In October 2014, the world's electric vehicle sales rankings, a total of eight models monthly sales exceeded 1,000, the top three is still the Nissan LEAF, Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV and Tesla Model S, Renault Zoe successfully squeezed Ford Fusion Energi entered the seventh place in the October list. Sales of the top eight models in the world's electric vehicle sales rankings have declined compared with the previous month, but only the independent brands BYD Qin and Toyota Prius that have successfully entered the list continue to maintain growth.
In October, the number one vehicle in the world's electric vehicle sales ranking remained the Nissan Leaf. In October, sales reached 5,231 vehicles, a decrease of 23% from the previous month. The sales of the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV and Tesla Model S were 2569 units and 2354 units, respectively, down by 34.4% and 38.5% respectively.
In addition, BMW's i3 sales exceeded 2,000 units in October. Its sales in October reached 2,099 units, but it also fell by 2.5% from the previous quarter.
The only domestic brand brand new energy vehicle BYD Qin that entered the global list sold 1,702 units in October. Its sales volume was basically the same as that of the previous month. The market performance was significantly better than that of the Chevrolet Volanda and Toyota Prius.
Chevrolet Volvo sold 1,569 vehicles in October, a month-on-month drop of 0.6%. The Toyota Prius has steadily increased. In October, sales returned to 1,000 units, reaching 1,036 units, a 32.5% increase from the previous quarter.
Renault’s Zoe electric vehicles sold more than 1,000 vehicles in October, reaching 1,324 units, and successfully entered the world's seventh-largest sales of electric vehicles.