2023-09-07 09:26:01
Vehicle sales in Europe are recovering after the crisis, although at different rates. Growth is also influenced by different factors, which mark the differences between the brands and models that achieve greater acceptance. Thus, electrification is more accepted in the north of the continent, where there is also greater purchasing power.
The market has also been affected in recent years by the arrival of new Chinese brands, which with sometimes very competitive prices, try to scratch sales from European manufacturers, who continue to have the guarantee of higher quality in their products. Factors such as the commitment to the national product cannot be ruled out, or certain peculiarities in terms of design to explain, for example, why in Germany consumers prefer brands such as Volkswagen or Mercedes Benz, while in Italy those who really succeed are the models smaller Fiat and Lancia.
Taking these variables into account, the most recent registration figures help us to get an idea of which cars, brands and technologies are preferred in Europe.
If we start our tour in Spain, the MG ZS was the best-selling vehicle in Spain in August, being the first Chinese vehicle to rise to the first position in the monthly ‘top sales’ in Spain, after reaching 1,949 units (+206, 45%) and surpass the Dacia Sandero, with 1,802 units sold (+15.7%), and the Toyota Corolla, with 1,361 units (+86.2%).
Dacia and MG win in Spain
In the accumulated of the first eight months, the Dacia Sandero confirms his leadership with 18,283 units sold (+37.9%), followed by the Seat Arona (16,825 units; +26%) and the Peugeot 2008 (13,550 units; +23.4%), the MG ZS is in the fourteenth position, with 10,298 units sold up to August (+315.9%).
According to the data prepared by Ideauto for the associations of manufacturers (Anfac), dealers (Faconauto) and sellers (Ganvam), Toyota was the best-selling brand in the eighth month of the year, with 5,352 units, 8.4% more, followed by by Kia, with 3,960 units (-12.9%), and by Hyundai (3,690 units; -16.6%). The ‘top 5’ is made up of Volkswagen (3,536 units; -9.5%) and Peugeot (2,859 units; -5.8%).
Dacia Sandero FP
On the other hand, in the first eight months of the year, the Tesla Model Y continues at the top of the classification within electric cars, accumulating an increase of 595%, with 4,323 units and a market share of 14%. It is followed by the Tesla Model 3, with 2,960 units and a growth of 84.8%, and the MG4, with 2,239 units.
The best-selling non-plug-in hybrid model accumulated up to August has been the Toyota C-HR, with 13,397 units (+16.1%), followed by the Toyota Corolla, with 12,785 units, 3.9% more. The ‘top 5’ is completed by the Toyota Yaris Cross, with 10,633 units, 43.4% more; the Fiat 500, with 10,035 units, 13.2% more, and the Nissan Qashqai, with 9,735 units (+51.5%).
The British prefer the Puma
Car registrations in the United Kingdom stood at 85,657 units during the month of August, representing an increase of 24.4% year-on-year, according to data from the British employers’ association The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Ford Puma
F. P.
So far this year, sales of diesel models fell 17.5%, to 46,790 units, while 490,483 gasoline vehicles were registered, 13% more. Deliveries of 100% electric rose 40.5%, to 193,221 units, being the second most registered type of propulsion in the country, while deliveries of plug-in hybrids grew 30.4%, with 80,458 units.
In the first eight months of the year, the Ford Puma was the best-selling model in the United Kingdom, with 29,225 units, ahead of the Vauxhall Corsa, with 25,692 units; the Tesla Model Y, with 24,148 units, the Nissan Qashqai, with 24,017 units, and the Hyundai Tucson, with 22,883 units.
Germany, the most expensive
The passenger car and SUV market in Germany reached a volume of 273,417 registrations in the month of August, which is 37.3% more than in the same month of 2022, according to data from the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA). , for its acronym in German).
So far this year, car registrations in Germany stood at 1.91 million units, an increase of 16.5% compared to the first eight months of the previous year.
In the accumulated of the year, Volkswagen it is the ‘favorite’ brand for German customers, with 349,794 units, 15.8% more. Behind are followed by Mercedes-Benz, with 189,718 units, 29.7% more, and Audi closed the podium, with 166,882 units, 23.7% more.
Volkswagen Passat
F. P.
In August, some of the firms that experienced the greatest year-on-year increase in their sales were smart (+2,166.9%; 2,947 units), Nio (+1,108.8%; 411 units), Jeep (+225.1%; 2,097 units) and Polestar (+212.9%; 754 units).
Meanwhile, the Spanish Seat It also shot up its sales in Germany in the eighth month of the year by registering 14,374 vehicles, 85.4% more than in the same month of the previous year, achieving a share of new registrations of 5.3%, while in the accumulated figure for year delivered 88,072 units, 19.7% more than in the same period of 2022.
Utilities with Italian design
In the accumulated year, car deliveries in Italy reached a volume of 1,040,560 units, a 20.3% growth in comparison with the 865,084 units that were sold in the same period of the previous year.
Sales of passenger cars and SUVs in the Italian market stood at 79,756 units in August, which represents an increase of 12%, compared to the same period of the previous year, when they experienced growth of 9.9% after a long series of months negative, according to data from the Italian National Vehicle Archive (Unrae).
So far this year, Fiat was the best-selling brand in Italy, with 116,579 units, 6.5% less, ahead of Volkswagen, with 83,056 units (+19.96%), and Toyota, which sold 61,216. units, 6.36% more.
Fiat Panda FP
The most popular model in the transalpine country last month was, once again, the Fiat Pandaof which 4,314 units were registered, followed by the Lancia Ypsilon (2,490 units) and the Dacia Sandero (2,303 units), which held third position by sales volume.
Thus, in the first eight months of the year the best-selling model was the Fiat Panda (63,899 units), followed by the Dacia Sandero (31,926 units) and the Lancia Ypsilon (29,867 units).
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