Friday, September 13, 2013

France August 2013

"Trying to win french taxi drivers hearts since 2010"

"Vacances" Edition

Yep, the EV market seems to have gone on holidays in France, registering just 649 units, the worst result of the year, more than 50%(!) less than in June...Despite this, the EV share remained stable at 0,79% because the french auto market as a whole hit historic lows, making August '13 the worst sales month since...August 1976!

The Renault Zoe registered just 198 units, a worrying result that represented just 25% of what it had sold in June. Considering that the french hatch is responsible for 45% of the french EV market, it is important that in September the Zoe bounces back to decent levels (500-plus units) if Renault wants to avoid the "Failure" tag on the Zoe.

Maybe more importantly, its main rival in European turf hit an all time high: The Nissan Leaf recorded 148 sales, just 50 units behind the homeboy Zoe, a great performance considering that France is by far the largest market of the Zoe.

Further down the ranking, the Mitsubishi I-Miev is experiencing a surprising revival, it's now in #14, two places above last years performance and we also welcome a new player in the market, the Ford Focus Electric registering its first 4 units.

PlFranceAugustYTD%'12Pl
1Renault Zoe1984.1404513
2Renault Kangoo ZE e)1502.415261
3Nissan Leaf14878186
4Renault Twizy e)4040142
5Goupil G330379410
6Bolloré Blue Car2028833
7Toyota Prius Plug-In e)2526937
8Smart Fortwo ED1177212
9Mia Electric
14028
10Peugeot iOn109015
11Citröen C-Zero154204
12Opel Ampera
36011
13Renault Fluence ZE11709
14
14
16
17
18
19
20
Mitsubishi I-Miev
Volvo V60 Plug-In e)
Fisker Karma
Chevrolet Volt
Ford Focus Electric
Neoma Lumeneo
Tesla Roadster
6

1

4


15
15
11
10
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
N/A
15
14
N/A
N/A
17

TOTAL6499.234100

e) Estimate

Source: Manufacturers, Automobile Propre

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