World Top 10 November 2015 (Updated)

Tesla Model X: The Supermodel fat sister?

Models - Tesla Model S Goes for #1!

Thanks to another outstanding performance of the chinese market, this time with the help from Europe, a new monthly record was set, with almost 60.000 plug-ins sold last month, which not only represents a 12% increase over the last record (51k), set in the previous month, but also a significant 115%(!) increase regarding the same month last year, pulling the YTD sales to 447k units, meaning that we are headed for over 500.000 units at the end of the year. 

The Tesla Model S was the Star of the Month, delivering 5.377 units, its best mid-quarter result ever, and a 143%(!) improvement Year-on-Year, allowing it not only to be the Best Seller of the Month (For the third time this year), but also managing to remove the Nissan Leaf from the YTD leadership for the first time in three years(!), knowing that the last month of each quarter has a sales peak of the Model S, i would say the Californian will be the Best Selling EV of 2015, a first for the Fremont brand, after two Third Places (2008 - Roadster & 2014 - Model S) and two Runner-Up positions (2009 & 2010 - Roadster).

Looking elsewhere (China), the Kandi Panda EV continues to impress, selling 4.153 units and reaching #2 in November, leading the wave of four(!) chinese models that made it to the Top 10: The BYD Tang Sports SUV was #4, with 4.049 units, the Zotye Cloud EV, #6 with 3.730 sales and finally, the BAIC E-Series EV was #9, with 2.104 units.

On the losers side...Taking the risk of copying myself frequently, the Nissan Leaf desperately needs to start selling the 30kWh worldwide, the 2.171 registrations (Worst performance since early 2012) made it lose another 1% share, mounting to 10% the amount of share lost by the japanese regarding last year...Worst of all, the 25% sales decline made it loose the YTD leadership and most likely won't be able to renew its Best Selling EV trophy won in the last two years.

Besides the aforementioned leadership change, the only notable position change in the YTD ranking was the Kandi Panda EV shooting to #6, while the #12 Zotye Cloud EV and #13 BYD Tang will try to reach #10 in the last month of the year.

PlWORLDNov. YTD%'14Pl
1Tesla Model S5.377 42.07693
2Nissan Leaf 2.17141.06791
3Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV3.77036.16582
4
5
6
7
BYD Qin
BMW i3
Kandi Panda EV
Renault Zoe
2.021
2.215
4.153
2.065
30.386
22.555
15.689
15.688
7
5
4
4
7
6
26
9
8Chevrolet Volt (1)2.18315.08534
9BAIC E-Series EV2.10414.792316
10Volkswagen e-Golf1.43914.149321







TOTAL 57.851
446.821



Manufacturers -  Tesla Back to Third

This was the fifth sixth seventh consecutive month that BYD won the Best Selling Manufacturer title, and everytime with a record month (Now at 7.728 units), the chinese carmaker has rapidly left behind Nissan, now 5.000 units away. 

And to think BYD ended 2014 in Seventh...

In the race for #3, another position change, Tesla is now ahead, now that the Model X is finally helping out with the sales burden, it looks that the all-electric brand is poised to secure the Bronze Medal in December, but still, a lot can still happen until the end of the year...Like Tesla surpassing sales expectations and catch Nissan in Second.

In the low end of the manufacturers ranking, things remain pretty leveled, Kandi is now pressuring the #7 Renault, while Zotye reached #9, surpassing Ford, that stumbled big time this year, dropping from #5 last year, to an endangered #10 (The Volt II-fied Chevrolet is #11, some 1.000 units behind).


PlWORLDNov.YTD%'14Pl
1BYD7.72850.801117
2Nissan 2.49344.553101
3Tesla5.38242.09193
4Mitsubishi4.14640.66792
5
6
7
Volkswagen
BMW
Renault 
4.255
3.267
2.820
33.121
29.018
22.986
7
6
5
11
9
8
8Kandi4.35321.554510
9Zotye4.83520.219513
10Ford1.847 18.96645






(1) - Includes Chevrolet Volt I and II, Holden Volt, Opel and Vauxhall Ampera;

e) Estimate


Chinese Top EV Models 

To have a better understanding on the wave of Chinese Plug-in models that have been taking over the last couple of Monthly Best Sellers Editions, here is a Who Is Who of these Models:

Kandi Panda EV (#2 in November)

Length: 360 cms
Power: 20 kW
Range: 80 kms





BYD Tang (#4)

Length: 482 (485*) cms
Power: 371 (411) kW
e-Range: 80 kms

* - Performance Package




Zotye Cloud (Z100) EV (#5)

Length: 356 cms
Power: 18 kW
Range: 150 kms






BAIC E-Series EV (#9)

Length: 400 cms
Top Speed: 120 km/h
Range: 150 kms

Europe November 2015 (Updated)

Rookies Of The Year

Record Month Edition

It wasn't only the weather that stayed warmer than usual in Europe, hot plug-in sales reached a new all-time high in November, with a record 19.577 units were sold, up 14% regarding the previous month and an impressive 115% YoY, with nearly 160.000 registered until now, total YTD sales are headed for 150k 170k 180-190k units this year, a significant departure over the 100k registered in 2014.

Looking at the monthly models ranking, the Mitsu Outlander PHEV is fully profiting from the restyled version, selling 2.876 units, its best result since March, comfortably ahead of the Number Two, the Renault Zoe, with 2.041 units, followed by the Tesla Model S, Third with 1.425 sales.

Outside the podium seats, we have the VW Golf GTE (1.416 units) in Fourth, followed by the Star of the Month, the BMW i3, that has registered 1.287 units, beating its previous record by over 100 units (1.125 units last August).

As for the Good Ol' Nissan Leaf, the waiting for the 30kWh version is clearly visible, with sales down to just 752 units, we have to go back more than two years (March 2013, 671 units) to see such a low level of sales coming from the japanese hatch...

Some models outside the Top 5 deserve a mention, the recent VW Passat GTE ended the month just outside the Top 5, at #6 with 1.247 units, while the Mercedes C350e had a spike in sales, rising to #8 with 939 units, whereas the long-running champion of the D-Segment/midsize class, the Volvo V60 Plug-In, also had a remarkable result, registering 722 units, its best result in two years!

Another hot segment is the Luxury SUV, where the Volvo XC90 T8 Plug-in Hybrid (731 sales) left the once undisputed leader, Porsche Cayenne Plug-in (309 units) miles behind, while the other rising star, the BMW X5 40e PHEV (461 sales), also has beaten the Cayenne by a wide margin.

PlModelSales  
1Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV2.876
2Renault Zoe2.041
3Tesla Model S
1.425   
4VW Golf GTE
1.416
5BMW i31.287


Looking at the YTD ranking, the major change is the Renault Zoe ascending to the Second Place, switching positions with the Nissan Leaf, that dropped to #3, its worst position since February.

But it's below the Top 10 that things really become interesting: The Mercedes C350e climbs one position to #12, while the rising star Volkswagen Passat GTE jumped an additional four positions, this time to #17, will this be the 2016 D-Segment/midsize class Best Seller?

The Volvo XC90 T8 Plug-In joined the ranking at an impressive #23, already beating the direct competitor, the BMW X5 40e Plug-In, itself up four positions to #25.

In the brands ranking, Volkswagen is stable in the lead of Europe's EV Manufacturers Throne (19%, up 1%), followed by Mitsubishi (16%) in Second and Renault in Third, with 13%, while Nissan is #4, with 11%, down 1% share.

PlEuropeNov.2015%'14Pl
1Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV2.87624.829161
2Renault Zoe2.04115.556103
3Nissan Leaf75214.64992
4Volkswagen Golf GTE1.41614.071922
5Tesla Model S1.42513.31584
6Volkswagen e-Golf96710.52679
7Audi A3 e-Tron1.06510.185619
8BMW i31.2879.84365
9
10
11
Volvo V60 Plug-In
Kia Soul EV
Renault Kangoo ZE
722
722
517
5.065
4.830
3.542
3
3
2
7
23
8
12Mercedes C350e9393.4422N/A
13Porsche Cayenne Plug-In3092.969228
14Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia2652.782212
15
16
17
18
19
Mercedes B-Class ED
Volkwagen e-Up!
Volkswagen Passat GTE
BMW i8
Smart Fortwo ED
237
148
1.247
118
224
2.583
2.525
2.329
1.917
1.959
2
2
1
1
1
29
6
N/A
15
10
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Renault Twizy
Peugeot iOn
Bolloré Blue Car
Volvo XC90 T8 Plug-In
Citröen C-Zero
BMW X5 40e
Mitsubishi I-Miev
Ford C-Max Energi
Mercedes S500e
Toyota Prius Plug-In
Porsche Panamera Plug-In
139
 104
130
731
163
444
39
141
71
45
35
1.882
1.377
1.083
1.020
976
835
703
692
698
665
561
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
11
21
13
N/A
20
N/A
17
N/A
31
14
18

TOTAL19.596159.409100

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