Sunday, November 4, 2012

October 2012 Dashboard

Published November 4, 2012

The HybridCars.com monthly sales dashboard is a collaboration of HybridCars.com and Baum & Associates, a Michigan-based market research firm focusing on automotive issues including the hybrid and electric vehicle market.



2013_C-Max Hybrid

The 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid displaced Toyota from third-place in the hybrid sales category.



Plug-in vehicles had a strong month. Both the Toyota Prius PHEV and the Chevy Volt turned in their best-ever monthly sales, and the Volt has set incremental records the last three months straight, with consistent sales of just under 3,000 units.



While incentives on the Nissan Leaf led to the second-best-ever performance. The Ford C-Max Energi (plug-in hybrid) debuted with 144 sales. These vehicles were 0.65 percent of total North American sales, again a best-ever performance.



The Ford C-Max Hybrid achieved over 3,000 sales in its second month – and Ford notes this was its Prius v fighter's first full month – of availability which represents a strong performance bumping Toyota out of its usual third-place spot. Typically, the Liftback looms large in first place, and the next three spots have been vied for by the Camry, Prius c and Prius v, but in October Ford crashed the party with its new hybrid. Let's see if it can do it again next month ...



As for the volume king, the Prius Liftback (the "regular" Prius) was somewhat subdued, while the c and v continued at levels achieved in recent months. Total hybrid sales were at 3.1% of sales, slightly ahead of the last two months.



While total sales were down from last month (8.2 percent), plug-in sales were up by 21 percent and diesel sales were down by 2 percent. Hybrid sales were down 9 percent, in line with the overall market result which of course was influenced by Hurricane Sandy affecting the Northeast during the crucial last three selling days.


October 2012 Hybrid Car Sales Numbers


Hybrids sold in the U.S. (October 2012): 33,290
Hybrid Take-Rate: 3.06%




U.S. hybrid sales for October 2012






















































































































































































































































































Model Units vs. last month vs. October 2011 CYTD vs. CYTD 2011
Toyota Prius Liftback 8,788 -18.7% -12.2% 126,042 22.1%
Prius c 3,328 -1.7% n/a 29,458 n/a
Ford C-Max Hybrid 3,038 213.5% n/a 4,007 n/a
Toyota Camry 2,986 -19.4% 796.7% 37,277 455.2%
Prius v 2,769 -10.3% 176.9 34,987 3,398.7%
Lexus ES Hybrid 1,520 8.6% n/a 3,751 n/a
Hyundai Sonata 1,510 -3.2% -24.6% 17,291 7.8%
Chevy Malibu Hybrid 1,266 -23.6% n/a 14,242 59,241.7%
Lexus CT 200h 1,199 0.3% -20.6% 14,809 42.9%
Lexus RX400/450h 997 5.6% 15.8% 9,858 15.1%
Buick LaCrosse 978 16.4% 229.3 10,467 3,424.2%
Ford Fusion 956 6.5% 11.6% 9,022 -4.1%
Kia Optima 745 -17.4% n/a 8,652 2,046.9%
Toy. Highlander 466 12.8% 95.0% 4,848 32.3%
Linc. MKZ Hybrid 465 -40.5% 2.5% 5,464 13.1%
Honda Civic
453 -8.1% -5.6% 6,114 68.2%
Buick Regal 287 38.0% n/a 2,172 n/a
Honda Insight 251 2.0% -49.0% 5,298 -62.5%
Honda CR-Z 244 -27.2% -15.6% 3,705 -64.6%
BMW ActiveHybrid5 (535ih) 184 557.1% n/a 249 n/a
Acura ILX 144 2.9% n/a 679 n/a
BMW Active Hybrid 3 (335ih) 135 938% n/a 148
Porsche Cayenne 106 26.2% -0.9% 988 -26.4%
Lexus GS450h 68 -23.6% 257.9% 495 118.1%
Infiniti M35h 66 46.7% 100.0% 544 95.7%
GMC Sierra 56 600.0% 1,300.0% 156 6.8%
GMC Yukon Hybrid 53 35.9% 130.4% 425 -19.5%
Cad. Escalade 51 18.6% 70.0% 565 -20.4%
Porsche Panamera S 48 -44.2% n/a 457 n/a
Chevy Tahoe 42 50.0% 20.0% 416 -7.8%
Audi Q5 Hybrid 33 32.0 n/a 58
Chevy Silverado 16 -23.8% -67.3% 404 -47.5%
VW Touareg Hybrid 11 120.0% -38.9% 188 -44.7%
Mercedes S400HV 10 11.1% 11.1% 107 -57.7%
Ford Escape 9 -88.9% -98.4% 1,338 -83.0%
Lexus LS600hL 5 400.0% -37.5% 46 -34.3%
Altima 3 0.0% -93.9% 102 -96.8%
Lexus HS 250h 3 -62.5% -98.5% 644 -73.0%
BMW Hybrid 7 2 n/a -77.8% 220 -16.0%
BMW X6 -1 n/a -150.0% 3 -92.7%
Mercedes ML450 0 0.0% n/a 20 1,900.0%
Mazda Tribute 0 n/a -100.0% 90 -78.2%
All hybrids 33,290 -9.2% 73.7% 355,806 67.8%
All vehicles 1,087,334 -8.2% 6.8% 11,949,690 13.8%







October 2012 Plug-in Electric Car Sales Numbers



Plug-in cars sold in the U.S. (October 2012): 5,809
Plug-in Take-Rate: 0.65%




U.S. plug-in electric sales for October 2012

























































































Model Units vs. last month vs. October 2011 CYTD vs. CYTD 2011
Chevrolet Volt
2,961 3.9% 167.2% 19,309 285.9%
Prius PHV 1,889 14.3% n/a 9,623 n/a
Nissan Leaf 1,579 60.5% 86.0% 6,791 -15.6%
Tesla Model S 250 (est.) 66.7% 56.0% 500 (est.) n/a
Ford C-MAX Energi 144 n/a n/a 144 n/a
Ford Focus Electric 118 100.0% n/a 346 n/a
RAV4 EV 47 -23.0% n/a 108 n/a
Mitsubishi i-MiEV 30 -16.7% n/a 469 n/a
Honda Fit EV 16 0.0% n/a 48 n/a
Smart forTwo EV 0 -100.0% n/a 136 54.5%
BMW Active E -2 n/a n/a 671 n/a
All plug-in cars 7,032 21.1% 256.2% 38,145 189.9.2%
All vehicles 1,087,334 -8.2% 6.8% 11,949,690 13.8%




October 2012 Natural Gas Car Sales Numbers



Natural Gas car sold in the U.S. (October 2012): 182
Plug-in Take-Rate: 0.02%




U.S. Natural Gas sales for October 2012




























Model Units vs. last month vs. October 2011 CYTD vs. CYTD 2011
Honda Civic Natural Gas 182 n/a 1,018 n/a
All Natural Gas cars 182 -57.5% n/a 1,018 n/a
All vehicles 1,087,334 -8.2% 6.8% 11,949,690 13.8%








October 2012 Clean Diesel Car Sales Numbers



Clean Diesels sold in the U.S. (October 2012): 10,806
Diesel Take-Rate: 0.99%




U.S. clean diesel sales for October 2012























































































































Model Units vs. last month vs. October 2011 CYTD vs. CYTD 2011
VW Jetta 4,314 -3.6% 18.8% 41,434 -7.3%
VW Passat 2,525 -5.6% 145.6 21,301 1,103.4%
BMW X5 806 -3.9% 75.2% 8,324 51.6%
VW Golf 768 -15.8% 8.2% 8,682 4.8%
Mercedes GL320 613 102.3% 25.2% 4,926 15.9%
VW Touareg 414 -8.8% 7.0% 3,901 51.3%
Audi A3 293 -34.2% 59.2% 3,458 14.8%
Audi Q7 288 -15.5% -4.6% 2,597 -18.7%
Porsche Cayenne 238 -9.5% n/a 800 n/a
Mercedes ML320 204 78.9% -78.9% 4,251 24.2%
VW Beetle 199 19.2%
473 n/a
Mercedes E320 97 1,840.0% -29.7% 1,925 -18.8%
Mercedes S350 35 -10.3% -52.7% 678 816.2%
Mercedes R320 11 175.0% -63.3% 362 -17.0%
BMW 335d -1 -150.0% -99.6% 710 -75.8%
Jeep Gr Cherokee 0 n/a -100.0% - -100.0%
All clean diesels 10,806 -2.1 21.2% 103,822 25.6%
All vehicles 1,087,334 -8.2% 6.8% 11,949,690 13.8%












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