Irish PHEV Sales – August 2019
The PHEV market is just as dynamic as the BEV market with sales increasing by 39.4% year on year...
The PHEV market is still outperforming not only the ICE market but also BEV market, whether it is for new registrations or for used imports.
New registrations are up 8% but volumes are low like any month of June. However the more surprising fact is that used imports are up 87% (Diesel are down 53% and petrol down 38%). In June, for every 5 petrol import, 1 PHEV was imported, and the ratio is at 13 to 1 if you compare PHEV to Diesel. If 13 to 1 sounds still high for you, just think that in June 2019 that ratio was at 49 to 1 ! PHEVs are no longer a niche market.
This month, the BMW X5 is leading the new sales, and the Mercedes C350e is on top of the used import list.