Another excellent report by Jeff Cobb's team: August 2017 Dashboard model 08/15/17 07/15/17 06/15/17 05/15/17 1 Prius Liftback 6043 6034 5476 6064 2 RAV4 5128 4695 3709 4070 3 Fusion Hybrid 4623 2191 5697 5671 4 Transit Diesel 3560 1299 3789 4830 5 Sierra Hybrid 3128 6 Niro Hybrid 2677 2763 2188 2660 7 Accord Hybrid 2162 2007 1799 1976 8 Bolt 2107 1971 1642 1566 9 Model S 2100 1500 2200 1700 10 Prius Prime 1820 1645 1619 1908 11 Model X 1700 1400 2100 1800 12 Volt 1445 1518 1745 1817 13 Highlander Hybrid 1419 1528 1478 1514 14 Camry Hybrid 1284 1290 1355 1711 15 Leaf 1154 1283 1506 1392 16 Ioniq Hybrid 1093 1209 1348 1752 17 C-Max Hybrid 1009 995 966 880 18 Prius C 853 868 867 1121 19 RX 400 / 450 h 852 806 655 747 20 Prius V 835 837 773 929 21 Sonata 762 739 741 848 22 Fusion Energi 762 703 707 1000 23 Colorado Diesel 750 1021 784 666 24 C-Max Energi 705 844 936 950 25 ES Hybrid 636 598 481 467 26 MKZ 548 435 428 588 27 i3 504 601 567 506 28 Avalon Hybrid 425 411 352 412 29 3-Series Plug in 409 387 496 475 30 Pacifica 400 125 350 800 31 Ram Pickup Diesel 390 32 5-Series Plug in 345 343 239 147 33 X5 317 463 488 433 34 e-Golf 317 308 232 381 35 Canyon Diesel 304 301 290 310 36 X5 Diesel 302 245 360 273 37 Malibu Hybrid 301 274 278 493 38 Soul EV 300 145 100 129 39 Optima Hybrid 294 265 289 220 40 Cruze Diesel 268 132 142 104 41 XC90 Plug In 265 174 202 146 42 NX Hybrid 237 282 215 228 43 500e 234 257 249 310 44 Range Rover Sport 218 228 221 228 45 MDX Hybrid 217 251 163 148 46 C350We Plug-in Hybrid 212 112 0 7 47 CT200h 204 442 615 825 48 Sonata Plug In 200 200 175 225 49 Optima Plug In 182 130 78 85 50 Cayenne S E-Hybrid 178 160 195 174 51 F-Pace 164 213 112 175 52 3-Series Diesel 148 118 152 138 53 Passat Diesel 135 236 419 1147 54 Range Rover 135 158 175 166 55 Focus EV 131 148 110 132 56 Golf Sportwagon Diesel 129 308 565 1819 57 A3 Plug In 129 218 324 294 58 XE 117 127 127 125 59 forTwo EV 94 0 3 0 60 Countryman Plug In 86 75 10 61 Jetta Diesel 83 161 352 937 62 Mirai 70 82 129 162 63 Model 3 70 30 64 Ioniq EV 66 43 58 75 65 XC60 Plug In 65 66 B-Class Electric 58 81 46 46 67 Clarity 57 82 49 119 68 Promaster Van Diesel 46 30 37 42 69 XF 42 36 55 53 70 7-Series Plug in 39 80 52 33 71 S550 Plug In 32 124 81 83 72 Golf Diesel 31 73 149 446 73 Beetle Diesel 31 35 62 91 74 i8 29 55 22 18 75 CR-Z 26 50 62 65 76 Q50 Hybrid 25 26 32 135 77 GLE 550e Hybrid 23 27 41 33 78 CT6 23 22 20 16 79 Range Rover Velar 22 80 NSX Hybrid 21 30 31 23 81 A3 Diesel 21 18 27 30 82 LC 500h 15 6 16 29 83 RLX Hybrid 13 10 16 14 84 Jetta Hybrid 6 4 4 10 85 Lacrosse Hybrid 5 0 25 9 86 Q70 Hybrid 4 4 4 5 87 GL-Class Diesel 3 6 2 88 GS 450h 3 3 12 4 89 ML Class Diesel 2 1 0 90 XV Crosstrek Hybrid 2 0 7 1 91 ELR 1 2 7 0 92 E-Class Diesel 1 2 2 93 Panamera S E-Hybrid 1 0 0 1 94 Clarity BEV 0 34 95 X3 Diesel 0 3 2 96 Civic Hybrid 0 2 5 4 97 GLE-Class Diesel 0 1 2 98 Tucson 0 1 2 4 99 Impala Hybrid 0 1 1 0 100 Spark 0 1 1 0 101 Insight 0 1 0 0 Sierra hybrid - a surprise to me Bob Wilson
@bwilson4web, your hot link is to the June page, which had me really confused for a bit. Reading the right page, the Sierra hybrid is 3300 year to date. Considering the news was that the 2016 model year was only to be 200 units, I wouldn't count out those sales being in the year to date to figure. Also can't discount now standard production schedules or sporadic GM reporting of numbers. Then where is the Silverado eAssist numbers? It was supposedly going to be made in higher numbers than the GMC. Are we seeing the figures for both combined? Either way, for a RWD only truck only being offered in just California in limited numbers as a test, it isn't bad, and might even be good. Chevrolet, GMC Trying Again with Silverado and Sierra Hybrid Pickups – News – Car and Driver | Car and Driver Blog
Thanks for the catch on the link. It should be OK now. As for the numbers, I'm only reformatting what is in the Dashboard report. Sometimes their numbers seem a little suspicious but I don't have independent data sources. Jeff Cobb's team does the 'heavy lifting' and I am grateful as heck. Bob Wilson
Going with the assumption that the Sierra number includes the Silverado and 2016 sales, it is a nice number. GM planned for only 700 2016MY. 3300 total would mean more that 4 times that number have been sold in 18 months. While just a mild hybrid system, it lets the V8 get the V6 model's EPA rating.
I was just looking at the bottom of the list, the soon be 'gone' cars, and noticed the BMW i8, a car that I laughed out loud when I first saw it in the show room. IMHO, a BMW gasser thought they could sprinkle 'hybrid dust' on it and be a success. Bob Wilson
I see them as being part of a Toyota continuum where efficient cars are available in multiple segments with the exception of pickups, pickups, and vans. Bob Wilson
Is the BMW i8 Still Impressive? It compared well to the timeless porsche 911 back in 2015. Its problem is not enough battery for 2017 and probably that quirkey choice of a 3 cylinder engine. Refresh is due out soon with more electric range, more horsepower, as well as a convertible. That is going to depress sales until the new carbon fiber/phev technology show case is available. It appears that they are sticking with a 3 cylinder instead of a 4. That is still a strange decision IMHO, still why invest a lot on a low volume sports car. The all electric version is due in 2022 with a major redesign, and rumored 300 mile (probably nedc) range.
Yesterday. thinking my Prius had a problem, I test drove the CRV 1.5T and the Rav4h. Much preferred the Honda interface, seats, room, transmission, noise level, etc. I was in the top of the line models for both. But if I wanted the Honda in a specific color and interior (white and white, not weird in the South) it would take 6 to 8 weeks even though the car was made Indiana.
Source: AD #2185 – Green Cars to Hit Milestone, Porsche’s U.S. SUV Sales Collapsing, How Land Rover’s Activity Key Works – Autoline Daily GREEN CARS TO HIT MILESTONE Sales of hybrids, plug-in hybrids and battery electric cars are showing strength in the face of a slowdown in the U.S. market. So far this year the total market is down nearly 3% while sales of green cars are up 3%. In fact, green cars will hit a significant milestone this year because sales will easily top half a million vehicles, the first time that’s ever happened in the American market. When Tesla’s Model 3 becomes available in significant numbers those numbers will jump faster. As more EV models hit the market and prices come down, sales will continue to climb. In less than a decade, which is only two design cycles in automotive terms, sales of green cars should top a million units a year. Of course some in the EPA are trying hard to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Bob Wilson
