Tesla has become the first brand, while the Model Y is the most popular electric model.
April 6, 2023 at 13:08 ET
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The European passenger car market recovered somewhat in February, surpassing 900,000 new registrations (up 12% year-on-year).
In accordance with EV volumes The data, shared by José Pontes, in February registered about 182,000 new plug-in electric cars in Europe, which is 14 percent more than a year ago. Given the current situation in Europe, any growth is positive news, even if it is relatively low.
Most importantly, one in five new cars was rechargeable, while fully electric cars account for 13 percent of new sales (roughly 118,000). By the way, BEV sales were 31 percent higher than a year ago, which means PHEVs are to blame (down 8 percent year-over-year to about 64,000).
Registration of new connected cars:
- BEV: *118,000 (31% more year-on-year) and a 13% fee
- PHEV: *64,000 (8% less year-on-year) and a 7% fee
- Total: 182,333 (+14% year-on-year) and 20% quota
* estimated from market share
So far this year, more than 340,000 plug-in electric passenger cars have been registered in Europe, which is roughly eight percent more than a year ago.
Registration of new connected cars from the year:
- BEV: about *0.21 million and 12% share
- PHEV: about *0.13 million and 7% share
- Total: 341,351 (8% more year-on-year) and a 19% share
* estimated from market share
For reference, in 2022, more than 2.6 million plug-in electric passenger cars were registered in Europe (about 23 percent of the total volume).
The Tesla Model Y was the best-selling plug-in model in February (same as January), thanks to more than 17,000 new registrations. That’s far more than any other electric car (even including plug-in hybrids).
The second most popular model was the Volvo XC40 (6,100), but only if you count the BEV and PHEV versions together. The third was the Volkswagen ID.3 (5,382).
Results last month:
- Tesla Model Y – 17,205
- Volvo XC40 (BEV + PHEV) – 6,100
- Volkswagen ID.3 – 5,382
- Volkswagen ID.4 – 5,147
- Fiat 500 electric – 4,844
- Audi Q4 e-tron – 4,713
- Dacia Spring – 4,313
- Peugeot e-208 – 4,052
- Tesla Model 3 – 3,867
- Skoda Enyak iV – 3,566
The first three of the year are the same as February. An interesting thing is that the Dacia Spring imported from China is currently above the Volkswagen ID.4, produced in two facilities in Germany.
Results to date:
- Tesla Model Y – 24,432
- Volvo XC40 (BEV + PHEV) – 11,978
- Volkswagen ID.3 – 8,752
- Dacia Spring – 8,680
- Volkswagen ID.4 – 8,485
- Audi Q4 e-tron – 8,395
- Electric Fiat 500 – 8,103
- Peugeot e-208 – 6,850
- Skoda Enyak iV – 6,796
- Ford Kuga PHEV – 6,271
In terms of the most popular plug-in brands, Tesla moved from number 5 to number 1 and now has a slight lead over Volkswagen, which also improved its position (from number 4 to number 2).
This year we could see a very interesting race, especially since the Tesla Giga Berlin plant already produces more than 5,000 cars per week (an equivalent of about 250,000 units per year).
Top Plugin Brands (share to date):
- Tesla – 9.0%
- Volkswagen – 8.3%
- Mercedes-Benz – 8.1%
- BMW – 7.9%
- Volvo – 7.4%
- Audi – 6.0%
However, Tesla is still too small to overtake the big automotive groups (when you count all the brands in a group).
Top Connected Car Groups (share to date):
- Volkswagen Group – 20.8% share (Volkswagen brand at 8.3%, Audi at 6.0%)
- Stellantis – 14.4% share
- Geely–Volvo – 10.2%
- BMW Group – 9.5% share (BMW brand at 7.9%)
- Tesla – 9.0%
