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Austria February 2026: Dacia Bigster and Skoda Elroq strong in market up 8.5%
Fifth Top 5 finish for the Dacia Bigster in Austria.
21,288 new cars hit Austrian roads in February, another solid 8.5% year-on-year improvement. After a double-digit gain in January, the year-to-date volume is up 10.4% to 44.217. Volkswagen (+1.7%) remains in the brands lead even though it canβt quite capitalise on the market growth. In contrast Skoda (+16.9%) and Audi (+10.4%) pushed ahead and complete the podium as it was also the case in January. BMW (-21%) is in a rut at #4 while Dacia (+13%) is up four spots on last month to round out the Top 5. Peugeot (+44.3%), Cupra (+21.7%) and Toyota (+15%) also make themselves noticed in the remainder of the Top 10. Below, BYD (+62.8%) at #12, Fiat (+89.4%), MG (+136.1%) and Leapmotor (+463.6%) are among carmakers standing out.
Model-wise, the VW Golf (-13.9%) repeats at #1 for what is only its third win in the past 12 months, it is followed by the Skoda Octavia (-27.5%) in even worse shape. The Toyota Yaris/Cross (+102.7%) doubles its sales year-on-year and surges 15 spots on January to #3. The Dacia Bigster (+40000%) celebrates one year in market with a splendid 4th position, already its 5th Top 5 finish in Austria. The VW Pplo (+23.5%) is down 5 ranks on last month but soars YoY, as do the Audi Q3 (+214.8%), Skoda Elroq (+623.5%), Enyaq (+82.4%), VW Bus (+72.5%), Seat Leon (+71%) and Audi A1 (+169.5%).
Previous month: Austria January 2026: VW Golf at highest in 1.5 years, sales up 12.1%
One year ago: Austria February 2025: Audi Q8 inside Top 5, Renault 5 in Top 20
Full February 2026 Top 54 All brands and Top 20 models below.
Austria February 2026 β brands:
| Pos | Brand | Feb-26 | % | /25 | Jan | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 2,962 | 13.9% | + 1.7% | 1 | 7,378 | 16.7% | + 25.9% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Skoda | 2,346 | 11.0% | + 16.9% | 2 | 5,005 | 11.3% | + 11.2% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Audi | 1,630 | 7.7% | + 10.4% | 3 | 3,322 | 7.5% | + 2.9% | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | BMW | 1,197 | 5.6% | β 21.0% | 4 | 2,545 | 5.8% | β 16.4% | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Dacia | 1,079 | 5.1% | + 13.0% | 9 | 1,920 | 4.3% | + 1.9% | 7 | 5 |
| 6 | Mercedes | 1,067 | 5.0% | + 26.7% | 6 | 2,026 | 4.6% | + 8.9% | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Seat | 985 | 4.6% | + 2.3% | 5 | 2,329 | 5.3% | + 6.6% | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | Cupra | 886 | 4.2% | + 21.7% | 8 | 1,728 | 3.9% | + 2.4% | 8 | 10 |
| 9 | Toyota | 836 | 3.9% | + 15.0% | 10 | 1,518 | 3.4% | + 3.8% | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Peugeot | 752 | 3.5% | + 44.3% | 7 | 1,605 | 3.6% | + 54.8% | 9 | 12 |
| 11 | Opel | 745 | 3.5% | + 18.3% | 14 | 1,299 | 2.9% | + 21.5% | 12 | 14 |
| 12 | BYD | 726 | 3.4% | + 62.8% | 11 | 1,372 | 3.1% | + 48.2% | 11 | 15 |
| 13 | Renault | 662 | 3.1% | β 6.8% | 17 | 1,148 | 2.6% | β 14.8% | 14 | 11 |
| 14 | Ford | 646 | 3.0% | β 3.9% | 12 | 1,271 | 2.9% | β 0.2% | 13 | 13 |
| 15 | Kia | 571 | 2.7% | + 32.8% | 16 | 1,078 | 2.4% | + 29.3% | 15 | 17 |
| 16 | Hyundai | 471 | 2.2% | β 6.2% | 20 | 765 | 1.7% | β 35.8% | 19 | 7 |
| 17 | Citroen | 452 | 2.1% | + 7.1% | 15 | 990 | 2.2% | + 33.1% | 16 | 20 |
| 18 | Fiat | 375 | 1.8% | + 89.4% | 18 | 838 | 1.9% | + 144.3% | 18 | 23 |
| 19 | Mazda | 338 | 1.6% | β 20.7% | 21 | 615 | 1.4% | β 21.8% | 21 | 16 |
| 20 | Suzuki | 313 | 1.5% | β 44.8% | 22 | 558 | 1.3% | β 40.1% | 22 | 22 |
| 21 | Tesla | 281 | 1.3% | + 7.3% | 13 | 842 | 1.9% | + 72.2% | 17 | 18 |
| 22 | Volvo | 274 | 1.3% | + 35.6% | 19 | 660 | 1.5% | + 31.5% | 20 | 21 |
| 23 | MG | 229 | 1.1% | + 136.1% | 23 | 463 | 1.0% | + 44.7% | 23 | 19 |
| 24 | Land Rover | 166 | 0.8% | + 61.2% | 27 | 300 | 0.7% | + 35.1% | 25 | 31 |
| 25 | Jeep | 144 | 0.7% | + 46.9% | 25 | 308 | 0.7% | + 54.8% | 24 | 27 |
| 26 | Leapmotor | 124 | 0.6% | + 463.6% | 31 | 219 | 0.5% | + 895.5% | 28 | 32 |
| 27 | Honda | 115 | 0.5% | + 32.2% | 30 | 212 | 0.5% | + 24.0% | 29 | 30 |
| 28 | Mitsubishi | 114 | 0.5% | β 6.6% | 26 | 272 | 0.6% | + 53.7% | 26 | 25 |
| 29 | Omoda | 113 | 0.5% | new | 32 | 208 | 0.5% | new | 30 | 57 |
| 30 | Nissan | 108 | 0.5% | β 68.7% | 35 | 148 | 0.3% | β 75.8% | 34 | 24 |
| 31 | Porsche | 93 | 0.4% | β 18.4% | 28 | 202 | 0.5% | β 24.1% | 31 | 28 |
| 32 | Mini | 90 | 0.4% | β 27.4% | 33 | 180 | 0.4% | β 26.8% | 32 | 26 |
| 33 | Alfa Romeo | 82 | 0.4% | β 46.4% | 29 | 179 | 0.4% | β 25.4% | 33 | 29 |
| 34 | Jaecoo | 77 | 0.4% | new | 24 | 246 | 0.6% | new | 27 | 42 |
| 35 | Xpeng | 50 | 0.2% | new | 39 | 75 | 0.2% | new | 36 | 43 |
| 36 | Smart | 37 | 0.2% | + 5.7% | 36 | 76 | 0.2% | + 26.7% | 35 | 34 |
| 37 | Polestar | 32 | 0.2% | β 33.3% | 37 | 69 | 0.2% | β 31.7% | 37 | 33 |
| 38 | Lexus | 27 | 0.1% | β 3.6% | 34 | 67 | 0.2% | + 52.3% | 38 | 37 |
| 39 | KGM/SsangYong | 23 | 0.1% | β 30.3% | 38 | 50 | 0.1% | + 22.0% | 39 | 36 |
| 40 | Subaru | 18 | 0.1% | β 14.3% | 41 | 28 | 0.1% | β 22.2% | 41 | 35 |
| 41 | DS | 16 | 0.1% | + 60.0% | 40 | 33 | 0.1% | + 65.0% | 40 | 39 |
| 42 | Lamborghini | 10 | 0.0% | + 233.3% | 42 | 17 | 0.0% | + 240.0% | 42 | 40 |
| 43 | MAN | 6 | 0.0% | n/a | 47 | 9 | 0.0% | n/a | 44 | 48 |
| 44 | Alpine | 5 | 0.0% | β 28.6% | 45 | 9 | 0.0% | β 47.1% | 43 | 38 |
| 45 | Ferrari | 4 | 0.0% | β 55.6% | 48 | 6 | 0.0% | β 53.8% | 45 | 41 |
| 46 | Bentley | 2 | 0.0% | β 60.0% | 49 | 3 | 0.0% | β 66.7% | 49 | 44 |
| 47 | DFM | 2 | 0.0% | new | 50 | 3 | 0.0% | new | 50 | 61 |
| 48 | Aion | 1 | 0.0% | new | Β β | 1 | 0.0% | new | 53 | 58 |
| 49 | BAIC | 1 | 0.0% | β 75.0% | Β β | 1 | 0.0% | β 75.0% | 54 | 50 |
| 50 | Cadillac | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | Β β | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 55 | 64 |
| 51 | ChryslerΒ | 1 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | Β β | 1 | 0.0% | β 66.7% | 56 | 55 |
| 52 | DFSK | 1 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | Β β | 1 | 0.0% | β 66.7% | 57 | 47 |
| 53 | Forthing | 1 | 0.0% | new | 51 | 2 | 0.0% | new | 51 | 59 |
| 54 | Maserati | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 52 | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 52 | 54 |
Austria February 2026 β models:
| Pos | Model | Feb-26 | % | /25 | Jan | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | VW Golf | 507 | 2.4% | β 13.9% | 1 | 2,011 | 4.5% | + 73.4% | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Skoda Octavia | 461 | 2.2% | β 27.5% | 4 | 927 | 2.1% | β 35.9% | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Toyota Yaris/Cross | 452 | 2.1% | + 102.7% | 18 | 743 | 1.7% | + 55.8% | 8 | 5 |
| 4 | Dacia Bigster | 401 | 1.9% | + 40000.0% | 11 | 752 | 1.7% | + 75100.0% | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | Dacia Sandero | 378 | 1.8% | β 4.8% | n/a | 596 | 1.3% | β 31.4% | 15 | 10 |
| 6 | Seat Ibiza | 361 | 1.7% | β 29.8% | 6 | 799 | 1.8% | β 30.1% | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | VW Polo | 352 | 1.7% | + 23.5% | 2 | 1,080 | 2.4% | + 101.1% | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Skoda Fabia | 345 | 1.6% | β 0.9% | 5 | 792 | 1.8% | + 9.2% | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | Audi Q3 | 340 | 1.6% | + 214.8% | 10 | 698 | 1.6% | + 240.5% | 10 | n/a |
| 10 | BYD Seal | 331 | 1.6% | + 19.1% | 13 | 650 | 1.5% | β 1.4% | 13 | 15 |
| 11 | BMW X1 | 318 | 1.5% | β 5.1% | 7 | 703 | 1.6% | β 1.0% | 9 | 3 |
| 12 | Skoda Elroq | 318 | 1.5% | + 623.5% | 12 | 660 | 1.5% | + 385.3% | 11 | 17 |
| 13 | Skoda Karoq | 290 | 1.4% | + 8.2% | 8 | 659 | 1.5% | β 3.7% | 12 | 8 |
| 14 | VW Bus | 276 | 1.3% | + 72.5% | Β n/a | 511 | 1.2% | + 34.5% | 19 | 12 |
| 15 | VW Tiguan | 266 | 1.2% | β 17.6% | 16 | 564 | 1.3% | β 15.4% | 16 | 6 |
| 16 | Seat Leon | 265 | 1.2% | + 71.0% | 9 | 627 | 1.4% | + 85.0% | 14 | 14 |
| 17 | Skoda Enyaq | 259 | 1.2% | + 82.4% | n/a | 529 | 1.2% | + 57.0% | 17 | 20 |
| 18 | Audi A3 | 238 | 1.1% | + 41.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 19 | Tesla Model Y | 226 | 1.1% | + 36.1% | 3 | 769 | 1.7% | + 145.7% | 6 | 7 |
| 20 | Audi A1 | 221 | 1.0% | + 169.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Skoda Kodiaq | 208 | 1.0% | + 35.9% | 17 | 503 | 1.1% | + 67.7% | 20 | n/a |
| n/a | VW T-Roc | 206 | 1.0% | β 22.0% | 14 | 514 | 1.2% | + 10.3% | 18 | n/a |
| n/a | BYD Sealion | 163 | 0.8% | + 66.3% | n/a | 285 | 0.6% | + 81.5% | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | VW ID.3 | 159 | 0.7% | β 25.7% | n/a | 290 | 0.7% | + 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
Source: Statistik Austria
