The Dutch plug-in electric vehicle industry reported an astounding sales increase of 55% year-on-year in September 2023.
This significant gain accelerates the industry’s pace towards a 50% market share later this year.
Plug-in car registrations in the Netherlands
Monthly – September 2023
The Netherlands‘ new plug-in electric car registrations surged about 55% YoY to 13,916 units, InsideEVs reports, citing EV Volumes’ data.
Impressively, plug-in vehicles’ market share also grew to 47% last month. It indicated a major increase from just 35% in the same period last year.
That said, it would be unsurprising to see the local plug-in electric car industry hit a 50% market share in the following quarter.
Powertrain | Registrations | Market Share |
BEV | about *10,000 | 34% |
PHEV | about *3,900 | 13% |
Total | 13,916 (up 55%) | 47% |
YTD – (Jan-Sep 2023)
This year to date, plug-in vehicle registrations surged 70% YoY to 121,959 units. Of that total, all-electric vehicles accounted for approximately 82,200 units.
Powertrain | Registrations | Market Share |
BEV | about *82,200 | 29% |
PHEV | about *39,700 | 14% |
Total | 121,959 (up 70%) | 43% |
In retrospect, the country only registered 107,000+ new passenger plug-ins in 2022, with a 35% market share.
Top-selling models
Monthly – September 2023
As expected, the Tesla Model Y dominated the rankings with its unprecedented sales of 1,784 units.
However, the all-electric crossover was the only Tesla model in the top 10 list. Nonetheless, the subsequent models behind the Model Y only had 3-digit sales.
Presented below are the most popular BEV models in the Netherlands in September 2023:
Ranking | Models | September 2023 |
1 | Tesla Model Y | 1,784 |
2 | Volvo XC40 (BEV + PHEV) | 673 (597 BEVs + 76 PHEVs) |
3 | Kia Niro (BEV + PHEV) | 603 (583 BEVs + 20 PHEVs) |
4 | Peugeot e-208 | 523 |
5 | Skoda Enyaq iV | 450 |
6 | Peugeot e-2008 | 397 |
7 | BMW iX1 | 381 |
8 | MG 4 | 376 |
9 | Ford Kuga PHEV | 373 |
10 | Volkswagen ID.4 | 272 |
YTD – (Jan-Sep 2023)
Tesla’s Model Y defended its leading position in the first nine months of the year with sales of 10,301 units.
Finally, the Tesla Model 3 got on the list with sales of 3,136 units. It enabled the electric sedan to claim the top 8th spot. Refer to the table below:
Ranking | Models | YTD |
1 | Tesla Model Y | 10,301 |
2 | Volvo XC40 (BEV + PHEV) | 5,906 (4,383 BEVs and 1,523 PHEVs) |
3 | Lynk & Co 01 PHEV | 5,845 |
4 | Peugeot e-208 | 4,886 |
5 | Skoda Enyaq iV | 3,850 |
6 | Kia Niro (BEV + PHEV) | 3,506 (3,136 BEVs and 370 PHEVs) |
7 | Ford Kuga PHEV | 3,208 |
8 | Tesla Model 3 | 3,136 |
9 | Volkswagen ID.4 | 3,121 |
10 | Renault Megane E-Tech | 2,913 |
The Musk-led company continues to lead the Dutch electric vehicle industry with its popular offerings, Model Y and 3. In fact, it was also the most popular brand, with a market share of 11.3% in the first nine months of the year.