Breakdown of HEV sales by country in Europe (Q1-2021)
- Inovev has analysed full hybrid vehicle (HEV) sales in 21 major European markets, including the UK, Switzerland and Norway. Inovev based this analysis on its own collected data, unlike the analyses on BEVs and PHEVs, carried out using data provided by ACEA. Indeed, on the sales of HEVs, the ACEA includes models equipped with mild-hybrid technology (or 48V), which has the effect of "inflating" the sales volumes of HEVs. However, for Inovev, the technology of mild-hybrids and full-hybrids cannot be put at the same level.
- Therefore, over the cumulative first six months of 2021, European sales of hybrid cars increased 68.8% compared to the first six months of 2020, totalising 322,822 units against 191,231 units the previous year. These sales represent 5.4% of the European passenger car (PC) market in the first half of 2021.
- The analysis by brand in Europe shows that Toyota and Lexus represent three quarters of HEV European sales (240 000 units including 220,000 Toyota and 20,000 Lexus), the remainder being divided between Renault (38,000 units), Hyundai-Kia (20,000 units), Honda (19,000 units), Suzuki (2,000 units) Land Rover (2 000 units) and Ford (1,000 units). The best-selling hybrid model in Europe over the first six months of 2021 is the Toyota Yaris with 70,000 sales ahead of the Corolla (54,000 units), the CHR (51,000 units) and the RAV4 (38,000 units).
- The European countries that buy the most hybrid vehicles are France, Great Britain, Italy and Spain, while Germany, which buys a lot of BEVs and PHEVs, buys proportionately few HEVs. This would be because Germany is not a small car market and therefore Yaris Hybrid, Renault Clio Hybrid, Hyundai Kona Hybrid, Honda Jazz Hybrid are not in great demand in this country. In contrast, France, Italy and Spain are markets for small cars like the Yaris or the Clio.
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