Japan May 2014

Nothing To Declare Edition

There were 1.553 new plug-ins in Japan last month, selling 229 more units over the same month last year, with no relevant changes in the ranking, the Nissan Leaf (743 units sold) was Best Selling EV for the fourth consecutive time, increasing some 200 units its advance over the #2, the Outlander PHEV (563 registrations).

Looking at the manufacturers ranking, Nissan (47%) continued ahead of Mitsubishi (45%).

Pl	Japan	May	2014	%	Pl '13
1	Nissan Leaf	743	5.596	47	1
2	Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV	563	4.453	37	2
3	Toyota Prius Plug-In e)	200	1.000	8	3
4	Mitsubishi I-Miev	25	466	4	4
5	Mitsubishi Minicab Miev	12	301	3	5
6	Mitsub. Minicab Miev Truck	10	81	1	6
	TOTAL	1.553	11.897	100

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Source:http://evn.blog.eonet.jp; insideevs.com

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South Korea May 2014

Kia Edition

Finally a decent month for this asian market, with 76 units sold, 64 of them being Kias and 38 belonging to the new Soul EV, landing this month and going straight to #1 in May.

Looking at the YTD ranking, Kia won the models (Ray EV) and manufacturers leadership, with no intentions of letting it go in the near future.

A final mention for the BMW i3, registering seven units, the little german car is starting to gain traction in South Korea, will it be a relevant player here?

Pl	South Korea	May	2014	%	Pl '13
1	Kia Ray EV	26	83	38	2
2	Samsung SM3 ZE	5	69	32	1
3 4	Kia Soul EV Chevrolet Spark EV	38	38 18	17 8	N/A 3
5	BMW i3	7	11	5	N/A
	TOTAL	76	219	100

Source:AutoDataBowl

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