The month of June saw the sales of Nissan reach a moderately acceptable level considering the fact that they did not reach the heights they set in May. Nevertheless, Nissan was still able to post the highest level of hybrid car sales in the market. Nissan reported to have sold an estimated 2,347 Nissan Leafs. This is a remarkable feat in the eyes of the management at Nissan. This figure was only 770 shy off the high figures that were reported in May. It is encouraging to note that this number was an increase by about 5.5 percent over last year’s June results.
The June sales reported by Nissan mean that the company has been able to make sales of up to 12,673 since it started this line of vehicles. This further increased the gap between the other car manufacturers in the market such as the Chevrolet Volt and other major electric car manufacturers. This is also the 16th consecutive month where Leaf has continued to post record sales. This means that the deliveries of Leaf have increased by more than a third over the same period last year.
Chevrolet has not been able to record as much success in the industry as Nissan. Chevrolet still remained a third down in their June sales. The encouraging thing is that their sales have been relatively consistent over the months. Their Volt 2014 by June had sold a total of about 8,600 cars and over the past 43 months, they have been able to sell over 63 thousand vehicles. This is encouraging because it shows some signs of consistency in their market share. Chevrolet started offering the Spark EV in its plug-in car production line. Though there have not been reports of this additional feature improving the Chevrolet sales, the company remains optimistic that it will help improve the sales strength in the next few years.
Another electric car in the market that consumers should be watching out for is the BMW i3. The company recorded improved sales levels from the month of May. An estimated 38 cars were sold into the market. This was an improvement of 22 units from the previous month. This means that the company has so far sold about 694 cars this year.
These figures point towards a market that is continual adoption of greener cars in the market. With the increased environmental awareness and the rising cost of energy, the demand for green cars has been projected to keep increasing. The companies investing in green cars are also bound to benefit from their investment in research in this field.