Skoda sales are up 252.1% year-on-year in January.
11.333 new light vehicles found a buyer in Morocco in January, that’s a harsh -8.9% year-on-year decline. Passenger Cars edge down -4.4% to 10,493 while Light Commercials sink -42.5% to 840. In the PC brands ranking, Dacia (-20.8%) has a very forgettable month but remains by far the leader with 22.9% share (compared to 27.2% over the Full Year 2022). In contrast Renault (+1.4%) manages a positive result to 17.6% share vs. 15% in 2022. Hyundai (+10.3%) and Volkswagen (+8.3%) are very dynamic below, whereas Toyota (-19.3%) and Peugeot (-45%) are in freefall. Skoda (+252.1%) manages by far the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 10 with Ford (+300%), BMW (+102.6%) and Fiat (+38.5%) also euphoric below. Notice the arrival of Cupra at #22 and MG at #34.
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Full January 2023 Top 34 all brands ranking below.
Morocco January 2023 – brands (PC only):
| Pos | Brand | Jan-23 | % | /22 | Dec | FY22 |
| 1 | Dacia | 2,402 | 22.9% | -20.8% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Renault | 1,851 | 17.6% | 1.4% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Hyundai | 1,622 | 15.5% | 10.3% | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Volkswagen | 598 | 5.7% | 8.3% | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | Toyota | 418 | 4.0% | -19.3% | 7 | 7 |
| 6 | Peugeot | 391 | 3.7% | -45.0% | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Opel | 351 | 3.3% | -17.8% | 9 | 5 |
| 8 | Skoda | 338 | 3.2% | 252.1% | 12 | n/a |
| 9 | Kia | 318 | 3.0% | -12.6% | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Audi | 318 | 3.0% | -20.7% | 11 | n/a |
| 11 | Mercedes | 253 | 2.4% | -0.8% | 18 | n/a |
| 12 | Fiat | 234 | 2.2% | 38.5% | 5 | 10 |
| 13 | BMW | 231 | 2.2% | 102.6% | 13 | n/a |
| 14 | Citroen | 208 | 2.0% | -51.2% | 8 | 6 |
| 15 | Seat | 200 | 1.9% | 37.9% | 14 | n/a |
| 16 | Ford | 128 | 1.2% | 300.0% | 15 | n/a |
| 17 | Nissan | 115 | 1.1% | 64.3% | 16 | n/a |
| 18 | Jeep | 95 | 0.9% | 0.0% | 19 | n/a |
| 19 | Land Rover | 83 | 0.8% | 219.2% | 20 | n/a |
| 20 | Volvo | 72 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 17 | n/a |
| 21 | DFSK | 47 | 0.4% | 422.2% | 21 | n/a |
| 22 | Cupra | 40 | 0.4% | new | – | n/a |
| 23 | Porsche | 32 | 0.3% | 3.2% | 22 | n/a |
| 24 | Mitsubishi | 24 | 0.2% | 300.0% | 29 | n/a |
| 25 | Suzuki | 23 | 0.2% | -28.1% | 23 | n/a |
| 26 | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 0.2% | -21.7% | 25 | n/a |
| 27 | Mahindra | 18 | 0.2% | 100.0% | 26 | n/a |
| 28 | DS | 16 | 0.2% | -27.3% | 31 | n/a |
| 29 | Jaguar | 12 | 0.1% | 300.0% | 28 | n/a |
| 30 | Mini | 11 | 0.1% | 22.2% | 27 | n/a |
| 31 | Lexus | 9 | 0.1% | -30.8% | 30 | n/a |
| 32 | Honda | 8 | 0.1% | -20.0% | 24 | n/a |
| 33 | Abarth | 5 | 0.0% | -50.0% | 32 | n/a |
| 34 | MG | 4 | 0.0% | new | – | n/a |
Source: Manufacturers
