Sunday, November 12, 2017

USA October 2017

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Chevy Bolt is ramping up


Nearly 15.000 plug-in units were registered last month in the USA, a 32% increase YoY, making October (1.1% share) the sixth month in a row of 1% plus PEV share, and pulling the YTD count to 157.000 units, a 30% growth over the same period last year, with the 2017 PEV share now at 1.1%.

In an off-peak Tesla monts, the big news were the Monthly Best Seller award of the Chevrolet Bolt, its second, after the one earned in July, with a record 2.781 deliveries, after a streak of seven months gaining momentum, the little Chevrolet hatchback is gearing up to end the year with some 4.000 registrations in December.

Here is a small review of the Top 5 best sellers in the US:

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#1. Tesla Model S – After another deliveries rush in September, October was the usual off-peak month, with some 1.120 units being delivered, in line with other first month of the quarter performances, placing the 2017 count in 20.750 units, down 6% year-on-year. Blame it on the Tesla Model 3 anticipation, but with the new Tesla baby deep in Production Hell, expect the Model S to rebound in Q4, as customers transform their Model 3 reservations in a Model S order.

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#2. Chevrolet Bolt – Slowly, but surely, the Chevrolet Bolt is starting to live up to its promises, having delivered a record 2.781 units in October, moving it to Second Place in the YTD ranking. As nationwide inventory widens and the year-end sales rush approaches, the Bolt is preparing itself for new heights, possibly reaching some 4.000 units in December.

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#3. Chevrolet Volt – The older nameplate of the Chevrolet plug-in stable has seen its sales being affected by its all-electric sibling, having registered only 1.362 units in October, its worst performance in 20 months, with YTD sales now at 16.710 units, down 10% YoY. Despite this, expect sales to rebound in the next two months, benefitting from the end of fiscal year sales rush, maybe reaching some 3.000 registrations in December.

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#4. Toyota Prius Prime – After a promising start in the first half of the year, sales have stalled a bit for the Toyota plug-in, having registered 1.626 units in October, its lowest point since June, which might indicate a less than expected career stellar career in the future. Still, in 2017, 16.682 Prius Prime were registered in the US, besting already Toyota’s PEV previous selling record (14.448 units, in 2014).

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#5. Tesla Model X – What has been said regarding the Model S can also be said about the Model X, with numbers going down to just 850 deliveries, due to the off-peak month effect. With the 2017 registrations up 26% YoY, now at 16.140 units, it still has 4.000 units less than the Model S and is four places behind it. Tesla’s SUV is still an unfulfilled promise, unable to replicate in its class the success that its older sibling is having in the executive car segment.

Besides the Chevrolet Bolt jump to Silver, another important change occurred inside the Top 10, with the BMW i3 climbing to #9, thanks to 686 units, its best result since March, while another BMW also impressed in October, with the BMW 530e doing a year best of 583 units, at this pace, it won’t be surprising if somewhere in the future the plug-in 5-Series becomes the i-Performance best seller.

Looking at the manufacturers ranking, Tesla (23%) and Chevrolet (22%) are running almost neck-to-neck for the leadership, while in Third Place we (still) have Ford (11%) resisting to Toyota advances, but the margin is shortening every passing month, with the Japanese brand “stealing” 201 units to Ford’s lead, now with only 108 units separating them.

Will we see Toyota reaching the Podium in November?

Pl
USA
Oct.
YTD
%
1
Tesla Model S  e)
1120
20750
13
2
Chevrolet Bolt EV
2781
17083
11
3
Chevrolet Volt
1362
16710
11
4
Toyota Prius Prime
1626
16682
11
5
Tesla Model X  e)
850
16140
10
6
Nissan Leaf
213
10953
7
7
Ford Fusion Energi  
741
8026
5
8
Ford C-Max Energi 
569
7181
5
9
BMW  i3
686
5321
3
10
Fiat 500e
310
4995
3
11
Chrysler Pacifica PHEV
1175
3607
2
12
BMW X5 PHEV
323
3582
2
13
BMW 330e
292
3286
2
14
Volkswagen e-Golf
203
2902
2
15
Audi A3 e-Tron
17
2569
2
16
Hyundai Sonata PHEV
210
2205
1
17
BMW 530e
583
2181
1
18
Kia Soul EV
210
2205
1
19
Volvo XC90 PHEV
174
1624
1
20
Ford Focus Electric
115
1583
1
Others
1212
9537

TOTAL
14598
157039


e) Estimate



Tesla Model S & Others

Pl
Model
2017
Sales  
1
 Mercedes E/CLS-Class
41.192
2
    BMW 5-Series
31.913
3
Tesla Model S
20.750
4
Audi A6
12.994
5
Mercedes S-Class
11.901

Looking at the full-size vehicles, nothing really new here, the top two continue in their usual positions, with the Model S on its way to collect another Bronze Medal, while below it, the Mercedes S-Class and Audi A6 are too far to bother the Californian.

If all is business as usual in Model S territory, the Model X on the other hand, is having a much harder time, failing once again to make an impression, being only Seventh in its class, recording 16.140 deliveries in a fast growing segment, far from the 43.858 units of the leader Mercedes GLE-Class. 



2 comments:

  1. Hello
    ev obsession gives
    S=2700, X= 2300, but no Pacifica.

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    1. Forgot to add an "e)", for estimate, on the Tesla numbers, because Tesla does not declare their monthly registrations data (Only quarterly), all people in the media do estimates, mine are based on Inside EVs, which so far have proven to be accurate, so until proven wrong, i will stick to them.

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