Europe October 2013

The "Angry Puppy" face of the BMW i3 is already peekin' on the Euro Ranking

Up Again Edition

The european plug-in market is growing for the third month in a row, with 6.153 units sold, October brought a new  sales record, with two models selling in the four digit area: The Nissan Leaf (1.115 units), more and more the EV  leader in the Old Continent, and the Volvo V60 Plug-In (1.075 units), that just keeps on improving its monthly numbers as well as its YTD position (It's now #4).

Good performance for the Renault Zoe (942 units), a much needed improvement just when people started to doubt Renault's strategy...

The Smart Fortwo ED had a record month (395 units), climbing to #7 and the Bolloré Blue Car had a comeback month, selling 203 units, climbing two positions to #12.

The BMW i3 makes its first appearance at the bottom of the ranking (#15), but with full on sales starting in November, things will only get better for the new bavarian baby.

Pl	Europe	Oct.	YTD	%	'12Pl
1	Nissan Leaf	1.115	8.458	21	4
2	Renault Zoe	942	7.506	19	21
3	Renault Kangoo ZE	551	4.948	12	3
4	Volvo V60 Plug-In	1.075	3.547	9	22
5	Toyota Prius Plug-In	317	3.055	8	5
6	Renault Twizy	296	2.676	7	1
7	Smart Fortwo ED	395	2.022	5	12
8	Opel Ampera	247	1.896	5	2
9	Tesla Model S	208	1.508	4	N/A
10	Chevrolet Volt	9	863	2	11
11	Mitsubishi I-Miev	109	746	2	8
12	Bolloré Blue Car	203	561	1	9
13	Goupil G3	38	456	1	14
14 15	Citröen C-Zero BMW i3	18 225	452 376	1 1	6 N/A
	TOTAL	6.153	40.434

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Telematics China — closing out the year with a get-together in Shanghai

Guest post by Peter McCarthy of the QNX global partnerships team

Peter McCarthy

Is it November already? Time flies when you’re busy. And on the subject of flying, I’ll soon be on a plane to Shanghai, where our friends at Telematics China are hosting what promises to be a great automotive event from December 4 to 6. The organizers have been instrumental in bringing together companies in the industry and a great support to QNX with our own automotive events.

Back in August, QNX held an automotive summit in Shanghai. The success of this event owed a lot to partners like AutoNavi, a leader in the Chinese navigation market that is bringing its digital map content and navigation software to the QNX CAR Platform. The AutoNavi folks delivered a great presentation on the future of in-vehicle services and navigation, and I am sure we will continue these discussions when we meet at the Telematics China event.

When I scroll through the list of sponsors, exhibitors, and presenters at Telematics China, I know for sure my days and nights will be busy — but more importantly, filled with conversations with all the right people. So if you’re attending the event, please reach out to your QNX contacts and make time to meet. We look forward to seeing you there.

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About Peter
When he isn't talking on oversized mobile phones, Peter McCarthy serves as director of global partnerships at QNX Software Systems, where he is responsible for establishing and fostering partnerships with technology and services companies in all of the company's target industries.

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