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Registrations/Groups/May 2016

The groups with the most registrations · May 2016

Which parent group registers the most electric cars in May 2016, and how much the Chinese brands weigh.

DGT data · May 2016, full month · new BEV passenger cars

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New BEV · May 2016 169 electric passenger cars (all groups)
Change vs April ↓-5.6% -10 units · against 179 the previous month
Leading group Smart Automobile Co., Ltd. 37.9% of the month’s new BEV

Market share by group · May 2016

Split of the month’s new BEV by parent group (top 6 + the rest).

Who registers, by origin · May 2016

New BEV by parent group. Tap a group for its page.

  1. 1. Smart Automobile Co., Ltd. 6437.9%
    +25.5%(+13)
  2. 2. Renault Group 4224.9%
    +2.4%(+1)
  3. 3. Nissan Motor Corporation 3118.3%
    -53.0%(-35)
  4. 4. Hyundai Motor Group 137.7%
    +10 units
  5. 5. BMW Group 127.1%
    +7 units
  6. 6. Mercedes-Benz Group 21.2%
    +1 units
  7. 7. Stellantis 21.2%
    -1 units
  8. 8. Tesla Inc 21.2%
    -5 units
  9. 9. Volkswagen Group 10.6%
    -1 units

Change vs April.

New BEV by the brand’s country, as the catalogue assigns it: Cupra counts as Spain and Škoda as Czechia.

  1. 1. China 6437.9%
  2. 2. France 4426.0%
  3. 3. Japan 3118.3%
  4. 4. Germany 158.9%
  5. 5. South Korea 137.7%
  6. 6. United States 21.2%

New BEV by country of origin, where the brand historically comes from.

  1. 1. Germany 7946.7%
  2. 2. France 4426.0%
  3. 3. Japan 3118.3%
  4. 4. South Korea 137.7%
  5. 5. United States 21.2%

The weight of Chinese brands · May 2016

Chinese brands add up to 37.9% of the month’s new BEV passenger cars (64 registrations). A brand counts as Chinese when the catalogue gives China as its country.

  1. 1. Smart 6437.9%

The full picture is in the yearly view

The Chinese-brand curve and the trend by region of origin are in the yearly view.

See the yearly picture →

Data: own compilation based on DGT vehicle registration microdata, published under a CC BY 4.0 licence. Methodology · Terms of use.

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