{"id":244325,"date":"2023-11-06T15:19:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T15:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=244325"},"modified":"2023-11-06T15:19:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T15:19:42","slug":"europe-plug-in-car-sales-growth-slowed-down-in-september-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/europe-plug-in-car-sales-growth-slowed-down-in-september-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe: Plug-In Car Sales Growth Slowed Down In September 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In September, plug-in electric car sales in Europe continued to increase year-over-year, although the rate of growth was quite disappointing.<\/p>\n<p>According to <em>EV Volumes<\/em> data shared by researcher Jose Pontes, 288,459 new plug-in electric cars were registered in Europe, which is 15 percent more than a year ago. For comparison, the general market noted an 11 percent increase year-over-year.<\/p>\n<p>We guess that the main reason behind a slower growth rate is the slowdown in Germany (the single largest market in the region), caused by the end of EV incentives for business buyers.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, rechargeable cars maintain a relatively solid market share of 25 percent (still about three times higher than in the United States).<\/p>\n<p>Plug-in car registrations for the month (YOY change):<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>BEVs: about *196,000 (up 18%) and 17% market share<\/li>\n<li>PHEVs: about *92,000 (up 8%) and 8% market share<\/li>\n<li>Total: 288,459 (up 15%) and 25% market share<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*Estimated from the market share<\/p>\n<h3><span><svg class=\"arrow-heading\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/design\/dist\/critical\/icons\/sprite-common-0-dc6b7de11d922cb73553899f27128303.svg#sqr-arrow\"\/><\/svg><\/span>Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Europe \u2013 September 2023<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/custom\/thumbnail\/plug-in-electric-car-sales-in-europe-september-2023.png\"><\/p>\n<p>So far this year, more than 2.2 million passenger plug-in electric cars have been registered in Europe, which is about 23 percent of the total market.<\/p>\n<p>Plug-in car registrations year-to-date:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>BEVs: about *1.48 million and 16% market share<\/li>\n<li>PHEVs: about *0.73 million and 7% market share<\/li>\n<li>Total: 2,234,169 (up 32%) and 23% market share<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*Estimated from the market share<\/p>\n<p>For reference, in 2022, more than 2.6 million new passenger plug-in electric cars were registered in Europe (about 23 percent of the total volume).<\/p>\n<h3><span><svg class=\"arrow-heading\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/design\/dist\/critical\/icons\/sprite-common-0-dc6b7de11d922cb73553899f27128303.svg#sqr-arrow\"\/><\/svg><\/span>Top Plug-In Models<\/h3>\n<p>The Tesla Model Y remains the best selling plug-in electric car in Europe for the eleventh consecutive month. In October, the model noted 34,378 new registrations.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, the SAIC MG4 happened to be the second most popular model (7,501 units), slightly ahead of the Skoda Enyaq iV (7,393) and Audi Q4 e-tron (6,867).<\/p>\n<p>Results for the month:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Tesla Model Y &#8211; 34,378<\/li>\n<li>MG 4 &#8211; 7,501<\/li>\n<li>Skoda Enyaq iV &#8211; 7,393<\/li>\n<li>Audi Q4 e-tron &#8211; 6,867<\/li>\n<li>Peugeot e-208 &#8211; 6,582<\/li>\n<li>Fiat 500 electric &#8211; 6,105<\/li>\n<li>Volvo XC40 &#8211; 6,052 (4,384 BEVs + 1,668 PHEVs)\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Volkswagen ID.4 &#8211; 5,792<\/li>\n<li>Ford Kuga PHEV &#8211; 5,371<\/li>\n<li>Kia Niro &#8211; 5,298 (4,329 BEVs + 969 PHEVs)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>After the first nine months of 2023, the Tesla Model Y remains a lone leader, while the Tesla Model 3 is trying to defend its second position (waiting for its Highland reinforcements) from the approaching Volkswagen ID.4.<\/p>\n<p>The MG4 has become Europe&#8217;s best selling all-electric hatchback by overtaking the Volkswagen ID.3 in October. Let&#8217;s note that this is a Chinese model.<\/p>\n<p>Results in January-September:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Tesla Model Y &#8211; 208,744<\/li>\n<li>Tesla Model 3 &#8211; 66,243<\/li>\n<li>Volkswagen ID.4 &#8211; 64,642<\/li>\n<li>Volvo XC40 &#8211; 58,395 (37,309 BEVs + 21,086 PHEVs)\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Skoda Enyaq iV &#8211; 53,018<\/li>\n<li>MG 4 &#8211; 52,008<\/li>\n<li>Volkswagen ID.3 &#8211; 50,723<\/li>\n<li>Fiat 500 electric &#8211; 49,352<\/li>\n<li>Audi Q4 e-tron &#8211; 49,141<\/li>\n<li>Dacia Spring &#8211; 43,804<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span><svg class=\"arrow-heading\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/design\/dist\/critical\/icons\/sprite-common-0-dc6b7de11d922cb73553899f27128303.svg#sqr-arrow\"\/><\/svg><\/span>Top Brands And Automotive Groups<\/h3>\n<p>Tesla has slightly strengthened as the most popular plug-in car brand in Europe, by registration volume, although the Volkswagen Group is beyond reach for any other automotive group (when counting BEVs and PHEVs together).<\/p>\n<p>Top brands by share in the plug-in segment in January-September:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>Tesla &#8211; 12.7%<\/li>\n<li>Volkswagen &#8211; 8.4%<\/li>\n<li>BMW &#8211; 8.1%<\/li>\n<li>Mercedes-Benz &#8211; 7.6%<\/li>\n<li>Volvo &#8211; 5.6%<\/li>\n<li>Audi &#8211; 5.4%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Top automotive groups by share in the plug-in segment in January-September:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>Volkswagen Group &#8211; 20.2% share (Volkswagen brand at 8.4%)<\/li>\n<li>Stellantis &#8211; 14.0%<\/li>\n<li>Tesla &#8211; 12.7%<\/li>\n<li>BMW Group &#8211; 9.6% share (BMW brand at 8.1%)<\/li>\n<li>Mercedes-Benz Group &#8211; 8.5% (Mercedes-Benz brand at 7.6%)<\/li>\n<li>Hyundai Motor Group &#8211; 8.4%<\/li>\n<li>Geely\u2013Volvo &#8211; 7.8%<\/li>\n<li>Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance &#8211; 6.8%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Source: <span>Jose Pontes (EV Volumes data) &#8211; CleanTechnica<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/694781\/europe-plugin-car-sales-september2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In September, plug-in electric car sales in Europe continued to increase year-over-year, although the rate of growth was quite disappointing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":244324,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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