Kia EV3 Is Crushing It In The Netherlands

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Final Up to date on: 4th April 2025, 02:44 am

We publish a number of in-depth EV gross sales experiences each month, together with a number of targeted on European markets. In truth, I don’t assume there’s one other place on the internet that covers EV gross sales around the globe extra completely than CleanTechnica. Nevertheless, we been neglecting the Dutch marketplace for some time. As I used to be scanning EV gross sales charts on EU-EVs.com this week, nevertheless, I observed one thing fairly attention-grabbing concerning the present Dutch EV market: the Kia EV3 is crushing it there.

Listed below are the ten greatest promoting electrical automobiles within the Netherlands primarily based on Q1 2025 knowledge:

1. Kia EV3 — 4,008
2. Tesla Mannequin Y — 1,755
3. Tesla Mannequin 3 — 1,663
4. Volvo EX30 — 1,510
5. Citroen eC3 — 1,311
6. BMW iX1 — 1,161
7. Hyundai Inster — 1,123
8. Renault 5 E-Tech — 921
9. Audi Q6 e-tron — 857
10. Ford Explorer — 757

That 4,008 rating on the high of the charts if a whopper. It’s virtually as a lot as the following to fashions (Tesla Mannequin Y and Tesla Mannequin 3) bought mixed. The EV3 clearly deserved a particular shoutout for this.

When you’ve been following alongside for some time, you in all probability know that I already had a particular spot in my coronary heart for the Kia EV3, and so do you. (For instance, see “Is The Kia EV3 The EV We’ve Been Ready For? Golden Steering Wheel Staff Says Sure” and “Hyundai & Kia Most Prone to Fill “Tesla Mannequin C” Gap — Readers Chime In!“) Although, attaining excessive gross sales by strongly attracting shoppers and having a willingness to provide a mannequin in excessive volumes is what it’s all about. Congratulations to Kia for nailing this one.

After all, the Netherlands is only one market. Whereas the EV3’s recognition within the Netherlands deserves particular point out, although, it’s additionally doing fairly effectively in different markets. It’s the 2nd greatest promoting EV in Spain this 12 months. It’s the third greatest promoting EV in Eire. It’s the 4th greatest promoting EV within the UK. It’s the fifth greatest promoting EV in Finland. It’s the sixth greatest promoting EV in Sweden. It’s the ninth greatest promoting EV in Denmark, the place the EV3 was “Automotive of the Yr” final 12 months. And it’s the eleventh greatest promoting EV in Norway (ninth in February). Briefly, the EV3 is doing very effectively throughout Europe. I believe its gross sales will even decide up a lot additional quickly. It additionally has a ton of potential in different markets — throughout Asia, South America, and perhaps even the US.

We’ll see. Keep tuned.