July 2015 Dashboard - Hybrid Cars News
Overall sales for July continued at a high level, exceeding both June 2015 and July 2014. Full electrics were down from previous months, while hybrids, diesels, and plug ins were in line with shares obtained in prior months. Sales for full electric vehicles were down from June of this year and July 2014. The Leaf had very strong sales in July 2014, while sales were only 1,174 this July. Although sales were down for the Model S as compared to last month, sales for July were ahead of the previous July. Tesla’s sales tend to vary within the quarter, and since July is the first month of a new quarter the numbers are down. (Note that Tesla has more control over its sales than other automakers since they handle sales directly, rather than through independent dealers. Plug-in hybrids had a moderate month, with most vehicles selling at a higher level than June 2015. However, there is a significant drop from July 2014 with drops across all models (except for the BMW i8, Mercedes S550 and Porsche Cayenne, all of... (Note that the Mercedes S550 is new for July 2015. ). The Volt will be updated this Fall, thereby resulting in lower sales and availability of the existing model. Source: www.hybridcars.com
