Sunday, April 24, 2016

Portugal March 2016



Nissan Leaf Back To #1 

EV Sales continue with a fast pace, with 188 registrations last month, a 111% increase YoY, placing the EV Share at 0.77%, with BEV's reversing in March the most recent supremacy of plug-in hybrids.

This change is visible in the ranking, with all-electric models climbing positions, most notably the Nissan Leaf, that jumped from Third to the First position, thanks to a record 48 units performance, this is the first time in eight months that the japanese hatch leads the YTD ranking, a curious fact on the Leaf, is that despite being the most common plug-in model in this market, 2011 marked the last time it won the Best Seller trophy...Will 2016 finally be the year that consecrates Nissan's hatch as Best-Selling EV? 

Other all-electric vehicle to climb is the Renault Zoe, now in #9, but still far from the Fourth Position claimed last year, while the almost all-electric BMW i3 managed to climb one position to Fourth, with the mix between versions of the german hot-hatch is now favorable to the pure-electric version, something that didn't happened in previous years.

With springtime coming, the Renault Twizy reappeared in the ranking, ready to serve rentals in some tourist-friendly areas.

There is a newcomer, the VW Passat GTE landed with its first two registrations, looking to replicate the success that Mercedes is experiencing with its C350e in the market.

In the manufacturers ranking, the race is even closer than in the models, with Nissan and Mercedes tied in First Place, both with 92 units, while Mitsubishi is not that far, only 12 units behind, so this is currently one of the most entertaining markets to watch.

Pl
Portugal
March
2016
%
Pl '15
1
2
Nissan Leaf
Mercedes C350e
48
28
88
84
20
19
2
5
3Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV288419
1
4BMW i3 *
38
61
14
3
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
17
17
19
19
19
19
Volvo V60 Plug-In
Volkswagen Golf GTE
Volvo XC90 T8
Tesla Model S    e)
Renault Zoe
Renault Twizy
Porsche Cayenne Plug-In
Mercedes B250e
Mercedes S500e
Toyota Prius Plug-In
BMW i8
Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia
BMW 225xe Active Tourer
Renault Kangoo ZE
BMW 330e
BMW X5 40e
Kia Soul EV
Volkswagen e-Up!
13
1
1
2
6
7
1

1
1
3
2

2

2
2

40
12
11
10
9
7
6
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
9
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
9
11
28
16
4
6
18
15
20
8
20
10
N/A
12
N/A
25
25
14
19
19
25
25
25
Peugeot iOn
Volkswagen Passat GTE
Audi A3 e-Tron
Volkswagen e-Golf
Smart Fortwo ED
1
2



2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
N/A
18
16
22

TOTAL188449100

Source: ACAP

* - 26 BEV + 12 REX

e) Estimate



Plug-Ins Versus Regular Hybrids

PlModel March 2016
1Toyota Auris Hybrid95
2Toyota Yaris Hybrid89
3Nissan Leaf48
4Mercedes C300 Hybrid39
5BMW i3 *38

If we combine regular hybrid sales with plug-ins, the two Toyota Best Sellers, the Auris Hybrid (#1) and the smaller brother Yaris Hybrid (#2), continue to rule the ranking, but this month the Nissan Leaf managed to overcome the Mercedes C300 diesel hybrid, in the race for the Third Spot. 

In Fifth we have another plug-in, the BMW i3, only one unit behind the Mercedes, so with exception of the top two (For now...), it seems that plug-ins are overcoming regular hybrids in Portugal too.

2 comments:

  1. Lets hope that none of these hybrid vehicles belong to phantom sales and as a result do not appear for sale within 3 months and with less than 4000 Km as used cars.
    The eternal dichotomy of registrations and sales:

    end of Q1 check;
    self-registrations check;
    fleet deals check;
    (...)

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    1. True, but let's be optimistic and hope that it's not the case, not always the "Velhos do Restelo" have their way... ;)

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