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After beforehand testing Spain, we flip west, to its Iberian neighbor, Portugal, for a brand new EV gross sales report. As a Southern European market with low buy energy, one would assume that this may be one other market lingering at the back of the peloton, struggling to achieve double digits.

Nicely, assume once more, as that is the main EV market in Southern Europe, market share clever, with plugins representing 28% of all passenger automobiles in 2024!

Placing that into context, that worth is greater than Austria (23%), the UK (24%), and even France (26%)! (I’m not mentioning Germany, as a result of as a result of present end-of-subsidies gross sales blues, the EV market share there may be now at 18%….)

So, what’s the secret for this success? I imagine there are three essential causes, all linked to one another: Beneficiant company-car advantages, specifically VAT deductability, to BEV and PHEV fashions; the significance of the corporate automobile market within the total passenger automobile market; and the native automotive tradition, which regards automobiles as a vogue assertion and EVs being considered the subsequent huge factor.

There are different fiscal incentives (annual street tax reductions, free parking, and so forth.), however the ones talked about above are those that transfer the needle and actually form the plugin market.

In comparison with Spain, whose plugin automobile (PEV) market is at the moment at round 11% share of the general market, and particularly in comparison with Italy, which continues to be lingering at round 6% share(!), Portugal is certainly one step forward. Though, wanting nearer on the numbers, there’s a extra nuanced image….

Resulting from these firm automobile incentives additionally being out there to plugin hybrids, wanting nearer on the numbers, we realise that rather less than half of the plugin market is within the fingers of PHEVs, whereas Tesla owns greater than 25% of the BEV market, which isn’t a optimistic signal of a wholesome market.

Nonetheless, it may very well be worse. Let’s take a look at the efficiency by powertrain, and with the backdrop of the general market rising 9% YoY in 2024, to 96,223 items. Plugless hybrids are booming, at the moment representing 16% of the general market. BEVs grew 12% YoY this 12 months, to 16% share as properly. PHEVs surged 23% in the identical interval, to 12% share, having reached its third greatest end result ever in Might with 2,601 registrations, simply 122 items beneath the report of November 2023 (2,723 items). One can say that the market’s electrification course of is constant at a gradual tempo, reaching 29% PEV share in Might and 28% in 2024 thus far. And if we embrace plugless hybrids, this market reached 44% share of electrification.

Might noticed a small peak from PHEVs, which reached 13% that month, pulling their YTD share to 12%. By 2035, anticipate this market to be principally electrified, with the query being if they may be capable of make the total transition simply utilizing BEVs or if some share of PHEVs will probably be wanted to be added to the combo in an effort to attain the EU’s ban on ICEVs.

the very best promoting fashions, the state of affairs is that Tesla is on the prime, adopted by a sea of plugin hybrids and some compact BEVs.

As such, the Tesla Mannequin 3 is within the lead in each the Might and YTD rankings, nearly tripling the gross sales of the Tesla Mannequin Y, with this being one of many attention-grabbing quirks of the Portuguese market — because it is without doubt one of the solely markets in Western Europe much less affected by the SUV craze. Add that to the truth that the Mannequin 3 just lately had a refresh and you’ve got the recipe for the Mannequin 3 beating the Mannequin Y. In actual fact, the sedan reached the #1 place within the total rating for simply the second time ever, after its first triumph in November 2023.

The 704 deliveries of the Mannequin 3 represented a 96% enhance YoY, whereas however, the Mannequin Y (200 items in Might), sank an astonishing 56%(!) in the identical interval.

Exterior of TeslaWorld, the silver medal in Might went to the Volvo EX30, with 245 registrations, as soon as once more confirming its reputation in Europe. The final place on the rostrum went to a shocking Audi A3 PHEV, which delivered a report 227 items!

That is one other quirk of this market, and others prefer it, as a result of it’s not a market with massive volumes — like say, Spain — and it additionally sits on the periphery of mainland Europe. Portugal, together with different markets like Eire and Iceland, suffers from common items hunger, which suggests, as a substitute of a gradual circulate of deliveries, on the subject of some fashions and types, deliveries are made in batches. So, throughout a number of months, a given mannequin will get symbolic registrations, say single digits or low double digits, after which a boatload of items land in dealerships, taking pictures the mannequin to the highest of the tables in a given month whereas really satisfying demand that had been on maintain for a number of months.

The Audi A3 PHEV is simply essentially the most excessive instance, as there are extra circumstances in Might’s rating of the identical logic: The #19 Kia Sportage PHEV and #20 Toyota RAV4 PHEV broke their private data in Might, with 82 and 81 registrations respectively, after reasonably discreet careers this 12 months. The Audi This autumn e-tron, #15 with 88 deliveries, had its greatest lead to a 12 months. (This mannequin’s deliveries in all probability got here in the identical batch because the Audi A3 PHEV.)

Different fashions shining in Might have been the Volvos S/V & XC60 PHEV midsizers, with each the SUV (136 registrations) and the sedan/wagon (176 registrations) scoring report outcomes, one thing that may solely be defined by the EX30’s present success (a excessive tide lifts all boats and all that) as these fashions have already got six to seven years on their backs.

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The BMW iX1 continues to increase its deliveries, having reached a report 94 items in Might, thus confirming the crossover’s reputation, whereas Peugeot lastly obtained time to allocate first rate volumes of the brand new e-208 EV and e-2008 EV to Portugal, permitting each fashions to achieve new 12 months greatest scores, 104 items and 117 items, respectively.

A well-liked mannequin in Portugal, the Mercedes CLA250e PHEV scored a report 93 registrations in Might, serving to the German make to position 4 fashions on the highest 20 and permitting it to be essentially the most represented model on the desk.

Talking of Mercedes, the three-pointed-star’s fashions are fairly common in Portugal, and the aforementioned efficiency wasn’t a one-time factor however a daily characteristic. The German make has much more representatives within the YTD prime 20 — the entry A-class in third, E-Sequence in seventh, GLC in eighth, C-Class in twelfth, and EQA compact mannequin in thirteenth.

Exterior the highest 20, and nonetheless on Mercedes, the EQB had 59 registrations, its greatest lead to nearly two years, whereas a point out additionally goes out to the great results of the VW ID.3 (50 items), its greatest end result since final August. And right here’s one other peculiarity of the Portuguese market: In Might, the very best promoting BYD mannequin was the Seal(!), with 57 registrations, with the great wanting sedan cementing its place because the model’s greatest vendor right here — not solely in Might, but additionally YTD, with 271 registrations.

Apparently, it seems to be like even BYD was caught off guard with this one. Having just lately visited a BYD dealership in Portugal, all out there fashions (the Dolphin, Atto 3, Tang, Han…) have been out there for quick supply apart from the Seal, which had a ready listing….

The explanation for that is possible the addition of beneficiant firm automobile subsidies in addition to the recognition of sedans (and station wagons) in Portugal.

Trying on the YTD information, within the gentle of the current developments relating to tariffs, the present advance of the Tesla Mannequin 3 needs to be sufficient to maintain it within the lead, however the second place may very well be up for grabs if the Tesla Mannequin Y continues on its downwards spiral. The principle candidate to switch the US crossover is the third positioned Mercedes A-Class, because the #4 Volvo EX30 ought to see its supply surge drop within the second half of the 12 months.

The one different prime 20 mannequin to be affected by the brand new Chinese language tariffs is the #8 MG4, which ought to drop a number of positions by the top of the 12 months.

One other spotlight within the rating is the sixth place of the Peugeot 308, with the compact hatchback being the very best promoting Stellantis mannequin, forward of the shocking #11 Citroen e-Berlingo van-with-windows MPV.

Yet one more shock look within the prime 20 is the Skoda Octavia PHEV, in #18, with the Czech mannequin securing an surprising presence among the many greatest sellers.

Trying on the model rating, Mercedes advantages from the recognition of its lineup, even beating Tesla (15.8% vs. 15.6%). The German make can be comfortably forward of its arch rival, BMW, which is third with 11.7% share. That is a type of markets the place the funding that Mercedes made in its plugin hybrid fashions (greater batteries, CCS availability…) is paying off, permitting it to distance itself from its German rivals.

In 4th we’ve Volvo, with 8.3% share, with a lot of it primarily based on the EX30’s gross sales. Peugeot is in fifth, with 6.4% share, with the French model comfortably forward of #6 Audi (4.7%), but additionally distant from #4 Volvo.

Arranging issues by OEM, we’ve a detailed race for #1, with Mercedes Group (15.8%), Tesla (15.6%). and Stellantis (15%) competing for the highest spot, however with #4 Volkswagen Group (12.5%) and #5 BMW Group (12.2%) not that far behind. That is in all probability one of many extra open races for gold within the OEM class anyplace on the earth.

With Tesla in all probability affected by smaller volumes coming from the Mannequin 3, Mercedes Group appears the favourite at this second, however with Stellantis in all probability benefitting from elevated volumes coming from its new, lower-cost fashions (Citroen e-C3, Citroen e-C3 Aircross, Opel Frontera, Fiat Grande Panda…), we might see it surpass the German OEM by the top of the 12 months. We will see.

Lastly, Geely–Volvo is sixth, with 9% share, and with the Chinese language conglomerate possible affected by the brand new tariffs (the Volvo EX30, Polestar 2, and Sensible #x’s are all made in China), not solely will these developments forestall it from attempting to achieve a prime 5 spot, however they should watch their again and control the competitors.