HTC with Microsoft afterwards due to Nokia's dominance in Windows Phone devices, and started focusing solely on Android. On 1 March 2015, HTC unveiled Vive, a virtual reality head-mounted display in collaboration with Valve Corporation. In June and October 2015, HTC reported net losses; the company has faced increased competition from other smartphone makers, including Apple, Samsung, and others, which had resulted in a decline in its smartphone sales, as well a major loss of market share. Its smartphone market share had risen back to 7.2 percent in April 2015 due to its strong sales of recent devices, but HTC's stock
Plug-in electric vehicles in Germany country through September 2016 were registered since January 2014. , the country had 4,800 public charging stations. The market share of plug-in electric passenger cars increased from 0.12% of new car sales in 2012, to 0.25% in 2013, and reached 0.40% in 2014. As plug-in car sales surge in 2015, the segment's market share increased to 0.7% of new car sales. The German monthly plug-in market share passed the 1% mark for the first time ever in December 2015, with an all-time record market share of 1.28% of new car registrations that month. After the introduction of the purchase subsidy