Sunday, March 20, 2016

Belgium February 2016

A common sight next summer in Knokke Heist

Volvo XC90 T8 Reigns Supreme

If February remained below the record numbers of the previous month, nevertheless the 655 EV's registered allowed to be the second best month ever and to triple sales YoY, with the 2016 EV Share now placed at a brilliant 1.48%, being this one of the fastest growing markets this year.

The Volvo XC90 T8 struck a chord in Belgian buyers, which have been bying them in droves (225 units, all-time record for a single model), being the largest market for the swedish SUV this year, staying even in front of the much larger US Market.

Looking at the YTD ranking, we see a 100% Luxury SUV podium, with the aforementioned Volvo XC90 T8 leading the way from a far, while the BMW X5 40e (61 units) and the Porsche Cayenne Plug-In (63), are running for Second Place.

Outside the podium, the Tesla Model S continued in Fourth, now followed by the Nissan Leaf, which surpassed the BMW i3 and reached the Fifth position, one interesting stat of the Leaf is that of the 40 units sold (Best result in a year), only 25 had the 30kWh battery, meaning a 63% ratio for the new battery.

Record numbers for the Mercedes C350e, the 39 units were not only its personal best in Belgium, but also the best result for a Mercedes model in this market. A sign that Mercedes is finally ramping up production?

Two models have landed, both coming from BMW, the 225xe Active Tourer registered its first three units, the career of this model is a question mark and will depend a lot on fleet & company buyers, something that the 330e has it easier, but it also comes with more responsability, as its sales goal is clear: Beat the Mercedes C350e. 

In the manufacturers ranking, Volvo consolidated the lead (32%, up 4%), followed by BMW (19%, down 5%), and Porsche in Third, with 12%.

As curiosity, there were two additional Toyota Mirai registered last month, elevating the Fuel Cell tally to four units this year, three Mirai's and one Hyundai ix35 FCEV.

PlBelgiumFeb.YTD%'15Pl
1Volvo XC90 T8 PHEV2254283113
2BMW X5 40e PHEV611691215
3
4
Porsche Cayenne Plug-In
Tesla Model S
63
42
156
89
11
6
2
1
4Nissan Leaf407158
6BMW i3 *206753
7Mercedes C350e3962416
8Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV264236
9Mercedes GLE500e1539327
10Mercedes B250e1130211
11BMW i882729
12Audi A3 e-Tron82427
12
12
14
14
16
17
18
Renault Zoe
Volkswagen Golf GTE
Renault Kangoo ZE
Mercedes S500e
Volvo V60 Plug-In 
Porsche Panamera Plug-In
Citroen C-Zero
8
18
2
9
10
8
3
24
24
17
17
16
15
11
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
18
5
N/A
14
4
10
24
18
18
21
22
23
23
25
26
27
27
27
30
30
30
Volkswagen Passat GTE
Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia **
Renault Twizy
Kia Soul EV
Peugeot iOn
Volkswagen e-Golf
Smart Fortwo ED
BMW 225xe Active Tourer
Peugeot Partner EV
Volkswagen e-Up!
Opel Ampera
BMW 330e
Toyota Prius Plug-In
Citroen Berlingo EV
10
6
4
5
1
4
2
3


2
1
1

11
11
8
7
6
6
5
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
33
21
15
23
20
17
19
N/A
N/A
21
28
N/A
25
N/A

TOTAL6551.394100



Source: febiac.be


* - 5 Bev + 15 Rex

** - 1 Pass + 4 LCV


Plug-Ins Versus Regular Hybrids

PlModel    Feb. 2016
1Toyota Auris Hybrid331
2Toyota Yaris Hybrid234
3Volvo XC90 T8 PHEV225
4Toyota RAV4 Hybrid63
4Porsche Cayenne Plug-In63

 If we combine February regular hybrid sales with plug-ins, the Toyota Auris Hybrid stayed In #1, followed by the Yaris Hybrid relative and the Volvo XC90 PHEV vessel SUV



Tied in fourth we have the Cayenne Plug-in and Toyota's newbie in the market, the RAV4 Hybrid.


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