In the US, the electric vehicle market declined slightly in November. The total sales volume of pure electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles was 9,535. Before that, the monthly growth of 46 consecutive months has stopped in October, and sales have been consecutive for two. The month is less than 10,000 vehicles.
Three leaders: Listening to the wind, Volanda, Model S
Nissan Leaf (LEAF) pure electric vehicles created a new November new sales record, a total of 2,687 units sold, monthly sales increased for the 22nd consecutive month, the total sales of the first 11 months of this year reached 27,098 units. Since the listing in the US in December 2010, the total sales volume has reached 69,220 units.
In November, the Renault-Nissan Alliance’s global electric vehicle sales exceeded 200,000 units, and the world’s best-selling plug-in car was well-received. Its global sales exceeded 140,000 units, and monthly production and sales. Thousands of vehicles, which is almost twice the delivery of Chevrolet Volda or Tesla Model S.
At the same time, sales of the Chevrolet Volanda extended-range electric vehicle fell to its lowest point since February this year, with only 1,336 units sold in November, down from 1920 units in the same period last year, mainly due to production capacity after the end of summer. decline. At the end of August, General Motors announced that the Hamtramck plant was temporarily closed for eight weeks to prepare for the second-generation Volanda production line. Production capacity began to recover gradually in the middle of last month, but it still did not immediately turn into an increase in inventory levels, only about 1,000 vehicles. The cumulative sales volume from January to November this year was 17,315 vehicles, which was also lower than the 20,702 vehicles in the same period last year, down 16.4%. The total historical sales since the listing in December 2010 was 71,867.
The sales decline of Volanda may be terminated next summer, when the new 2016 Volanda will be launched. The new Volanda has been greatly improved in design, and will replace a current 1.4-liter four-cylinder engine with a new 1.5L four-cylinder engine, which will improve the cruising range and fuel efficiency. Chevrolet also issued a statement on November 20th that the new Volanda will use the GPS system to help car owners find charging stations, which is more user-friendly. In addition, the GPS system can also remember the location of the "home", and according to the arrangement, the vehicle is charged at a time when the electricity price is relatively cheap at night. The new car will be officially released at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show.
Tesla did not announce the November sales data for Model S until it was announced in the fourth quarter. If Model S has a month of sales that will be ignored, it may be November, as this month's focus is on the Model S P85D that will be delivered in December. Despite this, Tesla still has to fulfill the Model S November order, so it is expected that the delivery will not exceed the previous month's 1,300 units, or about 1,200 units.
In the first half of November, it was basically the time to clean up the last batch of “regular rear drive†orders and European market demand. The development and production of the Model S P85D began in the last week of November (starting on November 24), which will last until December, so if you want to buy the model S in the US, you need to wait for a long and long time. Time will be delivered, it is possible that in March or April next year, the Model S P85D/60D will be delivered before this time.
German Three Musketeers: BMW, Volkswagen, smart
The BMW i3 electric car has been attracting attention since its launch in the US. Its sales in August, September and October have remained above 1,000. However, the delivery volume in November has dropped to 816, including pure electric and In addition to the extended version, the cumulative sales volume in the US for half a year has reached 5,079 units. Looking ahead, sales in December and January next year are likely to decline further, as Super Typhoon Haiyan affects the supply of BMW i3 carbon fiber raw materials. Despite this, the details of the 2015 BMW i3 have already flowed out, adding new features such as heated seats, DC fast charging, and remote unlocking.
The Volkswagen Group's 2015 Golf Electric Vehicle (e-Golf) just landed in the US market in November and achieved sales of 119 units. The golf electric high-end version is priced at $35,445, which competes with the top of the wind ($35020). In October, Volkswagen sent the first e-Golf to the Internet for auction in the United States. The e-Golf ended up at $41,400 and all proceeds were donated to Global Green as a study of global climate change. Funding.
What surprised people in the month was the Smart Electric Drive, which generated a monthly high of 313 units. The cumulative sales in the first 11 months of this year reached 2,423 units, much better than the 923 units in the same period last year. In contrast, the Ford Focus electric version has not achieved such good results in the past three years.
The plug-in hybrid Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid (PHV) sold 451 units in November, which was lower than 500 units for the third consecutive month, which is far from the monthly high of 2692 in May. A total of 12,772 vehicles were sold in the month. On the one hand, California's “green stickerâ€, the privilege of entering plug-in lanes for plug-in hybrids and extended-range electric vehicles, is now over; on the other hand, the 2015 Toyota Prius PHV is sold before the 2014 model is sold out. In order to be shipped to US distributors, sales are limited.
Ford's plug-in hybrids Fusion Energi and C-MAX Energi have slowed their growth after the summer. They sold 752 and 644 units respectively in November. They sold 10,761 units and 7774 in January-November. Car. The inventory of these two cars is extremely low, and Fusion Energi only has about 1400 to ship to dealers.
The Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid plug-in hybrid sedan sold 57 units in November and sold 848 units in the first 11 months of this year, surpassing the traditional hybrid version of the Panamera. The Porsche Cayenne S e-Hybrid also entered the US market in the same month. As the 22nd model, it competed with many electric car luxury brands, and 45 new cars were sold. The follow-up market performance remains to be seen.
The Cadillac ELR extended-range luxury coupe delivered 155 vehicles in November and accumulated 1,192 vehicles from January to November this year.
The sexy plug-in super-running BMW i8 delivered 126 vehicles in the same month, down from 208 vehicles in the previous month. The total sales volume in the US for four months was 397. It is still difficult to predict what the final market demand for the BMW i8 will be, but it is certain that the production of the BMW i8 will start to increase in the late summer to meet the sharp increase in demand.
The lower-volume Honda Accord plug-in hybrid sold only 43 units in November and sold 386 units in the first 11 months of this year.
Compared with the previous large-volume electric vehicles, the compliant vehicle sales bottom has a monthly sales volume of about 200 vehicles for the “compliance vehicle†that meets the California “ZEV Zero Emissions Program†regulations and some models with always low sales. up and down.
The Mitsubishi i-MiEV micro electric car sold only 18 cars in November. In the first 11 months of 2014, the sales volume was less than 200, only 184. The shortage of inventory is the biggest reason for the sales downturn; Mercedes-Benz Class B electric vehicles sold 193 units in the same month. The sales volume was the best since the listing. The cumulative total of five months was 448. It is expected that the sales of this electric car will not increase significantly until the beginning of 2015, because Daiml The inventory of Lefa to the US market is very low.
The Ford Focus electric version sold 191 units in the month and sold a total of 1911 units in the first 11 months.
Finally, let's take a look at four real “compliance vehiclesâ€: the Chevrolet Spark EV sold 61 units in the month and 1,014 units in January-November. It is reported that this car will be replaced by Sonic EV or new electric models based on Sonic platform in 2016 or 2017.
In 2014, the Honda Fit EV and the Toyota RAV4 EV, which have a one-month survival period, were 5 and 83 respectively in the same month. The Toyota RAV4 EV electric SUV has a target production of 2,600 units. It has sold 2,445 units to date, which is close to the upper limit. The rental and sales of Honda Fit EV began in mid-2012. Up to now, 1037 units have been rented and sold, which is close to the target of 1,100 units.
Kia Soul EV has entered the US market for two months. Although Kia and Fiat refused to release sales data, they can still get information from sales channels. In November, Kia Soul EV sold 140 units, up 28% from the previous month.
Fiat declined to announce the specific monthly sales of the 500e, which is expected to sell 100 vehicles.
