Saturday, May 21, 2016

Belgium April 2016

Volvo XC90 T8: Belgian EV Favorite.

The Belgian Alps Edition

After a record March, April was another great month, with 848 EV's registered, up 156% YoY, with the EV Share now at 1.55%, being currently one of the fastest growing markets.

As was the case throughout this year, in April the Volvo XC90 T8 (153 units) continued to lead the way, this time followed by the BMW X5 PHEV (122) and Nissan Leaf (77).

Looking at the YTD ranking, there are some peculiarities to it, like the fact that the three positions in the podium belong to high-end SUV's, looking down, five out of the Top 10 positions are also to SUV's and what's more, only three models in the Top 10 aren't AWD, which proves the impact that the snow-heavy climate of the Belgian Alps have in consumer needs...

Looking at the changes in the ranking, they all occurred behind the #7 BMW i3, the Mercedes GLE500e climbed one position to #8 (One position away from its best position in the world, #7 in Finland, a country with similar climate as Belgium), the BMW 225xe Active Tourer jumped 8 positions to #9, while its 330e relative climbed four positions to #11, making these two the best Rookies of the Year by far.

In the manufacturers ranking, Volvo (24%) still leads, but BMW (24%, up 4%) is just 20 units behind, so it will be a matter of days until the German brand profits from its strong lineup and becomes the best selling brand. In Third we have Porsche, with 11% (Down 1%), but Mercedes (10%) is becoming increasingly threatening, so another interesting race is developing for the Bronze medal.

There was an additional Toyota Mirai registered last month, elevating the Fuel Cell tally to six units this year, five Mirai's and one Hyundai ix35 FCEV.

PlBelgiumAprilYTD%'15Pl
1Volvo XC90 T8 1537482413
2BMW X5 40e 1224021315
3
4
Porsche Cayenne Plug-In
Tesla Model S
62
32
310
270
10
8
2
1
5Nissan Leaf7724788
6Mercedes C350e32136416
7BMW i3 *2812943
8Mercedes GLE500e3699327
9BMW 225xe Active Tourer73983N/A
10Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV269136
11BMW 330e47823N/A
12
13
14
15
Renault Zoe
Audi A3 e-Tron
Volkswagen Golf GTE
BMW i8
26
10
14
10
77
53
50
46
2
2
2
1
18
7
5
9
16
17
18
Mercedes S500e
Mercedes B250e
Porsche Panamera Plug-In
13
6
13
41
40
38
1
1
1
14
11
10
19
20
21
21
23
24
25
26
27
28
28
30
31
31
33
33
Volkswagen Passat GTE
Volvo V60 Plug-In
Renault Kangoo ZE
Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia **
Volkswagen e-Golf
Renault Twizy
Toyota Prius Plug-In
Citroen C-Zero
Kia Soul EV
Peugeot iOn
Volkswagen e-Up!
Smart Fortwo ED
Peugeot Partner EV
Opel Ampera
Citroen Berlingo EV
Mercedes GLC350e
11
9
5
8
11
5
10


2
6




1
35
29
24
24
21
19
15
13
12
9
9
5
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
33
4
N/A
21
17
15
25
24
23
20
21
19
N/A
28
N/A
N/A

TOTAL8483.178100



Source: FEBIAC


* - 14 Bev + 14 Rex

** - 3 Pass + 5 LCV


Plug-Ins Versus Regular Hybrids

PlModel April 2016
1Toyota Yaris Hybrid203
2Toyota Auris Hybrid194
3Volvo XC90 T8 153
4BMW X5 40e 122
5Toyota RAV4 Hybrid83

If we combine April regular hybrid sales with plug-ins, the Toyota Yaris Hybrid is the surprise #1, followed by the previous leader Auris Hybrid, down to only 194 units, this slow month might have an explanation with the good performance of its SUV brethren, the RAV4 Hybrid, managing to reach #5, making three SUV's in the Top 5. Here too, SUV's reflect Belgium's Alpine climate...

No comments:

Post a Comment