Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Germany September 2017 (Updated)

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Record Month

The EV Fever has caught on in Germany, with yet another record month, 5.255 plug-in passenger cars were registered last month, a 70% increase YoY, with the YTD PEV share at a record 1.4%.

Looking at September Best Selling models, the country's Good Son VW e-Golf has finally hit the leadership, thanks to 494 deliveries, a new personal best, a number that can only go up, as it is said the VW electric bread and butter model is said to have a six months waiting list.

Another model in High Voltage is the BMW 225xe Active Tourer, reaching the runner-up status, with the Bavarian scoring a new personal record, with 475 deliveries, last month.


PlModel
Sales  
1Volkswagen e-Golf494
2
BMW 225xe A.Tourer
475
3Audi A3 e-Tron372
4
BMW i3
364
5
Renault Zoe
278

For once, the YTD ranking didn't had much movement at the top, with the most relevant change being the VW e-Golf climbing to #8, changing places with its Passat GTE sibling, a move that speaks volumes on where the car maker is heading (Less PHEVs, more BEVs).

But below the Top 10 action there was plenty to talk about, the VW Golf GTE is now #11, while the Smart Fortwo ED jumped to #14, thanks to 227 deliveries, and its (slightly) larger sibling, the Forfour ED, was up two places, now in #26.

Speaking of recently landed models, the Mini Countryman PHEV joined the ranking, in #27.

In the manufacturers ranking, BMW (21%) is in the lead, with Volkswagen (13%) in Second Place, all while Mercedes and Audi (Both with 11%) are running with Renault (10%) for the last place in the podium.

Regarding the BEV/PHEV share, plug-in hybrids are winning the upper hand, now having 55% share, while last year they were the minority (44%).

A final mention to the DHL Streetscooter Work van performance last month, that with 827 registrations, not only shattered to tiny pieces the model previous best (380 units last January), but is now the new all-time monthly high for a plug-in van, now leading the 2017 Europe's LCV plug-in market, with over 2.700 deliveries, ahead of the Nissan e-NV200 and Renault Kangoo ZE usual best sellers.

A disruptive model in the van segment?

PlGermanySep. YTD%'16 Pl
1
2
Audi A3 e-Tron
Renault Zoe
372
278
3.643
3.543
10
10
4
2
3
4
BMW i3
BMW 225xe Active Tour.
364
475
2.987
2.592
8
7
1
10
5
6
Kia Soul EV
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
252
166
1.980
1.758
6
5
7
6
7Tesla Model S
2261.71155
8Volkswagen e-Golf4941.614412
9
10
11
Volkswagen Passat GTE
Mercedes GLC350e
Volkswagen Golf GTE
208
216
229
1.394
1.196
1.152
4
3
3
9
23
8
12
13
Mercedes C350e e)
Tesla Model X
114
120
1.047
908
3
3
15
19
14
15
16
17
Smart Fortwo ED
Volkswagen e-Up!
BMW 530e
Nissan Leaf
227
81
110
51
816
803
721
679
2
2
2
2
35
17
N/A
11
18Mercedes E350e
133
638232
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

Por. Panamera PHEV
Hyundai Ioniq Electric
Audi Q7 e-Tron
Mercedes B250e
BMW 330e
Volvo XC90 T8
Volvo V60 Plug-In
Smart Forfour ED
Mini Countryman PHEV
Mercedes GLE500e
Porsche Cayenne PHEV
Peugeot iOn
Others
118
47
51
19
28
51
64
94
68
14
15
17
540
619
517
508
505
431
392
382
305
270
266
235
225
2.220
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
30
36
13
18
20
13
25
N/A
N/A
24
20
21

TOTAL
5.255
36.157
100



Source: kba.de


Plug-ins and Regular Hybrids


Pl
Model
Sep. Sales  
1
Toyota Yaris Hybrid
1.125
2
Toyota C-HR Hybrid
926
3
Toyota Auris Hybrid
905
4
Toyota Auris Hybrid
695
5
Volkswagen e-Golf
494



As plug-ins reach new heights, it is now time to compare them with regular hybrids, a class completely owned by Toyota, placing four models in the the Top 4 places, if the podium places seem unaccessible for now, the #4 Auris seems attainable plug-ins, as the PEV market grows.





Tesla Model S & Others


Pl
Model
Sep. Sales  
1
Mercedes S-Class
699
2
BMW 7-Series
435
3
Audi A8
348
4
Porsche Panamera
268
5
Tesla Model S
226

As the Tesla Sports Sedan reaches historic high levels (+13% YoY), it is time to see if it can make a dent on the German flagship models, for now the Mercedes S-Class leads the way, with 699 units last month, while the BMW 7-Series follows, with 435 deliveries, both comfortably ahead of the Californian.


In Third and Fourth Places we have two recent models, with the new Audi A8 in Third, registering 348 units, while the Panamera follows it, with 268 units, 118 of them being of the PHEV variety, or 44% of all of the nameplate sales.

If these numbers are to continue, the Porsche model can be the first to seriously challenge the Model S sales, while at the same time allow the big Sports Sedan to outsell the BMW and Mercedes uber-klasse plug-in models.

Now imagine what the new Cayenne PHEV will do...


Tesla Model X & Others


Pl
Model
Sep. Sales  
1
Jaguar F-Pace
299
2
Range Rover Sport
247
3
BMW X6
206
4
Porsche Cayenne
178
5
Tesla Model X
120


...Speaking of luxury SUV's, Tesla's Sports SUV is starting to tickle its most direct competitors, with the numbers starting to close in to the podium bearers.

But are the 100-something sales the Model X top performance? Will the Model X beat in December its personal best (213 units last March)?

6 comments:

  1. What is the market share for the month only? Not just for the year so far. Thanks!

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    1. It would be awesome if you could start adding the monthly percentage as standard in the posts and not just the year-to-date percentage.

      Especially important now at the end of the year where early sales of the year weigh down the current percentage of sales.

      Thank you for your great work, as always. =)

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  2. Hi Jose, first of all thanks for all the great work you do with this blog!
    The press release from here: https://www.kba.de/DE/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/2017/Fahrzeugzulassungen/pm25_2017_n_09_17_pm_komplett.html;jsessionid=3105547AAC4DF134C6ED13F9DD5E3499.live21302?nn=1558890
    mentions 3118PHEV and 2247BEV. Any idea where the difference to your numbers comes from? Thanks.

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  3. Hi, thank you for the kind words, regarding the difference, it has to do with the German OEMs registering pre-serie EVs (Audi e-Tron, Porsche Mission E, ec), so that they can be tested on the streets. I do not count them, because most of them, if not all, are mules and not actual production vehicles.

    However, double checking data, i realized that i had missed the Kia Niro PHEV, that registered 187 units last month, a number i already updated the article totals.

    With such a strong start, it seems the Niro PHEV will be another winner for Kia!

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