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Dacia Duster sales are up 238.3% year-on-year in September.
25/10 update: Now with Top 100 YTD models (PC+LCV)
10,381 passenger cars hit Hungarian roads in September, a stunning 14.4% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is up 7.7% to 95,946. The PC+LCV tally for the month is 12,131 with a YTD volume up 5.1% to 112,976.
In the PC brands charts, Suzuki (+10.7%) keeps the passenger car brands lead, just, 24 units above Toyota (+9.5%). Leader a year ago, Skoda (-15.4%) is in great difficulty but climbs two spots on August to #3, a ranking it also holds year-to-date. Volkswagen (+10.5%) trails the market but is up three ranks on last month to #4 with Ford (-17.2%) skidding to #5. Dacia is up to #8 vs. #11 year-to-date, while Chery breaks into the Hungarian Top 20 for the first time at #16 with 1.6% share. Tesla is up one spot to #18 and BYD down three to #19.
Model-wise, the Suzuki S-Cross (+6.7%) dominates again above the Suzuki Vitara (+46.8%) repeating at #2 but stuck at #3 year-to-date below the Skoda Octavia (-21.3%), ranking #3 for the month. The Dacia Duster (+238.3%) is up three spots on last month to #3, followed by the Toyota C-HR (+80.8%) up 10 ranks to #5 and the Toyota Yaris Cross (+71.2%) down two to #6 despite a fantastic YoY lift. The Hyundai Tucson (+263.6%) and Ford Puma (+121.1%) also shine in the remainder of the Top 10.
The VW ID.3 is the third best-selling vehicle with private buyers in Germany.
80,551 new cars found a private buyer in Germany in September, a sturdy 16.8% year-on-year improvement for a 34.2% private sales ratio (PSR) vs. 33% a year ago. Year-to-date volumes are up 4% to 715,408 and a 33.9% PSR vs. 32.5% over the same period in 2024. The VW T-Roc remains the dominant force in the models charts with a 50.4% PSR, followed by the Fiat Ducato at 86.3% PSR. The VW ID.3 is up two spots on last month to #3 and 59.4% PSR, vastly outselling the VW Golf at #12 with 17.4% PSR. The Skoda Karoq (60.5% PSR) is also up two ranks to #4 while the Tesla Model Y (71.3% PSR), #1 a year ago, has to contend wth the 5th spot this month. Other great performers in the Top 10 include the Mercedes A-Class (71% PSR), Dacia Sandero (70.6%), Mercedes GLA (58.9%) and Skoda Elroq (55.4%).