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July 2014 - Hybrid Dashboard Report (four months)

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by bwilson4web, Aug 5, 2014.

  1. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    1 Toyota Prius Liftback 12866 11277 15944 10298
    2 Toyota Camry Hybrid 4609 3874 5199 3916
    3 Jetta Diesel 3721 3286 3552 4355
    4 Toyota Prius C 3700 3291 4590 3569
    5 Nissan Leaf 3019 2347 3117 2088
    6 Ford Fusion Hybrid 2851 3016 4641 3537
    7 Sonata 2800 1523 2094 2055
    8 Toyota Prius V 2738 2510 3567 2403
    9 Passat Diesel 2442 2316 3172 3923
    10 Ford C-Max Hybrid 2163 1952 2051 1586
    11 Chevrolet Volt 2020 1777 1684 1548
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    13 Lexus CT200h 1979 1521 1762 1054
    14 Avalon Hybrid 1767 1437 1957 1522
    15 3-Series Diesel 1705 972 1189 929
    16 Tesla Model S* 1400 1400 1400 1400
    17 Toyota Prius Plug In 1371 1571 2692 1741
    18 Accord Hybrid 1362 1135 1530 1442
    19 ES Hybrid 1358 1102 1408 1242
    20 Fusion Energi 1226 1939 1342 743
    21 Kia Optima Hybrid 1155 1006 735 1060
    22 5-Series Diesel 980 1058 389 294
    23 RX 400 / 450 h 914 872 837 387
    24 Ford C-Max Energi 831 988 782 525
    25 XV Crosstrek Hybrid 746 788 1003
    26 MKZ 638 787 1128 1047
    27 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel 595 468 511 491
    28 Lacrosse Hybrid 462 610 772 716
    29 Q5 Diesel 454 627 629 532
    30 Honda Civic Hybrid 409 410 415 450
    31 i3* 363 358 336
    32 Honda CR-Z 356 302 389 369
    33 Q7 Diesel 349 450 408 410
    34 GLK Class Diesel 343 340 356 369
    35 A6 Diesel 342 398 373 303
    36 Touareg Diesel 318 277 304 319
    37 forTwo EV 298 278 206 203
    38 Honda Insight 291 333 493 441
    39 ML Class Diesel 283 357 434 438
    40 GL-Class Diesel 261 276 447 434
    41 Q50 Hybrid 246 242 294 263
    42 BMW X5 Diesel 244 539 712 724
    43 E-Class Diesel 227 236 247 264
    44 Golf Diesel 222 237 271 479
    45 Pathfinder Hybrid* 221 191 238 183
    46 Highlander Hybrid 214 280 355 418
    47 Ford Focus EV 198 197 177 116
    48 ELR 188 97 52 61
    49 Beetle Diesel 178 167 159 184
    50 Cayenne Diesel 159 184 270 475
    51 Cayenne Hybrid 159 72 75 84
    52 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid 156 206 209 149
    53 X3 Diesel 155 221 174
    54 Grand Cherokee Diesel 152 151 181
    55 Spark 128 85 182 97
    56 500E 119 166 167 152
    57 QX60 Hybrid* 112 108 137 114
    58 A7 Diesel 95 89 99 90
    59 Toyota RAV4 EV 68 91 149 69
    60 Honda Civic 67 94 78 115
    61 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid 63 111 53 63
    62 A8 Diesel 54 105 78 52
    63 Impala Hybrid 43 63 58 34
    64 Fit EV 42 38 33 50
    65 Accord Plug In 41 28 46 37
    66 ILX Hybrid 35 44 63 49
    67 Regal Hybrid 34 75 64 41
    68 Malibu Hybrid 30 62 94 130
    69 Audi Q5 Hybrid 22 19 25 21
    70 i 17 22 35 12
    71 ActiveHybrid 3 (335ih) 11 13 13 13
    72 Lexus GS 450h 8 15 9 35
    73 M Hybrid 8 11 12 11
    74 LS 600h 6 5 5 9
    75 E400H 5 13 16 39
    76 ActiveHybrid 5 (535ih) 4 18 12 6
    77 S-Class Diesel 4 5 12 27
    78 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid 2 10 10 5
    79 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid 2 8 2 2
    80 Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid 2 6 3 3
    81 GMC Yukon Hybrid 2 3 2 7
    82 7-Series ActiveHybrid 1 6 5 6
    83 ML450H 0 0 7
    84 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid 8 4
    Source: Jeff Cobb's Hybrid Market Dashboard | HybridCars.comHybridCars.com (well worth reading!)

    Charts and details follow:
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    • Chevy Volt is in the second tier group
    • Prius Plug-in did not sustain second tier grouping
    • Sonata had a good month

    [​IMG]
    • Prius hatchback is still the elephant in the room . . . but on a diet

    Bob Wilson
     
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    Thanks Bob!
     
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    Jeff N The answer is 0042

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    Last month you said:
    This month's chart:
    Here's my evaluation.

    Symptoms

    Volt: Steady with optimistic outlook for next year

    Prius Plugin: erratic sales behavior with manic breakthrough followed by market depression

    Prescription

    Volt: Recommend changes to reduce modest bloating and occasional excess gas

    Prius Plugin: Recommend increased Lithium dosage
     
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    i would say gm is losing money to save face and toyota is looking to the future. and it looks like the future is in south korea.
     
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    Now the 3.1% market share for hybrids makes sense:
    Source: U.S. auto sales fall short of expectations in July| Reuters

    I was worried that the lowering gasoline prices might have reduced Prius sales but that does not appear to be the case. Another hypothesis crashes into a facts and data.

    Bob Wilson
     
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    that is some major shrinkage from july '13. economy?
     
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    ...next week or so we get the California 2nd quarter sales data at CNCDA.org.
    But I am thinking Ca. HOV plays strongly into PiP and Volt results.
     
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    no doubt, just look at the sticker threads in the pip forum, they dominate.
     
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    Prius PHV is almost completely out of stock. There are very few actually left on dealer lots.

    Volt has both 2014 and 2015 readily available on dealer lots, which means there's incentive to get rid of the old inventory. There are also reports of leases expiring and those Volt owners replacing their Volt with a newer model.

    It other words, the diagnosis was incomplete.
     
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    Jeff N The answer is 0042

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    I have little doubt that inventory of the PHV is lower than for the Volt at this time. I usually pay almost no attention to dealer inventories but I don't recall reading about serious availability problems.

    A trivial search revealed in-stock availability in my area. Dianne Whitmire just posted July 30 in her most recent update that she had 80 plugins in-stock with HOV stickers and with strong discounts (lease deals, $3,000 discount for cash buyers etc.). There's a regional Toyota 2014 clearance sale going on that includes the plugin.

    There doesn't seem to be any shortage in California that would stop anyone from buying. In any case, I was just working from the last four months of sales numbers like Bob Wilson but posting a humorous alternative analysis. I don't mean it to be taken very seriously. There are all sorts of factors behind these sales numbers including inventory control, HOV sticker availability, local credits and rebates, etc. I don't claim to really understand it.
     
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