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November noticed plugin EVs take 94.9% share in Norway, up from 90.6% yr on yr. BEV gross sales grew 30% YoY, taking virtually 94% share. General auto quantity was 11,689 models, up 13% YoY. Tesla took the highest two spots, with the Mannequin Y and Mannequin 3.
November’s auto gross sales noticed mixed EVs take 94.9% share in Norway, comprising 93.6% full electrics (BEVs), and 1.3% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). These examine with YoY figures of 90.6% mixed, with 81.6% BEV, and 9.1% PHEV.
The policy changes that came into effect in January 2024 look like bearing fruit. PHEVs have been now not significantly favoured underneath the brand new tax guidelines, and that has meant that BEVs have steadily climbed in direction of an ever larger proportion of auto gross sales. All different powertrains at the moment are in hint quantities.
As we mentioned last monththere’s nonetheless some progress to be made for BEVs to cowl fractional edge-cases resembling contained in the arctic circle, within the deep winter, for distant obligation, together with for towing. That is why diesel gross sales, for now, maintain on to a tiny however enduring market share. These uncommon use-cases are the place EREVs may play a helpful transitional function till battery expertise improves nonetheless additional (which it actually will in time).
In response to one very useful remark underneath last month’s reportthe Skoda Octavia and Kodiak collectively account for round 40% of Norway’s diesel automobile gross sales in 2024. These platform-sharing VW Group fashions are presently not provided in a PHEV model in Norway (they’re in different markets), which could be an unlucky side-effect of 2024’s more durable taxation regime for PHEVs. The taxation coverage may maybe be making them costlier up-front than diesels. If anybody has insights into this obvious anomaly, please soar in to the feedback.
Our identical correspondent reported {that a} good portion of the remaining diesels are working 4WD pickup vehicles just like the Isuzu D-Max, and Toyota Hilux, which absolutely typically are used for distant work (together with towing) in farming fields and forests. That is an space the place Maxus have missed a trick by nonetheless not providing a 4WD model of their in any other case rugged and competent T90 pickup truck, which has been on sale in Norway for 18 months already.
Maybe Maxus’ newly introduced eTerron 9 — which does have 4WD, in addition to a 102 kWh LFP battery — will come to Norway quickly? The eTerron 9 is already producing orders on Maxus’ UK website. Working autos additionally characterize a section the place BYD might provide a pickup variant of the Shark PHEV (which has 100 km of WLTP vary). The Shark is meant to be coming to Europe in 2025.
May the Norwegian authorities contemplate compromise taxation coverage for long-range PHEVs (and EREVs) — these with 100+ km of rated vary — in sure (utilitarian) automobile segments, at the very least briefly? In case you have different concepts about displacing the residual diesel and HEV gross sales which can be purchased for demanding obligation in distant areas contained in the arctic circle (together with for emergency vehicles), please soar into the feedback.
Greatest Promoting BEV Fashions
After Tesla’s timeout in Octoberthe model took again the highest two finest promoting mannequin spots in November. The Mannequin Y led, with 1,487 models, and the Mannequin 3 got here second, with 763 models.
In third place, not far behind the Mannequin 3, was the Volkswagen ID.4, with 721 models, its highest month-to-month quantity in H2 2024. 
Most adjustments within the rankings have been small, and there have been no nice surprises. We will word that the brand new Ford Explorer settled again to (a nonetheless very respectable) 277 models, from the 407 models in October. Is that this quantity (and a rank within the high 15) its steady-state going forwards?
The brand new Audi Q6 and Porsche Macan cousins stayed pretty secure within the second half of the desk, in 14th and =fifteenth positions respectively, and likewise might have discovered their consolation zone.
There have been a few fascinating new debuts in November. The brand new BYD Sealion SUV made a powerful begin with 135 models, touchdown simply off the desk, in twenty second spot. The BYD Sealion is a mid-large SUV coupe, at 4,830 mm in size, with a beginning value of 469,900 NOK (€40,400) for the bottom model. This model has a 91.3 kWh (usable) battery, with fairly quick DC charging (10% to 805 in 24 minutes), with AWD and loads of efficiency (530 PS). It is a nice worth BEV, and will show common in Norway, so let’s see the way it will get on.
At virtually the identical quantity, the brand new Kia EV3 additionally debuted in November, with 120 models and twenty fourth spot. The EV3 will ultimately exchange the Kia Niro, which has been a very talked-about BEV in Europe since launching in 2018. For more information in regards to the new Kia Ev3, see our recent coverage.
The ultimate fascinating debutant is the Dongfeng Nammi Field, which landed with 23 models. I lined the Nammi Field again in March, when wanting on the Dacia Spring’s friends within the Chinese language market. I requested “Will Dacia Spring’s Competitors In China Come To Europe?” and Dongfeng has answered that query within the affirmative. The Nammi Field is a small hatchback, with a size of 4,020 mm, a rated vary of 310 km WLTP (from its 42.3 kWh battery), and an inexpensive value of 199,900 NOK (€17,200).
The Nammi Field is presumably the perfect worth BEV presently out there in Europe, and will do nicely in Norway. Why? It undercuts the (post-tax) value of most of the economy-car ICE and HEV fashions (that are nonetheless promoting tons of of models per quarter in Norway) by round €10,000!
The Nammi Field has simply sufficient vary (and okay DC charging) to be a modest all-rounder for some drivers, and to be a second-car for a lot of households. That is precisely the form of easy, inexpensive, but competent BEV that European motorists have been crying out for (and which has powered the Chinese language auto market’s stratospheric transition).
The Nammi Field’s success will doubtless rely much less on its inherent capabilities (and worth proposition), and extra on what sort of vendor community and repair assist Dongfeng can prepare in Norway. Let’s preserve an in depth eye on this one.
We now flip to the 3-month rankings:
The 2 Teslas are clearly nonetheless dominating by a powerful margin in Norway. 12 months so far, simply these two fashions, with 21,085 mixed gross sales, virtually match the mixed gross sales of all of VW Group’s 14 BEV fashions bought in Norway (22,122 models).
When it comes to strikes within the high 20, the Ford Explorer has had essentially the most spectacular rise from three months in the past. Again then it had simply seen 4 models delivered to sellers. Since then it has delivered 833 models and climbed into tenth spot. It is a nice end result for Ford.
Additional down the checklist, the Audi Q6 (thirteenth), and the Porsche Macan (nineteenth), have additionally had nice outcomes over the previous three months. To not be neglected, the Xpeng G6 (18th), has additionally finished nicely, and has been constant at round 150 month-to-month models over the previous 3 months.
The following fashions to be careful for are the BYD Sealion and the Kia EV3, which ought to each climb into the highest 20 by early subsequent yr, if their debut volumes are indicative.
Outlook
Norway’s broader financial system stays erratic – commonplace for a small financial system closely weighted by the export of an erratically priced international commodity. Newest knowledge from 2024 Q3 reveals YoY GDP up by 3.5%because of a latest authorities stimulus, following a lot of the prior yr in destructive GDP territory. Inflation is at 2.6%, rates of interest stay excessive at 4.5%, and manufacturing PMI is barely down, at 50.7 factors in November, from 52 factors in October.
I’ve beforehand stated that there’s nonetheless a must displace essentially the most inexpensive remaining plugless automobiles in Norway with equally (or extra) inexpensive BEV alternate options, and with the Dongfeng Nammi Field now launching, the Citroen e-C3 (which is simply 10% costlier) on the cusp, and the Hyundai Inster (10% extra once more) gathering reservations, this remaining piece of the puzzle is now solvable.
The opposite finish of the market, that of the hard-conditions edge-case within the far north, with area of interest working autos, will take a bit longer to resolve, however with the Maxus eTerron 9, and BYD Shark already promised for Europe, there’s could also be gentle on the finish of the tunnel for these segments additionally. I’ll be watching intently over the approaching months.
What are your ideas on Norway’s closing levels of the EV transition? What fashions (or market niches, or value factors) are you on the lookout for to fill the remaining areas? Please share your perspective within the feedback part beneath.
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