China September 2014

KANDI: LOW-COST TESLA?
(On the right side of the picture there's a Geely Panda EV, probably the next addition to this ranking)

"Too Good To Be True?" Edition



We have record numbers, with some 5.300 plug-in cars being sold, and we are still missing the numbers from recent launches, like Denza or the Venucia e30...


The BYD Qin continues to impress (New record, ninth in a row, now at 1.700 units), while the #4 Zotye E20 sales have also excelled, jumping to 1.621 sales.

Pl	China	Sept	YTD	%	'13Pl
2	BYD Qin	1.700	9.473	22	9
3 4 5 6 7	Chery QQ3 EV e) Zotye E20 Tesla Model S e) BYD e6 BAIC E150 EV Others	700 1.621 500 195 267 237	5.816 4.442 2.849 2.004 883 1.191	14 10 7 5 2 3	1 N/A N/A 3 5
	TOTAL	11.991	42.493	100

p) Production numbers, not actual registrations;

e) Estimate

Source: http://www.chooseauto.com.cn/

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Switzerland September 2014

These things are selling quite well in Switzerland...

BMW Continues To Impress

In an average sales month (123 sales), BMW was again the best selling manufacturer, with 37 units, while the i3 lost for Tesla the Best Selling EV of the month by just two units, the i8 sports car had another brilliant performance, selling an additional 7 units.

In the rest of the ranking, the I-Miev sold 13 units, its best result since June '13, and is now pressuring the Nissan Leaf for the #5 position.


Looking at the manufacturers ranking, the top three are running closer and closer, with the leader Renault (28%) losing ground to Tesla (27% share) and BMW (24%).

Pl	Switzerland	Sept	2014	%	'13Pl
1	Tesla Model S	32	346	27	2
2	BMW i3	30	287	22	6
3	Renault Zoe	19	252	20	1
4	Renault Twizy e)	10	110	9	3
5	Nissan Leaf	8	67	5	4
6	Mitsubishi I-Miev	13	66	5	5
7	Opel Ampera		51	4	7
8	Chevrolet Volt	1	36	3	7
9	BMW i8	7	21	2	N/A
10	Fisker Karma		11	1	9
11	McLaren P1	1	11	1	N/A
12	Porsche 918	1	8	1	N/A
12 14	Citröen C-Zero Peugeot iOn	1	7 7	1 1	10 11
	TOTAL	123	1.280	100

Source: auto-suisse.ch

e) Estimate

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