Plug-In Electric Car Sales In July: Leaf Plummets, Volt Holds (FINAL UPDATE) - Green Car Reports
Last month's sales data has now arrived, and it looks like the lack of new and exciting plug-in vehicles, plus buyers' continuing infatuation with SUVs, have kept plug-in sales roughly 30 percent below last year's levels for the same period. For July, 1,174 Nissan Leaf electric cars were sold, for a seven-month total this year of 10,990. That was far lower than the 3,019 sold last July--the fourth-best Leaf sales month ever--and one-third lower than the 15,755 Leafs sold in the first... It may also mean Nissan is selling down its inventory of 2015 Leaf models before the announcement of the 2016 version, widely expected to carry a range rating that's perhaps 25 percent higher. The Leaf still holds the title of best-selling plug-in electric car in the U. S. , with 83,300 delivered since December 2010--against 80,300 Chevrolet Volts--but it clearly needs a shot in the arm to keep it competitive. this July, the total was 1,313. That makes a year-to-date total of 6,935 for 2015, versus 10,635 for the same period a year ago. On the other hand, July represented the third month in a row of sales over 1,000 for the Volt, after four months of sales between 542 and 905. That may indicated. Source: www.greencarreports.com
