Reunion Island Auto Market in the 2018 hit the new all-time record as a consequence of six years of sustained growth, with 32.832 sales (+4.9%). The market was still dominated by the French makers with Renault on top of the list ahead of Peugeot and Citroen.
Reunion automotive industry is a nice reality near to the African coast and in the last years is reporting continue improvements sustained by a healthy economy and stable politic and social environment. In the last six years market has grew up hitting in the 2018 another all-time record, with sales at 32.832 (+4.9%).
| Sales 2012 | Sales 2013 | Sales 2014 | Sales 2015 | Sales 2016 | Sales 2017 | Sales 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car+LCV | 24.655 | 23.994 | 25.407 | 27.322 | 29.079 | 31.300 | 33.097 |
| 2012 var | 2013 var | 2014 var | 2015 var | 2016 var | 2017 var | 2018 var | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car+LCV | -5,6% | -2,7% | 5,9% | 7,54% | 6,4% | 7,6% | 4,9% |
Brand-wise, Renault kept the lead in the 2018 selling 6.280 cars (+3.1%), ahead of the rival – Peugeot – up 2.7% at 5.990. In third place Citroen with 2.829 (+12.2%) followed by Dacia with 2.248 units (+6%) and Volkswagen with 1.970 (+10.5%).
| Rank 2018 | Rank 2017 | Sales 2018 | Sales 2017 | '+/- 2018 | Share 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Renault | 6.280 | 6.089 | 3,1% | 19,1% |
| 2 | 2 | Peugeot | 5.990 | 5.835 | 2,7% | 18,2% |
| 3 | 3 | Citroen | 2.829 | 2.522 | 12,2% | 8,6% |
| 4 | 4 | Dacia | 2.248 | 2.120 | 6,0% | 6,8% |
| 5 | 6 | Volkswagen | 1.970 | 1.782 | 10,5% | 6,0% |
| 6 | 5 | Hyundai | 1.869 | 1.825 | 2,4% | 5,7% |
| 7 | 8 | Toyota | 1.610 | 1.402 | 14,8% | 4,9% |
| 8 | 7 | Ford | 1.599 | 1.749 | -8,6% | 4,9% |
| 9 | 10 | Kia | 1.100 | 1.023 | 7,5% | 3,4% |
