March’s auto market saw plugin EVs take a 27.9% share in France, growing from a 25.4% share year-on-year. Full electric volume was up by some 11% YoY, while plugin hybrid volume grew 4%. Overall auto volume wasunits, marginally down YoY, though well below 2017–2019 seasonal norms . The Peugeot e-208 remained the bestselling full electric vehicle for the third consecutive month.
Another pull forward for the past 3 months has come from those BEVs which have been approaching the end of their purchase incentive eligibility — put simply, most BEVs made outside of Europe. With March 15th as the cutoff date, we will likely see a major hangover in all of these models. Models affected include the Dacia Spring, Tesla Model 3, Kia Niro, Kia EV6, BYD Atto 3, Volvo EX30, MG4 , Ford Mustang Mach-e, Fisker Ocean, Nissan Ariya, and Toyota BZ4X .
The Renault Twingo had a strong climb to 4th, from 9th last month. This rise may be a result of the social leasing program. Likewise with the Peugeot e-208, which climbed from 15th to 5th., saw a fairly strong climb, from 20th to 14th. The Zoe was a truly pioneering car when it first went on sale in December 2012. With close to 450,000 lifetime sales, and Europe’s annual bestseller for a couple of years, it made a huge early contribution to the EV transition. RIP Zoe, you will be missed.
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