The traditional narrow streets of the Italian towns and the difficulties to find parking areas continue to be the first driver for people to prefer small cars. In the last decade, the increased average price and the reduced purchasing power have further forced a large part of the population to choose a low-cost car, with the success of brands like Dacia, Kia, Hyundai.

After over 40 years from its arrival in the market, the best seller up to October 2023 is always the same: the city-car Fiat Panda which has a substantial advantage over all the followers (6.6% market share), with sales at 84,398 (-3.9%).

The Dacia Sandero, with 3.2% market share, rises 2 spots into 2nd with 40,717 units sold so far and a 49.0% increase from the previous year. The Lancia Ypsilon, ranks in 3rd position with 37,883 sales, an 8.9% year-on-year growth. 

The Toyota Yaris Cross rises 4 spots into 4th with 29,200 sales and a 33.7% boom in ytd volume.

The Volkswagen T-Roc jumps 6 spots into 5th with 27,240 sales (+29.5%), in front of the Fiat 500 at  26,590 (+9.3%), the Dacia Duster at 25,626 (+20.8%) and Ford Puma in 8th with 25,586 sales (+0.9%).

The Citroen C3 falls 6 spots into 9th with 25,379 sales (-8.6%) and the Fiato 500x rises 2 spots into 10th position with 24,581 registrations (+19.6%).

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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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Dutch Auto Market in October 2023 falls 2.3% following 9 consecutive positive months, reporting 28,230 new sales (-2.3%). YTD figures at 314,676 are up 24.4% from the previous year. Volkswagen becomes the market new leader, rising 47.3%.

Market Trend and Outlook

The Dutch auto market in October 2023 falls for 2.3% following 9 consecutive growths, reporting 28,230 new sales. YTD figures at 314,676 are up 24.4% from the previous year.

Looking at cumulative data up to October 2023, brand-wise Volkswagen rises 1 spot into 1st with 29,862 sales (+47.3%), followed by Kia at 28,688 (+12.0%), Toyota at 21,395 (+7.3%) and  Peugeot at 18,625 new registrations (+0.8%). 

Renault rises 3 spots into 5th with 17,253 sales (+37.0%), followed by Skoda at 17,184 (+33.8%) and Hyundai with 16,909 units sold (+15.0%).

BMW falls 2 spots into 8th position with 16,725 new sales (+17.7%), in front of Tesla -up 16 spot- at 14,924 (+648.1%) and Opel in 10th with 12,819 units sold (+25.2%).

Looking at specific models the Tesla Model Y becomes the new best selling car, rising 67 spots from the previous year with a 644.7% increase in sales. The Kia Picanto follows in second with a 52.7% year-on-year growth.

Medium-Term Market Trend

The Dutch Auto market presented many ups and downs in the past 12 years. It started in 2011 at 578k sales, the highest level of all the following years. A 3 year downtrend took sales to 384k in 2014 with  2015 and 2016 alternating trends, +18.1% and -16.2%, respectively.  From 2017 to 2019 car passenger sales grew overall despite the growth getting smaller each year.

The arrival of the pandemic shook the world markets and the dutch one was no exception, reaching the lowest level of the decade at 355k registrations (-19.9%).

It is clear that the fall of the pandemic has scarred the Dutch auto market. In fact, the market collapse continued through 2021 into 2022, with this past year totaling 311,429 sales, a 3.2% decrease compared to the prior one.

Although Europe is an important center for EV manufacturing, Germany in particular, the production costs haven’t been able to meet with the consumers willingness to pay, with the average cost of new BEVs at euro 55,821. Lack of raw materials and elevated costs for micro-chip production also pose a threat for the Dutch car passenger market, that is already having to confront higher prices and longer waiting times, pushing lower income consumers into the second hand market. These factors will continue to put negative pressure on sales going into 2023.

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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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Dutch Auto Market closes 2022 3.2% lower than the previous year, totaling 311,429 sales. December reports 30,841 new registrations (-13.4%). Hyundai up 26.9%.

Market Trend and Outlook

In December 2022 the momentum built up in the Dutch auto market in the previous 4 months slows down, with 30,841 new car sales (-13.4%). Cumulative data from 2022 totals 311,429 car registrations, a 3.2% decrease from the prior year.

Looking at comprehensive data from 2022, brand-wise Kia moves into 1st with 30,115 (+0.2%), followed by Volkswagen with 26,174 (-15.9%), Toyota with 25,400 (+10.3%) and  Peugeot with 21,327 sales (+3.6%). 

BMW with 17,414 (-7.3%) moves up 1 spot into 5th, followed by Hyundai -up 5 spots- with 17,144 (+26.9%) and Renault with 16,587 sales (+1.3%).

Skoda drops 3 spots into 8th with 15,050 (-26.1%), preceding Audi at 13,890 (+9.9%) and Opel with 13,515 (-12.1%).

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The best-selling car ranking in Italy is dominated by small and medium cars due to the high use of vehicles in the urban environment and the arrival of electric and hybrid vehicles has not changed thew picture.

The traditional narrow streets of the Italian towns and the difficulties to find parking areas continue to be the first driver for people to prefer small cars. In the last decade, the increased average price and the reduced purchasing power have further forced a large part of the population to choose a low-cost car, with the success of brands like Dacia, Kia, Hyundai.

After over 40 years from its arrival in the market, the best seller is always the same: the city-car Fiat Panda which has now a huge advantage over all the followers, with year to date sales at 105,384 (-6.1%).

The second place is held by another pure Italian aged car. Launched in the early nineties the last generation of the Lancia Ypsilon is second with 40,968 sales (-6.3%) followed by the iconic Fiat 500. This model was originally launched in the fifties and subsequently re-launched in 2006. In all of these years the Fiat 500 was able to stay on top of the leaderboards, securing 3rd with 33,994 sales (-24.2%).

The first foreign model in the rankings is the Dacia Sandero, jumping 4 spots into 4th position with 33,920 (+16.7%) ahead of the Citroen C3 -up 2 spots– with 31,861 (+2.9%), the Jeep Renegade -down 2 spots- with 29,844 (-14.9%) and the Ford Puma with 29,455 sales (+3.5%).

The Toyota Yaris ranks in 8th with 27,789 (-14.6%), followed by the Toyota Yaris Cross -up 51 spots- with 25,997 sales (+250.6%) and the Peugeot 208 closing the Top 10 with 25,819 sales (+9.8%).

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In 2021 the segment leader remains the Toyota Yaris with 540k sales (7.4% share), followed by the Volkswagen Polo, which registered 376k sales (5.2% share).

In third place we have the Kia Rio -up 4 spots- with 248k sales (3.4% share), ahead of the Renault Clio -down 1 spot- with 246k units (3.4% share).

The Peugeot 208 reached 5th place with 228k units sold (3.1% share), followed by the Dacia Sandero -up 5 spots- with 208k sales (2.9% share) and the Opel Corsa -up 2 spots- with 193k units (2.6% share).

In 8th place there is the Honda N-Box -dropping 4 spots- with 189k units (2.6% share) followed by the Citroen C3 -up 3 spots- with 185k units (2.5% share), and finally the Saipa Pride/100-Series –down 5 spots– with 180k units sold (2.5% share).

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In 2021, the ranking of the best-selling cars in Europe sees the Renault Clio holding the market crown with 235k sales this year (1.7% market share) followed by the previous leader, the Volkswagen Golf, which sold 217k units (1.6% share).

The Volkswagen Polo closes the podium with 215k units sold (1.6% share), while the fourth spot is taken by the rising Dacia Sandero -up 7 spots-, with 205k units (1.5% share), ahead of the Volkswagen Tiguan -down 1 spot- with 201k sales (1.5% share) and the Volkswagen T-Roc with 196k sales (1.4% share).

The Peugeot 2008 sold 194k units and rose 5 spots (1.4% share), followed by the Toyota Corolla, rising 6 spots with 192k sales (1.4% share) and the Opel Corsa -down 3 spots- with 190k sales (1.4% share).

At the edge of the top 10 ranking, we find the Hyundai Tucson -rising 14 spots- with 184k registrations (1.3% share).

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