Turkey December 2016

Antalya, Sun and a BMW i8. Could imagine worse vacations...

BMW i8 Best Seller

Turkish plug-in sales were down 43% in 2016, to 140 units, with the EV share at 0,01%.

An interesting fact is the success of the BMW i8, winning for the second year in a row the models ranking, with 51 units registered in 2016, while the Volvo XC90 PHEV reached Second Place in its debut year, followed by the BMW i3, which saw its sales dive by 79%.

Once again, the Renault Zoe failed to surpass the BMW i3, maybe with the ZE40 version coming early this year, the French hatchback will finally be a credible candidate to Best Seller status.

Closing the ranking, we have the Renault Twizy, slowly making its way in the tourist-friendly cities. 

BMW (53% share) won its Third manufacturers trophy in a row, being the main favorite for the 2017 title.

Pl	Turkey	Dec.	2016	%	Pl '15
1	BMW i8	2	51	36	1
2 3	Volvo XC90 T8 BMW i3	2	32 24	23 17	N/A 2
4	Renault Zoe		20	14	3
5	Renault Twizy		13	9	4
	TOTAL	4	140	100

Source: TEHAD, through eafo.eu

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Turkey July 2016

Antalya, Sun and a BMW i8. Could imagine worse vacations...

BMW i8 Best Seller

Finally we have enough information to make a (small) ranking of EV Sales in Turkey.

Basically, this is a story written only by BMW and Renault, with their plug-ins making the complete ranking.

An interesting fact is the success of the BMW i8 in Turkey, leading with 28 units registered this year, it might not sound much, especially in such a large market, but it's enough to lead not only the EV ranking, but also its sports car class, beating the 6-Series (All 3 bodies included) brethren and, most importantly, the Porsche 911, being one of the few markets where the Sports-car-golden-standard is outsold by the i8. 

Interestingly, the German Sports car was also the 2015 Best Selling EV, with the much cheaper competition playing as also rans.

This year the Renault Zoe seems poised to take the BMW i3 from the runner-up position, so it will be interesting how the race between these two ends up.

Closing the ranking, we have the Renault Twizy, slowly making its way in the tourist-friendly cities. 

Pl	Turkey	July	2016	%	Pl '15
1	BMW i8	4	28	39	1
2	Renault Zoe	16	18	25	3
3	BMW i3		17	24	2
4	Renault Twizy		9	13	4
	TOTAL	20	72	100

Source: http://www.odd.org.tr/

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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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