Both Volt And Prius Plugins Outsell Leaf In 2012 Segment Still Considered Novelty

Last year, GM’s Chevrolet Volt and Toyota’s Prius managed to outsell Nissan’s Leaf for the first time.

Chevrolet managed to more than triple sales for its Volt to 30,090 units last year, becoming the best-selling plug-in vehicle, followed by Toyota Prius with 27,181 units, both surpassing the 2011 leader, Nissan Leaf, which sold only 25,435 units. Sales of the plug-in and electric vehicles more than doubled in 2012, and analysts expect an increase of 89% to 225,000 units in 2013.

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, who predicted EVs will account for at least 10% of total auto sales by 2020, struggled to attract customers for the Leaf, but the model did not even reach half the company’s sales target for 2012.

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Agent009 - 3/12/2013 12:16:54 PM

+3 Boost

So far with one year to go the Volt is behind Edsel production of about 84,000 over three years.

The Volt needs to double sales in 2013 to get close

trmckin - 3/12/2013 1:09:19 PM

+3 Boost

Probably the same reason CarSmart compares everything to endowment. No one knows.

vdiv - 3/12/2013 3:30:42 PM

0 Boost

It is in the title. They are compared because they are all plugins.

vdiv - 3/12/2013 7:54:01 PM

+1 Boost

Are they?

topneuro - 3/12/2013 5:34:48 PM

+3 Boost

Worldwide Volt and Amperas total units sales to date ~ 30,000.
Worldwide Leaf total units sales to date >50,000.

topneuro - 3/12/2013 6:26:21 PM

+2 Boost

Cumulative (1997) worldwide all Prius family unit sales to date >4.6 million.
Do not know the worldwide Ford plug-in figures to date but likely below Prius Plug-in.
Worldwide Prius Plug in total units sales to date >25,000.
It seems worldwide the Nissan Leaf novelty is selling very well.

topneuro - 3/12/2013 6:30:13 PM

+1 Boost

http://insideevs.com/monthly-plug-in-sales-scorecard/