Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Germany February 2017

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Getting Warmer

Some 2.918 plug-in passenger cars were registered last month in Germany, up 50% YoY, with the EV Share rising slightly to a new record (1.2%), significantly above from the 0.75% registered last year, it's been a long time coming, but it seems the German market is finally warming up to plug-ins.

Looking at the February Best Selling models, the Renault Zoe had its best result in over a year (431 units), doubling the deliveries it had a year ago, it seems the local importer finally had enough ZE40 units to make an impression, will this high number be the new normal or will sales drop once the novelty factor fades?

The BMW i3 (305 units) continues on a high note, while its 225xe Active Tourer relative broke its own record in February, with 282 registrations, no doubt helped by the incentives scheme, while the remaining models on this Top 5 had positive results, although the Soul EV performances here should be always be considered with a grain of salt...

PlModel
Sales  
1Renault Zoe431
2
BMW i3
305
3BMW 225xe Active Tourer282
3
Kia Soul EV
282
5Audi A3 e-Tron171

Looking at the YTD ranking, the Top Two BMW i3 and Renault Zoe are already gaining ground on the remaining competition, so it looks the 2017 race will be a two horse race. like in the previous year.

The Kia Soul EV climbed to Fourth, benefitting on the Outlander PHEV three positions drop.

The  veteran Citroen C-Zero had its best result in four years(!), with 25 registrations, jumping four positions to #23, while its Peugeot iOn twin is doing even better, its #18 with 93 units, its best result EVER since it landed in German lands, 600 seven years ago. I bet the incentives scheme has something to do with this...

Speaking of PSA brands, in February the Opel Ampera-e added na additional 15 units to the tally, climibing two positions to #30, no doubt still demonstration units, with volume numbers said to arrive during Summer, expect it to jump into the Top 10 afterwards and maybe win a Bronze Medal by year end.

In the manufacturers ranking, BMW (25%, up 3%) is in the lead, followed by Volkswagen and Mercedes, both with 10% share.

An interesting bit of trivia is that BEV's are growing faster (102% vs 16%) than PHEV's, which is a good indication for the remainder of the year, especially considering the e-Golf and Ampera-e are still to make its mark in the market.

PlGermanyFeb. YTD%'16 Pl
1
2
BMW i3 *
Renault Zoe
305
431
693
611
12
11
1
2
3
4
BMW 225xe Active Tourer
Kia Soul EV
282
282
492
459
9
8
10
7
5
6
Mitsu. Outlander PHEV
Audi A3 e-Tron
164
171
446
328
8
6
6
4
7Volkswagen Passat GTE12127859
8Tesla Model S16325955
9Nissan Leaf1172324
11
10
11
12
Volkswagen e-Up!
Mercedes C350e  e)
Volvo XC90 T8 
102
65
52
195
160
140
3
3
2
17
15
13
13
14
15
Mercedes B250e
Mercedes GLC350e 
Audi Q7 e-Tron
61
71
42
129
126
102
2
2
2
18
23
13
16Mercedes E350e
41
95232
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
24
24
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35

Tesla Model X
Peugeot iOn
Mercedes GLE500e
BMW 330e
Porsche Cayenne Plug-In
Volkswagen e-Golf
BMW 740e
Citröen C-Zero
BMW i8
Volkswagen Golf GTE
Hyundai Ioniq Electric
Mercedes S500e   e)
Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia
BMW X5 40e
Opel Ampera-e
Porsche Panamera PHEV
Volvo V60 Plug-In
BMW 530e
Mini Countryman PHEV
Others
39
39
38
51
33
29
21
25
25
15
12
24
14
14
15
9
13
11
7
14
94
93
90
75
54
50
47
43
41
41
41
39
35
32
28
26
20
13
7
19
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
31
24
20
21
12
28
34
27
8
20
26
29
22
N/A
30
25
N/A
N/A

TOTAL
2.918
5.633
100


* - 168 Bev + 137 Rex 


Source: kba.de


Tesla Model S & Others

Pl
Model
Feb. Sales  
1
Audi A7
374
2
Porsche Panamera
237
3
Tesla Model S
163
4
Mercedes CLS
144
5
BMW 6-Series
127

Looking at the Premium Sports Sedans class, the usual winner Mercedes CLS is down to Fourth, no doubt in need for a new Generation, with the Audi A7 inheriting the Throne, with 374 units.

Interestingly, the Porsche Panamera is Second, with 237 units, no doubt benefitting from the new generation push, followed by the Tesla Model S, up 79% YoY to 163 units, a great result considering we are not in last-month-of-quarter season.




5 comments:

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    1. Yes it is, question is, will it keep the pace throughout the year?

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    2. We will see soon how the E-Ampera does.

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  2. Hey could you start to add on which position the best selling EV/PHEV is in the all passenger cars ranking? Thanx.

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  3. It is good to see that Germany is finally catching on with EVs. They could do much better if they offered more generous incentives and increased taxes or registration fees for ICE vehicles.

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