UK BEV REPORT
We now have UK registration data for 2021 Q2
It is the second-largest European market after Germany and just ahead of France
For 2021 H1 73,893 units were sold or 15.0% of the European market
Its detailed data only comes to the website with a three-month lag
Tesla is the clear Market Leader in the UK and has been since 2019 Q3
Tesla Model 3 led the UK Market in 2020 H1 with 9,392 units and 18.7%
- these numbers include Plug-In ICEVs also known as PI-ICEVs and "PHEVs"
And it was way ahead of the competition in 2020 Q1 through Q4
December 2021 represented a landmark achievement for pure electric BEVs
- as they captured 16.5% of the total automobile market
Tesla has maintained its Leadership in 2021 H1
2020 Q3 UK Market was 35,583 units
Tesla was 6,877 units and 19.3%
Hyundai was 3,666 units and 10.3%
Kia was 3,333 units and 9.3%
Renault was 3,072 units and 8.6%
Audi was 2,309 units and 6.5%
2020 Q4 UK Market was 41,240 units for +15.9% QoQ
Tesla was 7,731 units and 18.7%
Volkswagen was 4,590 units and 11.1%
Jaguar was 4,093 units and 9.9%
Nissan was 2,713 units and 6.6%
Kia was 2,489 units and 6.0%
2021 Q1 UK Market was 31,693 units for -23.2% QoQ
Tesla was 7,233 units and 22.8%
Kia was 3,485 units and 11.0%
Nissan was 2,470 units and 7.8%
Peugeot was 2,144 units and 6.8%
MG was 2,065 units and 6.5%
2021 Q2 UK Market was 42,028 units for +32.6% QoQ
Tesla was 7,540 units and 17.9%
Volkswagen was 4,881 units and 11.6%
Kia was 3,007 units and 7.2%
Hyundai was 2,998 units and 7.1%
Audi was 2,429 units and 5.8%
The Followers with European production plants were remarkably volatile in their market positions while Tesla's Leadership performance remained very steady
"Local" manufacturers showed no advantage compared to the long-distance competitor shipping all the way from Fremont on the opposite side of the USA
- even though Tesla faced 10% import tariffs and extra logistics costs
It seems once again almost as though there are two different markets :
- the Tesla Market
- and the All Other BEVs market
Together they are substantial
- but they are not yet at the tipping point for runaway dominance of all ICEVs including Hybrids
Here are the overall UK Auto Market monthly snapshots from January 2021 to August 2021
JANUARY 2021 = 6.9% BEVs
Courtesy of Dr. Maximilian Holland at CleanTechnica
FEBRUARY 2021 = 6.9% BEVs
MARCH 2021 = 7.8% BEVs
APRIL 2021 = 6.5% BEVs
MAY 2021 = 8.4% BEVs
JUNE 2021 = 10.7% BEVs
JULY 2021 = 9.0% BEVs
AUGUST 2021 = 10.9% BEVs
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