got to EVs, with sales of full electric vehicles dropping in June by 4% year over year . There were 32,234 BEV registrations last month, representing 14.4% of the overall market. Plugin hybrids performed worse than the overall market . Consumers might be starting to move away from them. The latter had 26,203 registrations, or 11.7% of the total auto market.
The Ford Kuga PHEV completed the podium, and just below it, we have another surprise, with the little VW e-Up returning to life with 1,765 registrations. The same could be said about the #6 VW ID.3 — with 1,620 registrations, the ID.3 had its best score in the past 9 months. Could this mean thatOne thing is for certain — expect the German brand to perform better in the second half of the year than it did in the first.
Finally, the Tesla Model 3 had 764 registrations, no doubt limited by the allocation constraints of Giga Shanghai. Regardless of that, we should see the Model 3 lose some charge now, to the benefit of its German-made sibling, the Model Y. This is a remarkable performance from the multinational conglomerate, even more so when we see that it is coming from four different models, highlighting the depth of their lineup. This should be raising some eyebrows at Volkswagen HQ. After all, Europe was supposed to be VW’s turf….
But don’t worry, Volkswagen is on to the rescue of German pride — the “Climbers of the Month” came from its stable. The VW ID.3 jumped six positions, into #10, while the veteran VW e-Up was up four spots, to #16. Expect the compact EV to jump past the Opel Corsa EV during the second half of the year.
In the brand ranking, previous leader Mercedes-Benz lost the leadership of its home market to arch-rival BMW . That’s despite BMW also dropping last month, down from 10.4% share. The good news is that Mercedes-Benz had the much bigger drop.