World Best Selling City Cars up to October 2023: BYD Dolphin becomes the new segment leader (+65.2%), overtaking the Wuling Hongguang MINI EV (-49.6%).

Considering ytd sales of 2023 put to October, the BYD Dolphin becomes the new segment leader, with 252,552 new registrations and a 65.2% surge in year-on-year sales.

In second place ranks the Wuling Hongguang MINI EV with 189,863 sales (-49.6%), ahead of the Maruti Wagon R  at 176,156 new registrations (-8.5%).

The Daihatsu Tanto rises 11 spot into 4th with 131,612 sales (+63.2%), followed by the Maruti Alto -down 1 spot- with 116,596 sales (-15.7%) and the Wuling Bingo  -up 131 spots- with 116,282 cumulative registrations.

The Hyundai Grand i10 falls 2 spots into 7th with 115,108 units sold (-15.3%), followed by the Fiat 500 -down 2 spots- with 108,326 sales (-5.3%), the Renault Kwid with 108,036 units (-1.6%) and in 10th place the Changan Lumin rises 17 spots with 107,492 sales (+176.5%).

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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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World Best Selling City Cars of 2022: Wuling Hongguang Mini EV remains the segment leader, followed by the Maruti Wagon R.

In 2022 the segment leader is the Wuling Hongguang Mini EV with 443,384 units sold (+4.0%).

In second place ranks the Maruti Wagon R with 271,317 sales (+18.2%), ahead of the BYD Dolphin -up 32 spots- at 204,946 new registrations.

The Maruti Alto falls 1 spot into 4th with 162,548 sales (-6.8%), followed by the Fiat 500 -down 1 spot- with 158,045 sales (+4.2%) and the Hyundai Grand i10  with 148,993 cumulative registrations (+4.8%).

In seventh place ranks the Suzuki Alto with 140,726 units sold (+14.0%), followed by the Fiat Panda -down 2 spots- with 127,398 sales (-5.3%), the Renault Kwid -up 1 spot- with 120,895 units (-0.8%) and in 10th place the Daihatsu Tanto with 107,809 units (-7.8%).

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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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World Best Selling City Cars 2021 final data: the Wuling Hongguang Mini EV is the new segment leader, followed by the Fiat Panda and the Fiat 500. The Kia Picanto rises in 6th place, jumping 5 spots.

In 2021 the new segment leader is the Wuling Hongguang Mini EV rising 10 spots with 426,484 units sold holing 10.7% market share.

In second place we have the Fiat Panda with 247,570 sales (6.2% market share), ahead of the Fiat 500, with 194,239 units (4.9% market share).

The Maruti Wagon R fell in 4th position with 183,851 sales (4.6% share) followed by the Maruti Alto –down 3 spots- with 174,409 sales (4.4% share) and the Kia Picanto –up 5 spots- with 147,969 units (3.7% share).

In seventh place we have the Hyundai Grand i10 with 147,645 units (3.7% share) followed by the Suzuki Spacia with 128,900 units (3.2% share), the Suzuki Alto -up 6 spots- with 122,216 units (3.1% share), and in 10th place the Renault Kwid -dropping from ninth place- with 120,118 units (3.2% share).

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Dutch car market in 2021 falls 8.9% with 324,710 sales, reporting double-digit drops all year except Q2. Leader Volkswagen reports the worst performance, losing 30.3%, while Opel drops in 10th place.

Market Trend

The Dutch car market this year attempted to recover from the pandemic crash of 2020 and reported a positive performance only in Q2 due to the very low sales of Q2 2020, all other quarters were down in double-digits.

Dutch vehicles market in recent years has been influenced by a series of incentives introduced to support the fast development of the Alternative Vehicles Fuel (AVF) which has been an unusual short-term view boosting the market when applied and depressing the market when ended.

Consequently, the annual sales trend was full of rapid growth and fast decline. Looking at the period 2010-2018, the market has lost near 30,000 units, from 477,000 (2010) to 441,000 (2018) with a negative peak of 385,000 in 2016 and a positive peak of 555,000 in 2011. In 2019, the market registered a flat trend, with 450,277 units sold.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic sales fell in  2020. In fact, sales have been 357,414, reporting a decline of 20.6% compared to 2019.

In 2021 the year started negatively for the Dutch market, in fact, in Q1 81,241 units have been sold, reporting a 21.2% decrease in sales compared to Q1 2020, while in Q2 sales started growing again, reporting a 50.7% increase with 82,765 units sold.

In Q3 sales started falling in double-digits again, losing 18.6% sales with 73,423 units, and in Q4 sales were still dropping 19.3% with 87,281 units.

Indeed, Full-Year sales for 2021 have been 324,710, reporting a 8.9% decrease compared to 2020.

Brand-wise, the leader Volkswagen (-30.3%) reported the worst performance and lost 2.9% market share, followed by the growing Kia (+12%), which gained 1.8% share as well, and by Toyota -up 1 spot- which gained 0.7% share, gaining 0.7%. Peugeot (-14.2%) fell in 4th place, followed by Skoda which rose 4 spots and gained 22.5%, reporting the best performance.

BMW gained 4.3% and rose 2 spots, followed by Ford (-5.4%) and Renault which fell 2 spots and lost 19.6% sales. Closing the leaderboard we have Volvo -up 1 spot- losing 1.2% this year and Opel dropping 5 spots and losing 24.7%.

The most sold vehicle this year is the Kia Niro (-9.1%) with 10,810 units sold, followed by the Volvo XC40, which sold 8,454 units this year (-0.3%). The Volkswagen Polo (-10.7%) closes the podium by jumping 1 spot and reports 8,032 new units sold.

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World Best Selling City Cars in 2020 final data: the Maruti Alto remains the unchallenged leader, followed by the Maruti Wagon R and the Hyundai Grand i10, climbing 8 spots. The Fiat Panda falls down in 10th place.

In 2020, the segment leader remains the Maruti Alto with 161.580 units sold and 5% market share, 0.1% more than the previous year.

In second place we have the Maruti Wagon R -up 7 spots- with 148.298 sales (4.6% market share), ahead of the Hyundai Grand i10 -up 8 spots- with 140.000 units (4.3% market share).

The Suzuki Spacia reached 4th position by jumping 3 spots with 139.869 sales (4.3% share) followed by the Daihatsu Tanto –up 1 spot- with 129.681 sales (4% share) and the Renault Kwid –down 2 spots- with 123.128 units (3.8% share).

In seventh place we have the Chevrolet Spark -up 3 spots- with 119.267 units (3.7% share) followed by the Wuling Hongguang Mini EV entering the leaderboard with 119.255 units, the Fiat 500 -down 4 spots- with 118.363 units (3.7% share), and in 10th place the Fiat Panda -down 8 spots- with 117.125 units (3.6% share).

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Dutch auto market in 2020 falls by 20.6% as the pandemic and lockdowns affect sales. Full-Year sales have been 357.414, while Kia shines by entering the podium and jumping 6 spots (+1.9% share).

Market Trend

The Dutch car market fell significantly in 2020 as the global pandemic has impacted sales. Only 2 months have been positive the past year and by very small margins.

Dutch vehicles market in recent years has been influenced by a series of incentives introduced to support the fast development of the Alternative Vehicles Fuel (AVF) which has been an unusual short-term view boosting the market when applied and depressing the market when ended.

Consequently, the annual sales trend was full of rapid growth and fast decline. Looking at the period 2010-2018, the market has lost near 30.000 units, from 477.000 (2010) to 441.000 (2018) with a negative peak of 385.000 in 2016 and a positive peak of 555.000 in 2011. In 2019, the market registered a flat trend, with 450.277 units sold.

After starting the year with a slight negative trend (-7.1%), the market quickly collapsed in March as the virus struck. The sharpest drop in sales this year was in May when sales declined by 59.5% as the entire country was put in a complete lockdown the last week of March, following the decision taken by Germany. The second half of the year remained mostly negative with August and September registering double-digit losses.

Indeed, Full-Year sales for 2020 have been 357.414, reporting a decline of 20.6% compared to 2019.

Brand-wise, the leader Volkswagen (-5.8%) gained 1.9% market share, followed by the growing Kia (+6.1%), which jumped 6 spots and gained 1.9% share as well, and by Peugeot -up 1 spot- which gained 0.2% share, falling 18.2%. Toyota (+15.8%) reached 4th place by jumping 1 spot, followed by Opel which on the other hand registered the worst performance, falling 36.8% and losing 3 spots.

Renault lost 22.3%, followed by Ford (-23.3%) and BMW which gained 1 spot and lost 18.7% sales. Closing the leaderboard we have Skoda -up 2 spots- losing 11.1% this year and Volvo entering the leaderboard by jumping 3 spots, falling only 0.9% this year.

The most sold vehicle this year is the Kia Niro (+28.7%), jumping 4 spots with 11.886 units sold, followed by the new Volkswagen ID.3, which sold 10.965 units this year. The Hyundai Koda (+51.2%) closes the podium by jumping 9 spots and reports 10.823 new units sold.

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World Best Selling City Cars in 2019 have seen the Indian Maruti Alto leading ahead of the Italian Fiat Panda – up 2 spots – and the Ford KA. The Daihatsu Tanto jumped in 5th position, up in double-digits, while the Nissan Dayz gained the 8th spot.

In 2019, the segment leader was still the Indian Maruti Alto, on top of the list since 2016, despite losing 18.5% with sales at 215.687.

In second place the Italian Fiat Panda with 187.251 sales (+8.8%), ahead of the Ford KA with 183.339 (-3.3%).

In fourth place the Renault Kwid with 182.622 sales (+7.1%) followed by the Daihatsu Tanto with 175.292 (+28.4%) and the Fiat 500, down 3 spots, with 172.260 units (-4.8%).

In seventh place the Suzuki Spacia with 166.389 (+9.4%) followed by the Nissan Dayz with 157.439 (+11.3%), the Maruti Wagon R with 155.967 (+2.6%) and in 10th place the Chevrolet Spark with 153.225 (+8.1%).

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Israel best selling cars ranking in 2019 saw the Toyota Corolla gaining the market throne with an impressive performance, outpacing the former leader, the Hyundai Ioniq, which held 4.5% of share. The Hyundai i10 jumped in 4th place.

In 2019, the market registered a new leader, as the Toyota Corolla flew in 1st place – up 7 spots from the previous year – reaching 5.8% of share.

Indeed, the former leader, the Hyundai Ioniq, slipped in 2nd place, despite improving its market share to 4.5%.

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The third place was taken by the Kia Picanto, stable at 3.4% of share, followed by the Hyundai i10 and the Kia Niro, ending respectively at 3.3% and 3.2%.

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