Netherlands: Plug-In Car Sales Increased 17% In October 2022

Passenger car sales in the Netherlands increased in October by 20% year-over-year (to almost 29,000), which means that the overall market outpaced the plug-in car segment.

According to EV Volumes' data, shared by Jose Pontes, last month 9,758 new plug-ins were registered, which is roughly 17% more than a year ago and 34% of all new registrations.

That's not a bad result, considering the current challenging situation in Europe. Interestingly, both all-electric and plug-in hybrid cars contributed to growth.

New plug-in car registrations:

• BEVs: 6,408 (up 12%) and 22% share
• PHEVs: 3,350 (up 28%) and 12% share
• Total: 9,758 (up 17%) and 34% share

Plug-in electric car sales in the Netherlands – October 2022

So far this year, 82,225 plug-in electric cars were registered in the Netherlands, which is about 33% more than a year ago and about 32% of the total market.

• BEVs: about *54,000 and 21% share
• PHEVs: about *28,000 and 11% share
• Total: 82,225 and 32% share

* estimated from the market share

Model rank

Gallery: Lynk & Co 01 PHEV

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The biggest revelation for October was the Lynk & Co 01 PHEV, which with 707 new registrations, was not only the top plug-in model but also 7th overall.

This outstanding result allowed it to also secure the first position year-to-date, just ahead of the Skoda Enyaq iV. The difference between the two is just 47 units (4,494 to 4,447) so the race is still on.

The next best-selling plug-in model last month was the all-electric Volvo XC40 Recharge (521), followed by the Opel Mokka EV (300) and BMW i4 (297). The fifth Volkswagen ID.4 noted its best result so far this year - 292.

Top 10 last month:

1. Lynk & Co 01 PHEV - 707
2. Volvo XC40 BEV - 521
3. Opel Mokka EV - 300
4. BMW i4 - 297
5. Volkswagen ID.4 - 292
6. Kia EV6 - 280
7. Skoda Enyaq iV - 269
8. Peugeot e-208 - 268
9. Polestar 2 - 254
10. Hyundai Ioniq 5 - 244

Top 10 year-to-date:

1. Lynk & Co 01 PHEV - 4,494
2. Skoda Enyaq iV - 4,447
3. Peugeot e-208 - 3,038
4. Kia Niro EV (e-Niro) - 2,792
5. Kia EV6 - 2,636
6. Volvo XC40 PHEV (est.) - 2,467
7. Audi Q4 e-tron - 1,994
8. Volvo XC40 BEV - 1,992
9. Citroën e-C4 - 1,981
10. Volkswagen ID.4 - 1,837

The top plug-in car brands in the Netherlands so far this year are Volvo (9.6% share), Kia (8.8%), BMW (8.8%), Peugeot (6.9%), Mercedes-Benz (5.9%) Skoda (5.8%), Volkswagen (5.4%) and Audi (5.3%).

Among the automotive groups, the ones with the highest number of registrations are the Volkswagen Group (20.0%), Stellantis (17.4%), Geely-Volvo (including Lynk & Co and Polestar) at 16.8%, Hyundai-Kia (13.0%) and BMW Group (10.9%).

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