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In October 2019, 58% Of Car Sales In Norway Were Plug-Ins
The majority of new passenger car sales in Norway remain all-electric or plug-in hybrid.

Mark Kane 
By: Mark Kane
Nov 4, 2019 at 6:26am ET
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Sales of plug-in electric cars in Norway remain very strong and October 2019 brings the fourth highest market share ever (58.3%).
The total number of new passenger car registrations amounted to 6,106, which is 5.6% less than a year ago, but those small drops happen every few months.
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One of the most noticeable changes in the Norwegian market is that for the first time in 15-months, plug-in hybrid car sales increased year-over-year.
- BEVs: 3,742 (down 16.8%, at 35.7% market share) + 608 ‘used’ + 188 vans (182 new and 6 used) + 0 FCVs
- PHEVs: 2,364 (up 20.0%, at 22.6% market share)
After 10 months fo 2019, new passenger plug-in car registrations reached 67,624 (up 15.7%), while the average market share was 55.8%.
New plug-in passenger car registrations in Norway – October 2019


Sales by model
Tesla deliveries - as usual during the first month of the quarter - were low, which resulted in higher sales of other models. Surprisingly, the top-selling car last month was the Audi e-tron (873 registrations).
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BEV results already in our database:
- Audi e-tron - 873
- Volkswagen e-Golf - 740 (748 total with ICE)
- Nissan LEAF - 518
- BMW i3 - 317
- Jaguar I-PACE - 175
- Tesla Model 3 - 121
- Hyundai Kona Electric - 123 (124 total with ICE)
- Renault ZOE - 93
- Tesla Model X - 29
- Tesla Model S - 18
Top 20 new passenger car registrations in Norway – October 2019

Source: Opplysningsrådet for Veitrafikken AS (OFV AS)
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