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Europe: Plug-In Car Sales Slightly Increased In January 2023

The Tesla Model Y was the most popular model among all plug-ins.

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Mark Kane

By: Mark Kane

Mar 10, 2023 at 8:49am ET

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With more than 910,000 new registrations in January, the European passenger car market expanded by 11 percent year-over-year.

According to EV Volumes data, shared by Jose Pontes, some 158,727 new passenger plug-in cars were registered in Europe in January (up 3 percent year-over-year). That's a positive outcome, but the growth rate was lower than in the case of the general market.

We guess that it's a natural result of the December rush (before the reduction or end of some incentives in select markets) and that the situation will improve later.

According to the data, all-electric car sales increased by 14 percent (so the market share is still increasing), but plug-in hybrids were down by 10 percent year-over-year.

New plug-in car registrations:

BEVs: *93,000 (up 14% year-over-year) and 10% share
PHEVs: *65,000 (down 10% year-over-year) and 7% share
Total: 158,727 (up 3% year-over-year) and 17% share

* estimated from the market share

Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Europe – January 2023

For reference, in 2022, more than 2.6 million new passenger plug-in electric cars were registered in Europe. That's about 23 percent of the total volume (compared to 19 percent a year earlier and 11 percent two years ago).

BEVs: about *1.58 million and 14% share
PHEVs: about *1.02 million and 9% share
Total: 2,602,431 and 23% share

* estimated from the market share

Top plug-in models

The best-selling plug-in electric car in January was the Tesla Model Y with 7,626 new registrations (including 4,108 in Germany).

Interestingly, the second most popular model was the Volvo XC40 (5,876), but actually only if we count BEV and PHEV versions together.

The third most popular was the Dacia Spring (4,239), which once again indicates how popular entry-level, affordable, small electric vehicles are.

Results last month:

Tesla Model Y - 7,626
Volvo XC40 (BEV + PHEV) - 5,876
Dacia Spring - 4,239
Audi Q4 e-tron - 3,566
Volkswagen ID.3 - 3,370
Volkswagen ID.4 - 3,338
Fiat 500 electric - 3,258
Skoda Enyaq iV - 3,229
Ford Kuga PHEV - 3,056
Kia Niro (BEV + PHEV) - 2,905

For reference, in 2022, the most popular models were the Model Y and Model 3 with respectively 138,373 and 91,257 units.

Top brands and automotive groups

In terms of the most popular plug-in brands, we can see BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo (all premium manufacturers), followed by Volkswagen and Tesla. We guess that Tesla would be at the top when only all-electric vehicles are considered.

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Top plug-in brands (share year-to-date):

BMW - 8.6%
Mercedes-Benz - 8.2%
Volvo - 7.8%
Volkswagen - 7.7%
Tesla - 6.2%
Audi - 6.1%
Peugeot - 4.9%

Top plug-in automotive groups (share year-to-date):

Volkswagen Group - 20.7% share (Volkswagen brand at 7.7%, Audi at 6.1%)
Stellantis - 14.1% share
Geely–Volvo - 10.7%
BMW Group - 10.3% share (BMW brand at 8.6%)
Mercedes Group - 9.1% share (Mercedes-Benz brand at 8.2%)
Hyundai Motor Group - 9.1 % share
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance - 8.0% share
Tesla - 6.2% share

More sales reports

Germany: Plug-In Car Sales Decreased In January 2023

Norway: Plug-In Car Sales Collapsed By 80% In January 2023

Source: Jose Pontes (EV Volumes data) - CleanTechnica

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