United Kingdom 1st Quarter 2015

U.K. numbers for March are still preliminary but indicate another leap forward in electrically chargeable vehicle sales. Market shares are only slightly higher compared to the 4th quarter of 2014, but compared to the same period, Q1-2014, PEV volumes have increased more than 3-fold. March looks particularly bullish, but should be seen in the context of sluggish March 2014 deliveries. 2014 plug-in volumes did not follow the March (and September) vehicle sales peaks, which are typical for U.K. March 2014 volumes should have been 1000 units higher for a fair market share. Even if the final count is not available yet, March 2015 is the best ever single month for plug-in sales, doubling the previous all-time-high of September 2014. PEV share of light vehicle sales was just below the 1% mark.