France Best Selling Cars ranking up to October 2023, reports the Renault Clio as new segment leader (+54.6%). Peugeot 208 BEV  and Tesla Model Y enter the top 10 booming more than 350%. The Peugeot 208 loses 42.9% in volume.

In France more than in any part of the World, local consumer’s prefer to purchase local manufacturer and vehicles produced by Renault or Stellantis dominate the ranking of best-selling cars.

Considering YTD data up to October 2023 the leader is the Renault Clio -up 2 spots- with 80,323 sales, an 54.6% year-on-year growth.

The Dacia Sandero in second place with 57,825 sales (+10.5%) in front of the  Citroen C3  –up 1 spot- with 50,740 sales (+2.2%).

In fourth place ranks the Renault Captur with 40,149 sales (+5.0%) followed by the Peugeot 208 with 39,963 (-42.9%) and Peugeot 308  with 37,023 (+6.5%)

In seventh place, we find the Peugeot 208 BEV -up 34 spots- with 35,699 units sold (+357.6%) followed by the Tesla Model Y -up 40 spots- at 29,291 (+350.1%), the  Dacia Duster with 27,317 sales (+5.4%) and in 10th place the Peugeot 3008 with 25,864 (-10.9%).

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Considering sales of 2023 ups to October 2023, the World’s Best Selling Small Car remains the Toyota Yaris with 416,830 sales (-0.6%), followed by the Volkswagen Polo -up 1 spot- with 285,756 registrations (+43.4%).

The Renault Clio rises 4 spots into 7th with 220,063 sales (+42.0%), ahead of the Peugeot 208 -down 2 spots- with 218,972 units sold (-12.9%).

The Dacia Sandero maintains 5th accumulating 197,261 sales (+16.5%), in front of the Honda N-Box with 190,615 registrations (+13.5%) and the Opel Corsa -up 1 spot- with 184,016 units sold (+21.0%).

The Maruti Swift rises 2 spots into 8th with 176,315 sales (+18.2%) followed by the Citroen C3 with 173,747 registrations (+21.1%), and finally the BYD Seagull -up 181 spots- in 10th with 157,664 units sold.

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The following report shows the top 50 best selling models ranking in the European Market (including 43 countries from Portugal to Russia).

Considering data up to October 2023, the Tesla Model Y becomes the best selling car in Europe, reporting 224,879 cumulative sales and jumping 23 spots from the previous year (+146.2%).

The Renault Clio follows closely in second with 210,478 new registrations (+46.7%), in front of the Volkswagen T-Roc -up 5 spots- at 195,774 sales (+24.1%) and the Dacia Sandero with 180,738 sales (+19.2%).

In 5th place ranks the Opel Corsa -up 3 spots- with 179,631 sales (+22.7%), followed by the Volkswagen Tiguan -up 8 spots- at 158,169 (+25.7%), the Volkswagen Golf -down 5 spots- at 157,598 (-2.1%) and the Lada Granta -up 35 spots- with 152,972 registrations (+124.2%).

The Dacia Duster rises 10 spots into 9th with 151,236 cumulative sales (+8.1%) and the Toyota Yaris closes the Top 10 with 151,069 new registrations (+3.3%).

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Danish Auto Sales in October 2023 grow for the 10th month in a row, with new registrations at 13,227 (+21.9%). YTD figures at 137,191 are up 14.4% from the previous year. Tesla becomes the best selling brand (+618.0%).

Market Trend and Outlook

The Danish economy has been on a remarkable growth journey, which has boosted employment to the highest level ever. The current account surplus has thus risen sharply and public finances have been positive for six years running.

However, signs of an impending slowdown are starting to show, not least through the higher interest rates and downturn in key export markets. This is expected to push the Danish economy into a new phase, with lower activity and growing unemployment. However, the dampening will be relatively mild and soon replaced by renewed progress during 2024.

The Danish Auto Market is the perfect example of this growth, with sales in October 2023 growing for the 10th month in a row and reaching 13,227 new sales (+21.9%). YTD figures at 137,191 are up 14.4% from the previous year.

Looking at cumulative data up to October 2023 brand-wise, the leader is still Tesla -up 17 spots- with 15,838 sales (+618.0%), followed by Volkswagen with 13,312 registrations (-0.4%) and Audi -up 6 spots- with 11,333 units sold (+72.9%).

In 4th position ranks Toyota at 9,664 sales (-12.2%) in front of Skoda with 7,698 registrations (+7.3%), Peugeot with 7,674 units sold (+4.5%), Hyundai -down 1 spot- with 6,953 sales (-0.7%) and Mercedes -down 5 spots- in 8th at 6,936 (-25.7%).

Ford maintains 9th position with 6,394 sales (+0.9%) and BMW closes the top 10 with 6,225 new registrations (-3.0%).

Looking at specific models the Tesla Model Y sold the most cars reporting a 711.3% increase from the previous year, followed by the Peugeot 208 which grew 53.4% in yearly volume.

Medium-Term Market Trend

In the past decade the Danish auto market has had 2 main trends. In the first part of the decade the market grew almost doubling in volume, starting in 2010 at 141,505 and reaching an all-time high of 231,551 sales in 2016. The trend inverted in 2017, starting a long downtrend, that would be interrupted briefly in 2019 with a 3.6% growth to 225,219 sales.

In 2020 arrived the pandemic that caused many European markets to collapse, and the Danish one was no exception, falling 12.1% to 198,034 new car sales.

The fall continued through 2021, reporting a 6.4% loss, and 2022, which lost another 20% from the prior year. A combination of factors are behind the current industry struggle: the disruption in the global supply chain caused by a lack of raw materials, in particular for the production of microchips and Governments push towards Evs, an expensive alternative for low income consumers.

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Looking at the top 10 best selling cars in Portugal up to August 2023, the Peugeot 2008 becomes the new leader with 5,279 sales (+38.3%) and 3.8% market share.

In 2nd ranks previous year’s leader the Peugeot 208 with 4,841 sales (+34.5%), followed by the Dacia Sanders -up 2 spots- at 4,114 (+61.7%) and the Renault Clio in 4th with 4,006 sales (+149.8%).

The Renault Captur in 5th, reporting 3,503 sales (+6.4%), in front of the Tesla Model Y -up 41 spots- with 3,478 units sold (+404.1%), the Opel Corsa with 2,924 registrations (+76.3%) and the Mercedes A Class at 2,736 sales (+63.1%).

In 9th ranks the Seat Arona with 2,587 sales (+51.9%), followed by the Seat Ibiza closing the top 10 with 2,481 sales (+48.9%).

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In 2022 the World’s Best Selling Small Car remains the Toyota Yaris with 483,175 sales (-10.8%), followed by the Peugeot 208, that reached 293,916 registrations this year (+23.7%).

In third place ranks the Dacia Sandero -up 3 spots- with 227,282 sales (-2.5%), ahead of the Volkswagen Polo -down 2 spots- with 216,219 units sold (-37.9%).

The Said Pride/100-Series jumps 5 spots into 5th accumulating 214,084 sales (+18.8%), in front of the Renault Clio -down 3 spots- with 205,407 registrations (-20.6%) and the Honda N-Box -up 2 spots- with 202,223 units sold (+7.0%).

In 8th place ranks the Citroen C3 with 187,899 sales (-1.9%) followed by the Opel Corsa -down 2 spots- with 179,084 registrations (-8.6%), and finally the Maruti Swift closing the Top 10 with 176,424 units sold (+0.8%).

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The European Market (including 42 countries from Portugal to Russia) in 2022 has lost 10.9% in sales from the prior year, hit by the effects of Russian invasion of Ukraine, by fuel price increase, vehicle price increase and shortage, interest rate boom.

The following report shows the Top 50 Models Ranking.

In 2022 the best-selling car in Europe is the Peugeot 208. Thanks to the release of the new generation this model scaled the rankings rapidly, moving up 11 spots from 2021. Sales in 2022 totaled 206,348, an 18.8% increase from the prior year.

The Dacia Sandero follows closely in second with 205,422 new registrations (-0.3%), in front of the Renault Clio at 190,065 sales (-19.4%) and the model with the most years ended as best selling in Europe, the Volkswagen Golf. This car ,with 188,839 new registrations, has lost 13.2% in sales from the prior year.

In 5th place ranks the Volkswagen T-roc -up 1 spot- with 186,629 sales (-4.5%), followed by the Dacia Duster -up 9 spots- at 176,193 (+5.2%), the Toyota Yaris at 174,442 (+1.9%) and the Opel Corsa with 173,098 registrations (-9.2%).

The Hyundai Tucson moves up 1 spot into 9th with 169,647 cumulative sales (-7.3%) and the Toyota Corolla closes the Top 10 with 167,477 new registrations (-12.5%).

Looking at other models within the Top 50, remarkable are the performances scored by the Tesla Model Y in 19th place and the Toyota Yaris Cross in 39th.

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Looking at the top 10 best selling cars in Portugal in 2022, the Peugeot 2008 maintains 1st position in the rankings with 6,001 cumulative sales (-6.3%) and 3.9% market share.

In 2nd ranks the Dacia Sandero – up 5 spots- with 5,054 sales (+44.4%), followed by the Peugeot 208 -up 1 spot- at 5,008 (+3.6%) overtaking the Renault Captur in 4th with 4,772 sales (-5.9%).

The Renault Clio falls 3 spots into 5th, reporting 4,175 sales (-25.5%), in front of the Citroen C3 at 3,940 (+11.9%), Opel Corsa with 3,301 registrations (+30.0%) and the Mercedes A Class at 3,048 sales (-23.8%).

In 9th ranks the Dacia Duster -up 14 spots- with 2,963 sales (+77.3%), followed by the Fiat 500 closing the top 10 with 2,945 sales (+24.2%).

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Danish Auto Sales in 2022 close at 148,298 (-20.0%), the lowest since 2010. In December the market fell for the 4th month in a row, reporting 15,219 new registrations (-14.4%).

Market Trend and Outlook

The Danish auto market in 2022 totals 148,298 sales, a 20.0% decrease from the prior year and the lowest level since 2010. In December the market fell for the 4th month in a row, with 15,219 new registrations (-14.4%).

Looking at cumulative data from 2022 brand-wise, all brands in the top 10 present negative year-on-year trends. The leader is still Volkswagen with 17,137 sales (-12.3%), followed by Toyota with 12,832 (-13.7%) and Mercedes with 12,052 new car registrations (-0.9%).

In 4th position ranks Hyundai -up 2 spots- at 8,744 sales (-21.9%) in front of Skoda -up 5 spots- with 8,689 (-13.6%), BMW with 8,444 (-35.6%) and Audi with 8,435 (-20.3%).

Peugeot falls into 8th spot with 8,408 sales (-38.5%), while Kia rises 2 spots into 9th with 7,692 registrations (-13.3%) followed by Ford in 10th with 7,813 sales (-29.5%).

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France Best Selling Cars ranking with top 11 places reserved to French models. Peugeot 208 boosted by last generation success jumps on top of the list while Peugeot 308 is up 10 spots in 7th place.

In France more than in any part of the World, local consumer’s prefer to purchase local manufacturer and vehicles produced by Renault or Stellantis dominate the ranking of best-selling cars.

In 2022 the top 11 models are owned by the Two French groups.

On top of the list and boosted by the last generation success there is the Peugeot 208, with 80,838 sales (+32.5%) up 4 spots.

The Dacia Sandero maintains second place with 64,308 sales (-16.5%) in front of the  Renault Clio  –down 2 spots- with 64,012 sales (-24.9%).

In fourth place Citroen C3 with 58,880 sales (-9.9%) followed by the Peugeot 2008 with 48,675 (-28.2%) and Renault Captur  with 45,577 (-13.3%)

In seventh place, we find the Peugeot 308 -Up 10 spots- with 41,706 units sold (+93.9%) followed by the Peugeot 3008 -down 1 spot- with 36,281 (-28.0%), the  Renault Mégane with 33,398 sales (+19.5%) and in 10th place the Dacia Duster with 31,648 (+1.9%).

In 11th place the fast growing Renault Arkana (+76.0%) ahead of the first foreign model (while produced in France), the Toyota Yaris (-3.7%).

Raising stars are the Toyota Yaris Cross in 13th and the Dacia Spring in 18th  (+61.0%).

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