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Australia's top-selling plug-in hybrids in 2022
Australia's best-selling plug-in hybrid in 2022, much like its best-selling electric vehicle, hailed from China: the MG HS.
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The best selling plug-in hybrid for 2022 was the MG HS with over 1500 sales and a huge lead over the second-place Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross.
The Europeans fought it out amongst themselves with Volvo (XC60, XC90, XC40), BMW (X3, X5, 3 Series) and Mercedes-Benz (GLC) finding a few hundred buyers each.
Despite the technology being touted as a stepping stone to full-electric vehicles, the total number of plug-in hybrids sold in 2022 was just 5,937, compared to 33,416 full battery electric vehicles.
The figures were also dwarfed by the substantial number of standard (non-plug-in) hybrid vehicles sold in 2022, which accounted to 81,673 – of which a whopping 72,814 belonged to Toyota.
Below is an interactive treemap of all electrified vehicles (Battery EV, PHEV, Hybrid, FCEV etc) sold in Australia:
Below is the full list of PHEVs and their sales in 2022.
| Model | 2022NationalSales |
|---|---|
| MG HS | 1554 |
| Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross | 926 |
| Volvo XC60 | 591 |
| Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Wagon | 363 |
| Mitsubishi Outlander | 303 |
| Volvo XC90 | 267 |
| BMW X3 | 230 |
| Lexus NX | 230 |
| MINI Countryman | 189 |
| BMW X5 | 176 |
| BMW 3 Series | 166 |
| Volvo XC40 | 147 |
| Ford Escape | 139 |
| Hyundai Ioniq | 98 |
| Porsche Cayenne Wagon | 88 |
| Kia Niro | 64 |
| Porsche Cayenne Coupe | 64 |
| Kia Sorento | 62 |
| Peugeot 3008 | 60 |
| Cupra Formentor | 54 |
| Mercedes-Benz A-Class | 36 |
| Ferrari Coupe/Conv | 34 |
| Cupra Leon | 25 |
| Mercedes-Benz E-Class | 22 |
| Peugeot 508 | 19 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Evoque | 13 |
| Porsche Panamera | 7 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 5 |
| BMW 5 Series | 4 |
| BMW 7 Series | 1 |
| Grand Total | 5937 |
MORE: Australia’s top-selling full electric-vehicles in 2022 MORE: Australia’s top-selling hybrids in 2022
Alborz Fallah is a CarExpert co-founder and industry leader shaping digital automotive media with a unique mix of tech and car expertise.
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