The popularity of cars is constantly growing hybrid. Which ones were the most popular in 2018 year?
The most popular manufacturers of hybrids
According to EU data leader 2018 year car market with a hybrid engine was concern Toyota, with the result 167 298 registered vehicles. На втором месте находится компания Lexus с результатом 25 249 registered cars.
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In the third place was Audi, although it is new to the segment of hybrid cars, It achieved a good result – 24 432 registered cars. Четвертую позицию заняла Kia продавшая 6 315 cars. In fifth place is sold with Mercedes 5 710 cars. In the first half of the year 2018 year it overtook rival BMW. But by the end of the year the Bavarian concern has shifted to the sixth position with a score of 2 413 implemented hybrid.
На седьмом месте в рейтинге находится компания Hyundai, it managed to sell 2 111 hybrid. Eighth place for the second consecutive year with a score of Volvo 1 824 units. Девятое место занимает Mini, its Hybrid Vehicles prefer 1 079 EU resident. Closes the top ten company Porshe, which managed to sell 1 020 авто с гибридным двигателем.
It is worth noting, that there are two types of hybrid vehicles:
- full – You can switch the drive mode (only electric traction, only an internal combustion engine, together the internal combustion engine and electric traction);
- mild hybrid – electric traction only periodically supports the internal combustion engine.
Information for readers! Hybrid cars save fuel by supporting the internal combustion engine of electrically.
The most popular hybrid car model
The most popular hybrid car 2018 year in the EU turned out to Toyota C-HR with the number of 52 180 зарегистрированных экземпляров. Кроссовер от Toyota был абсолютным лидером на рынке гибридов в течение всего 2018 and 2017 of the year.
In second place is the Auris model with result 47 100 copies. Третье место принадлежит городской Yarisa, 34 190 copies. На четвертом внедорожник RAV4 с результатом 32 310 copies. Пятерку замыкает Lexus NX, 10 440 car.
The top ten were: Kia Niro – 6 315 pcs. Сразу за ней Audi Q8 – 5 650 copies, Lexus RX – 4 670 copies, Audi A6 4 620 штук и Audi Q7 4 350 cars.
More stringent laws regarding exhaust emissions affect the trend in the automotive industry, which means, that hybrid cars are becoming more popular. In turn, manufacturers are fiercely competing in this market segment.
