Cyprus Cars Market in 2016 kept recovering after the crisis with a strong increase over the previous year while still at the half of the record level. Ford market leader, ahead of Nissan and Volkswagen.
Market Outlook
Cyprus’ main economic indicators for the end of 2016 look positive, with industrial production and retail sales growing strongly in October and November respectively, and consumer and business confidence rising substantially over the year, despite dipping slightly in December. Growth is likely to dip slightly in 2017 but should remain robust, fueled by tourism and greater private consumption and exports.
Near to reach 2.000 units for the first time since 2012, the domestic cars market posted a splendid annual increase in double-digit for the third consecutive year. Despite the registrations in December ended the year with a negative mood, 2016 was great with 12.839 units (+24.1%).
Therefore actual level is almost the half of the record hit in the 2008.
Sales of light commercial vehicles had been 1.923 (+33.3%).
Competitive Arena
Ford kept the leadership with 2.186 sales (+27.1%) ahead of Nissan and Volkswagen respectively up 19.0% and 18.7% at 1.838 and 1.461. Among the highest growths of the 2016 were recorded by Suzuki, Land Rover, Mazda, Renault and Fiat, while the best performers were Honda and Hyundai, surging 152.7% and 129.5%.
Jaguar, Subaru and Citroen posted the only double-digit declines of the year, followed by Volvo, Dacia, Kia, Audi and Porsche with less remarkable sales losses.
The best selling model was the Volkswagen Golf for the second consecutive year with 733 units (+5.9%) ahead of the Nissan Qashqai with 661 (+0.3%) and the Ford Fiesta with 498 (+29.9%.)
Below, you can sort our interactive tables to see data regarding Brands, Groups and Models. Please bear in mind that sales data are subject to adjustments as sources will update their information. This report is updated at the publishing date and will not be modified while the next on this subject will always have the year to date data updated.
| Rank 2016 | Rank 2015 | BRAND | Sales 2015 | Sales 2016 | Variation 2016 | Share 2016 | Share 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ford | 1.720 | 2.186 | 27,1% | 15,3% | 14,6% |
| 2 | 2 | Nissan | 1.544 | 1.838 | 19,0% | 12,8% | 13,1% |
| 3 | 3 | Volkswagen | 1.231 | 1.461 | 18,7% | 10,2% | 10,4% |
| 4 | 5 | Toyota | 1.094 | 1.338 | 22,3% | 9,4% | 9,3% |
| 5 | 4 | Kia | 1.173 | 1.102 | -6,1% | 7,7% | 10,0% |
| 6 | 7 | Mercedes | 599 | 718 | 19,9% | 5,0% | 5,1% |
| 7 | 6 | BMW | 664 | 704 | 6,0% | 4,9% | 5,6% |
| 8 | 8 | Renault | 414 | 600 | 44,9% | 4,2% | 3,5% |
| 9 | 13 | Honda | 207 | 523 | 152,7% | 3,7% | 1,8% |
| 10 | 10 | Land Rover | 281 | 507 | 80,4% | 3,5% | 2,4% |
| 11 | 11 | Hyundai | 220 | 505 | 129,5% | 3,5% | 1,9% |
| 12 | 8 | Audi | 414 | 398 | -3,9% | 2,8% | 3,5% |
| 13 | 9 | Volvo | 353 | 318 | -9,9% | 2,2% | 3,0% |
| 14 | 17 | Suzuki | 168 | 309 | 83,9% | 2,2% | 1,4% |
| 15 | 16 | Opel | 172 | 211 | 22,7% | 1,5% | 1,5% |
| 16 | 15 | Peugeot | 182 | 202 | 11,0% | 1,4% | 1,5% |
| 17 | 12 | Dacia | 214 | 195 | -8,9% | 1,4% | 1,8% |
| 18 | 20 | Mazda | 122 | 177 | 45,1% | 1,2% | 1,0% |
| 19 | 19 | Fiat | 129 | 163 | 26,4% | 1,1% | 1,1% |
| 19 | 14 | Citroen | 205 | 163 | -20,5% | 1,1% | 1,7% |
| 20 | 18 | Porsche | 158 | 153 | -3,2% | 1,1% | 1,3% |
| 21 | 22 | Skoda | 102 | 104 | 2,0% | 0,7% | 0,9% |
| 22 | 23 | Lexus | 81 | 84 | 3,7% | 0,6% | 0,7% |
| 23 | 24 | Mini | 77 | 79 | 2,6% | 0,6% | 0,7% |
| 24 | 21 | Jaguar | 107 | 74 | -30,8% | 0,5% | 0,9% |
| 25 | 25 | Seat | 44 | 69 | 56,8% | 0,5% | 0,4% |
| 26 | 26 | Mitsubishi | 34 | 40 | 17,6% | 0,3% | 0,3% |
| 27 | 27 | Maserati | 24 | 30 | 25,0% | 0,2% | 0,2% |
| 28 | 30 | Smart | 12 | 17 | 41,7% | 0,1% | 0,1% |
| 29 | 28 | Subaru | 22 | 16 | -27,3% | 0,1% | 0,2% |
| 30 | 29 | Proton | 14 | 14 | 0,0% | 0,1% | 0,1% |
| Rank 2016 | Rank 2015 | Group | Sales 2015 | Sales 2016 | Variation 2016 | Share 2016 | Share 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Renault-Nissan | 2.172 | 2.633 | 21,2% | 18,4% | 18,4% |
| 2 | 2 | Volkswagen | 1.952 | 2.188 | 12,1% | 15,3% | 16,6% |
| 3 | 3 | Ford | 1.720 | 2.186 | 27,1% | 15,3% | 14,6% |
| 4 | 4 | Hyundai-Kia | 1.393 | 1.607 | 15,4% | 11,2% | 11,8% |
| 5 | 5 | Toyota | 1.175 | 1.422 | 21,0% | 9,9% | 10,0% |
| 6 | 6 | BMW | 741 | 783 | 5,7% | 5,5% | 6,3% |
| 7 | 7 | Mercedes Daimler | 611 | 735 | 20,3% | 5,1% | 5,2% |
| 8 | 8 | Tata | 388 | 581 | 49,7% | 4,1% | 3,3% |
| 9 | 11 | Honda | 207 | 523 | 152,7% | 3,7% | 1,8% |
| 10 | 9 | PSA | 387 | 365 | -5,7% | 2,6% | 3,3% |
| Rank 2016 | Rank 2015 | Model | Sales 2016 | Sales 2015 | 2016 Variation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Volkswagen Golf | 776 | 733 | 5,9% |
| 2 | 2 | Nissan Qashqai | 663 | 661 | 0,3% |
| 3 | 3 | Ford Fiesta | 647 | 498 | 29,9% |
| 4 | 5 | Toyota Yaris | 527 | 445 | 18,4% |
| 5 | 12 | Ford Focus | 465 | 193 | 140,9% |
| 6 | 69 | Hyundai Tucson | 381 | 4 | |
| 7 | 4 | Kia Rio | 354 | 459 | -22,9% |
| 8 | 10 | Nissan Juke | 321 | 221 | 45,2% |
| 9 | 6 | Kia Sportage | 311 | 368 | -15,5% |
| 10 | 16 | Volkswagen Polo | 299 | 154 | 94,2% |
| 11 | 8 | Nissan X-Trail | 281 | 240 | 17,1% |
| 12 | 31 | Suzuki Vitara | 262 | 88 | 197,7% |
| 13 | 62 | Honda HR-V | 260 | 18 | |
| 14 | 36 | Land Rover Discovery Sport | 255 | 64 | 298,4% |
| 15 | 68 | Ford C-max | 252 | 11 | |
| 16 | 7 | Volvo XC60 | 248 | 276 | -10,1% |
| 17 | 33 | Kia Picanto | 234 | 78 | 200,0% |
| 18 | 9 | Renault Captur | 219 | 231 | -5,2% |
| 19 | 15 | Toyota RAV4 | 217 | 162 | 34,0% |
| 20 | 13 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 192 | 169 | 13,6% |
| 21 | 18 | Land Rover Range Rover Evoque | 189 | 145 | 30,3% |
| 22 | 25 | Kia Ceed | 171 | 112 | 52,7% |
| 23 | 17 | Honda CR-V | 165 | 148 | 11,5% |
| 24 | 21 | Nissan Micra | 162 | 128 | 26,6% |
| 25 | 59 | BMW X1 | 160 | 21 | 661,9% |
| 26 | 14 | Toyota Auris | 157 | 164 | -4,3% |
| 27 | 19 | Hyundai ix35 | 142 | 144 | -1,4% |
| 28 | 68 | Toyota Verso | 134 | 11 | |
| 29 | 36 | Land Rover Range Rover | 133 | 64 | 107,8% |
| 30 | 22 | BMW 1 Series | 126 | 126 | 0,0% |
| 31 | 23 | Toyota Aygo | 124 | 125 | -0,8% |
| 32 | 26 | Mercedes GLA | 120 | 109 | 10,1% |
| 32 | 11 | Ford Kuga | 120 | 210 | -42,9% |
| 33 | 24 | Nissan Pulsar | 117 | 119 | -1,7% |
| 34 | 29 | Seat Leon | 116 | 93 | 24,7% |
| 35 | 30 | BMW 2 Series | 111 | 90 | 23,3% |
| 36 | 20 | Audi A3 | 104 | 142 | -26,8% |
| 37 | 28 | Toyota Corolla | 102 | 99 | 3,0% |
| 38 | 32 | Nissan Note | 101 | 87 | 16,1% |
| 39 | 27 | Mercedes C Class | 100 | 104 | -3,8% |
| 40 | 28 | Volkswagen Up! | 91 | 99 | -8,1% |
| 40 | 64 | Kia Soul | 91 | 16 | 468,8% |
