Skoda Enyaq iV Tops Plug-In Car Sales Chart In July 2022

Passenger car sales in the Netherlands continue to decrease. In July, the number of new registrations decreased by 18% year-over-year.

It seems that only all-electric cars are still able to maintain some positive results, as plug-in hybrids are also in the red.

According to EV Volumes’ data, shared by Jose Pontes, last month 6,766 new plug-ins were registered, which is roughly 1% more than a year ago. The tiny increase is a result of two trends – expanding BEVs (up by 13% year-over-year) and shrinking PHEVs (down 19%).

Overall, plug-in cars accounted for some 31% of the market (including 22% for BEVs).

New plug-in car registrations:

• BEVs: 4,759 and 22% share
• PHEVs: 2,007 and 9% share
• Total: 6,766 and 31% share

So far this year, over 55,000 plug-in electric cars were registered in the Netherlands, which is 31% of the market.

New plug-in car registrations year-to-date:

• BEVs: about *35,500 and 20% share
• PHEVs: about *19,500 and 11% share
• Total: 55,023 and 31% share

* estimated from the market share

In terms of models, the top electric model (and #7 overall) in July was the Skoda Enyaq iV with 539 registrations, which enabled the MEB-based model to strengthen its top year-to-date rank with a total result of 3,249 units and relatively substantial lead.

The next two electric cars last month were the Kia EV6 (366) and Citroën e-C4 (312). Interestingly, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 also noted a relatively strong result (262).

Top 10 last month:

1. Skoda Enyaq iV – 539
2. Kia EV6 – 366
3. Citroën e-C4 – 312
4. Hyundai Ioniq 5 – 262
5. Peugeot e-208 – 260
6. Volvo XC40 PHEV (est.) – 217
7. Peugeot e-2008 – 189
8. Volvo XC40 BEV – 187
9. Audi e-tron – 186
10. Kia Niro EV (e-Niro) – 181

Top 10 year-to-date:

1. Skoda Enyaq iV – 3,249
2. Lynk & Co 01 PHEV – 2,484
3. Peugeot e-208 – 2,221
4. Volvo XC40 PHEV (est.) – 2,004
5. Kia Niro EV (e-Niro) – 1,936
6. Kia EV6 – 1,830
7. Audi Q4 e-tron – 1,646
8. Citroën e-C4 – 1,481
9. Fiat 500 electric – 1,430
10. Peugeot e-2008 – 1,121

Volvo remains the most popular plug-in brand in the Netherlands with a 9.6% share in the segment year-to-date. However, Kia is approaching with 9.1%. BMW noted 9.0%, Peugeot 7.6%, while Skoda is fifth at 6.6%.

Among the automotive groups, the ones with the highest number of registrations are the Volkswagen Group (19.9%), Stellantis (18.3%), Geely-Volvo (including Lynk & Co and Polestar) at 15.9%, Hyundai-Kia (13.2%) and BMW Group (10.9%).