug. Not the case of Slovenia, where the ICE Best Seller in its class was the BMW 5-Series, with 293 units and even the Mercedes CLS sold 15 units...

Pl	Slovenia	Dec.	YTD	%	'14Pl
1 2	Renault Zoe BMW i3	2 1	41 28	38 26	N/A 4
3	Nissan Leaf		15	14	2
4	Tesla Model S		8	7	1
5 6 7 7 7 7 7	Renault Twizy BMW i8 Volkswagen XL1 Opel Ampera Renault Kangoo ZE Kia Soul EV Citröen C-Zero	1 1	6 5 1 1 1 1 1	6 5 1 1 1 1 1	N/A N/A N/A 3 N/A N/A N/A
TOTAL		5	108	100

Source: http://www.ads-slo.org/statistika/

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Slovenia October 2015

Renault Edition

A total of 90 units were registered this year, which is already more than in all the previous years combined, translating in an EV Share of 0,16%, a number that makes 2015 the Year One for EV's in Slovenia.

Renault only recently started to sell EV's in Slovenia, but they are already ahead of the (small) pack, with the Zoe registering 33 units, while the tiny Twizy (4 units) and Kangoo ZE (One registration), also made their mark, resulting in Renault owning 42% of this admittedly (still) small market.

Looking elsewhere, the BMW i3 climbed to #2, changing positions with the Nissan Leaf, while the Tesla Model S holds a steady #4, this market being a place where the Californian has been geting a warm welcome, having been inclusively the Best Selling EV in 2014.

Pl	Slovenia	Oct.	YTD	%	'14Pl
1 2	Renault Zoe BMW i3	5 3	33 23	37 26	N/A 4
3	Nissan Leaf		14	16	2
4	Tesla Model S		8	9	1
5 5 7 7 7 7	BMW i8 Renault Twizy Volkswagen XL1 Opel Ampera Renault Kangoo ZE Kia Soul EV		4 4 1 1 1 1	4 4 1 1 1 1	N/A N/A N/A 3 N/A N/A
TOTAL		8	90	100

Source: http://www.ads-slo.org/statistika/

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Slovenia June 2015

 

 

Debut Edition

We welcome a new market here on EV Sales, Slovenia, EV's have been around here since 2011 (The Mitsubishi I-Miev triplets were the pioneers) and despite a small but enthusiastic following, only this year sales started to reach significant numbers, 53 units were registered in the first six months of the year, which is already double the numbers of the previous sales record (27 units in 2012), which translates in an EV Share of 0,18%, a number that triples last year result (0,05%) and compares favorably with some established markets, like Spain (0,16%) or the neighboring Italy (0,17%).

Renault only recently started to sell EV's in Slovenia, but they are already ahead of the (small) pack, with the Zoe registering 17 units (Already beating the previous 16 units single-model record of the Citroen C-Zero in 2012) in the first half of the year, removing the Nissan Leaf from the leadership, but not all is bad news for the japanese car, the current 14 sales are already doubling the number of sales held last year.

The BMW i3 is another recent newcomer, it is now #3 and it could fight with the Alliance models for the leadership.

Last year Best Seller, Tesla Model S, is down to #4, selling only five units this year, half of what it did in the same period last year. 

Plug-In Hybrids are relegated to the last places of the ranking, with the BMW i8 ahead of Opel Ampera and VW XL1.

Pl	Slovenia	June	YTD	%	'14Pl
1 2	Renault Zoe Nissan Leaf	5	17 14	32 26	N/A 2
3	BMW i3	4	12	23	4
4	Tesla Model S	2	5	9	1
5 6 6	BMW i8 Volkswagen XL1 Opel Ampera		3 1 1	6 2 2	N/A N/A 3
TOTAL		11	53	100

Source: http://www.ads-slo.org/statistika/

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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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