West European electric car market unexpectedly kept on the boil in October, but is unlikely to last
West European electric car market unexpectedly kept on the boil in October, but is unlikely to last
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Matthias Schmidt
- Sep 28
- 1 min
Market update – Every fifth new BEV in W-Europe this year was manufactured in China
Over one quarter of a million "made in China" BEVs entered Western Europe so far this year
Matthias Schmidt
- Jul 19
- 1 min
Tesla Western Europe 2023 H1 market update – quarterly market share stabilises despite price cuts
Thanks to price cuts, Tesla puts the squeeze on volume OEMs in Europe
Matthias Schmidt
- Jun 26
- 1 min
Over 5% of Western Europe's new car market is now in the hands of new market entrants
According to the latest Schmidt Automotive Research data available to subscribers, 0.6 million passenger cars sold in 2023 across the 18 mar
Matthias Schmidt
- May 31
- 1 min
MG becomes a top 5 BEV brand in W Europe
SAIC's MG brand has become a top 5 BEV volume brand, equalling Peugeot's BEV volumes and surpassing Renault's
Matthias Schmidt
- May 25
- 1 min
The Chinese European auto invasion has so far been notable for its absence
As Tsunami alarms have been whaling loudly, warning of a flood of Chinese car imports arriving on Europe's shores imminently, the horizon...
Matthias Schmidt
- May 10
- 1 min
Exclusive Research: 5 million zero-emission BEV passenger cars have now entered West European roads
Since 2011, 5 million pure electric BEV passenger cars have been newly registered across Western Europe's 18 markets.
Matthias Schmidt
- May 9
- 1 min
Exclusive Research: Germany's annualised electric passenger car production rate breaks through 1M
Exclusive Research: According to the monthly European Electric Car Study Germany's annualised production rate of combined BEV and PHEV mode
Matthias Schmidt
- May 9
- 1 min
Every sixth new electric car in the UK in April came from a Chinese OEM
Western Europe's market that is making the largest lurch to embracing Chinese vehicles, the UK, saw 1-in-6 BEVs in April come from Sino OEMs
Matthias Schmidt
- May 8
- 1 min
Is the European electric car market about to see the return of the Golf-sized Lower-Medium sector?
Is Europe's electric car market about to see the return of the Golf-sized Lower-Medium sector? Latest data suggest so
Matthias Schmidt
- Apr 28
- 2 min
Tesla tops the West European new BEV passenger car market during Q1 2023
Tesla topped all manufacturers in terms of new models entering the roads of Western Europe's pure electric new car market during this year's
Matthias Schmidt
- Apr 21
- 2 min
Exclusive: Tesla quarterly global volumes surpass a German premium volume OEM for the first time
Tesla surpassed a German volume premium manufacturer's global delivery volumes during a quarter for the first time. Tesla nudges Audi out
Matthias Schmidt
- Apr 12
- 4 min
Executive Summary from our February 2023 study – 2023 is set to be a game of two halves
One would be forgiven for thinking that the latest February data pointed back to business as usual as inventory returned to the market
Matthias Schmidt
- Feb 10
- 2 min
Tesla dominates 2022 West European top electric car model list, VW Group MEB model leverage
The top two most registered pure electric BEV models across the 18 market West European region during 2022 came from Tesla.
Matthias Schmidt
- Feb 1
- 2 min
VW Group flex muscles when it comes to common EV models while Tesla claims top BEV brand in W-Europe
W Europe's 2022 new plug-in (BEV/PHEV) passenger car market witnessed Volkswagen Group finish the year as the No.1 OEM (across all brands)
Matthias Schmidt
- Jan 27
- 2 min
The 2022 West European pure electric car market ended with a bounce
Western Europe witnessed 15 per cent of its total passenger car market accounted for by pure electric BEV passenger cars during 2022
Matthias Schmidt
- Jan 14
- 1 min
China and West European plug-in new electric car mixes ended 2022 almost equal
Less than 3ppts separated the new passenger car plug-in (NEV) mixes witnessed in China and Western Europe last year, according to the Europe
Matthias Schmidt
- Jan 10
- 4 min
Final months of 2022 see the perfect storm to see Europe's BEV market record a fast paced finish
Final months of 2022 see the perfect storm to see Europe's BEV market record a fast paced finish
Matthias Schmidt
- Dec 12, 2022
- 4 min
From Sino cynicism to curiosity to Chinese brands accounting for every 20th new BEV across W-Europe
During October, more new Chinese-branded pure electric cars entered West European roads than those coming from either South Korea or Japan
Matthias Schmidt
- Nov 24, 2022
- 2 min
Four million electric cars have now entered W-European roads since 2012 – Last million took 9-months
Since 2012 Western Europe has witnessed 4 million new pure electric BEV passenger cars enter the 18 market region
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