Germany November 2013 (Updated)

Porsche 918

Slow Lane Edition

With 721 plug-ins sold in November, the german market still hasn't embraced EV's the way one would expect, now that the german manufacturers are joining the plug-in bandwagon. True, this was the second best month ever and the EV share rose to 0,22%, but the growth rate is disappointing.

The BMW i3 (121 units sold) is still stuck on the one hundreds, just like the the Zoe, while the Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model S fail to impress. The only to register decent sales is the Good Old Smart, with 298 units, making it also the best seller of the month.

In the brands ranking things are pretty tight between Renault (30% share) and Smart (31% share), with Smart taking the lead for the moment.

Pl	Germany	Nov.	YTD	%	'12Pl
1	Smart Fortwo ED	298	1.846	31	7
2	Renault Zoe	114	947	16	N/A
3	Renault Twizy	25	806	13	1
4	Nissan Leaf	44	805	13	5
5	BMW i3	121	469	8	N/A
6	Opel Ampera	17	318	5	2
7	Citröen C-Zero	4	276	5	4
8	Tesla Model S	61	154	3	N/A
9	Mitsubishi I-Miev	1	89	1	9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Volkswagen e-Up! e) Renault Fluence ZE Volvo V60 Plug-In e) Peugeot iOn Ford Focus Electric Chevrolet Volt Porsche Panamera S E. e)	75 5 20 8 4 4	75 56 53 41 30 25 8	1 1 1 1 1 0 0	N/A 6 N/A 8 N/A 13 N/A
	TOTAL	802	5.999	100

e) estimate

Source: kba.de; goingelectric.de

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Bentley launches new models, to build SUVs

According to a press release, Bentley Motors UK has confirmed that it will build the world’s fastest and most luxurious SUV - the first off-road vehicle in the marque’s history.

This was announced at the launch at its Crewe HQs, of three new Bentley models, namely, the Flying Spur sedan, the Continental 4.0 litre GT V8 S and the 6.0 litre Continental GT Speed Convertible. The later is considered the world’s fastest four-seat production convertible.

Bentley Flying Spur

Continental GT V8 S

Continental GT Speed Convertible

The production of the new model will create new 1,000 jobs at Bentley and its suppliers.

The company recorded strong sales increases through the first three quarters of 2013 (delivering a total of 6,516 cars against 5,969 in 2012) and opening of 23 international dealerships in locations from Bucharest, Lyon and Minsk through to Hanoi (Vietnam) and the famous Silk Road city of Urumqi.

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