Cupra is among the 15 best-selling brands in Poland for the first time.
Polish new car sales edge up 2.8% year-on-year in April to 34,575 units. This is a lukewarm result given April 2022 was down -14.7% on the year prior. Reflecting a strong start of the year, the YTD tally is up 15.8% to 155,138. Toyota (-7.4%) is weak this month as it has been the case in most European markets so far. In contrast Skoda (+52.1%) and Volkswagen (+58.9%) compensate for sub-par year-ago volumes and soar to 12.4% and 8.4% share respectively vs. 10.9% and 6.7% year-to-date. Kia (+3.7%) roughly follows the market in 4th place ahead of Audi (+51.5%) also in excellent shape. Dacia (+18.8%) is the only remaining Top 10 brand in positive as Hyundai (-31.3%), BMW (-30.9%), Mercedes (-21.6%) and Volvo (-1.5%) all go backwards. Below, Lexus is back inside the Top 15 at #13 and breaks into the YTD Top 15 as a result (#15) while Cupra signs its very first Polish Top 15 finish at #15.
The Toyota Corolla (-15.7%) reclaims control of the models charts both for the month and YTD (-7.3%) despite falling year-on-year. It is followed in April by the Skoda Octavia (+157.8%) with last month’s leader the Toyota Yaris Cross (+86.7%) coming in third. The Dacia Duster (+74%) also fares very well at #4 unlike the Kia Sportage (-14.4%), Toyota C-HR (-11.2%) and Hyundai Tucson (-21.3%). The Skoda Fabia (+36.8%), VW T-Roc (+19.4%) and Skoda Superb (+23.6%) close the Top 10 in very solid fashion. Below, the Cupra Formentor (+175.1%) reaches a record 12th place, with the Skoda Karoq (+158.9%), VW Tiguan (+176.6%) and VW Golf (+96.7%) also very dynamic.
Previous month: Poland March 2023: Toyota Yaris Cross and Yaris top market up 25.4%
One year ago: Poland April 2022: Kia Sportage up to #2, Peugeot 308 in Top 20, market off -14.7%
Full April 2023 Top 15 brands and Top 50 models below.
Poland April 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Apr-23 | % | /22 | Mar | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Toyota | 5,739 | 16.6% | -7.4% | 1 | 31,451 | 20.3% | 29.0% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Skoda | 4,292 | 12.4% | 52.1% | 2 | 16,974 | 10.9% | 47.9% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Volkswagen | 2,905 | 8.4% | 58.9% | 4 | 10,450 | 6.7% | 27.0% | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Kia | 2,752 | 8.0% | 3.7% | 3 | 11,803 | 7.6% | -5.1% | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Audi | 2,073 | 6.0% | 51.5% | 5 | 8,119 | 5.2% | 36.2% | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Hyundai | 1,900 | 5.5% | -31.3% | 7 | 7,949 | 5.1% | -15.3% | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | BMW | 1,769 | 5.1% | -30.9% | 6 | 7,321 | 4.7% | -9.3% | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | Dacia | 1,488 | 4.3% | 18.8% | 9 | 6,857 | 4.4% | 9.1% | 8 | 7 |
| 9 | Mercedes | 1,474 | 4.3% | -21.6% | 10 | 5,403 | 3.5% | -20.7% | 9 | 8 |
| 10 | Volvo | 1,120 | 3.2% | -1.5% | 11 | 4,530 | 2.9% | 4.7% | 10 | 12 |
| 11 | Mazda | 1,049 | 3.0% | 60.6% | 14 | 3,810 | 2.5% | 70.6% | 14 | 15 |
| 12 | Renault | 1,008 | 2.9% | 3.6% | 12 | 4,137 | 2.7% | -3.4% | 11 | 11 |
| 13 | Lexus | 914 | 2.6% | n/a | n/a | 3,535 | 2.3% | n/a | 15 | n/a |
| 14 | Ford | 890 | 2.6% | -41.5% | 15 | 3,914 | 2.5% | -33.4% | 13 | 10 |
| 15 | Cupra | 703 | 2.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Opel | 364 | 1.1% | -64.6% | 8 | 4,107 | 2.6% | 5.7% | 12 | 14 |
Poland April 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Apr-23 | % | /22 | Mar | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Toyota Corolla | 1,865 | 5.4% | -15.7% | 3 | 6,855 | 4.4% | -7.3% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Skoda Octavia | 1,258 | 3.6% | 157.8% | 4 | 4,484 | 2.9% | 79.0% | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 1,092 | 3.2% | 86.7% | 1 | 6,304 | 4.1% | 163.7% | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Dacia Duster | 1,011 | 2.9% | 74.0% | 7 | 3,679 | 2.4% | 32.0% | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Kia Sportage | 971 | 2.8% | -14.4% | 6 | 3,588 | 2.3% | -12.1% | 7 | 3 |
| 6 | Toyota C-HR | 936 | 2.7% | -11.2% | 5 | 4,152 | 2.7% | 57.6% | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Hyundai Tucson | 717 | 2.1% | -21.3% | 10 | 2,833 | 1.8% | -21.4% | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Skoda Fabia | 691 | 2.0% | 36.8% | 16 | 2,594 | 1.7% | 30.0% | 10 | 12 |
| 9 | VW T-Roc | 659 | 1.9% | 19.4% | 8 | 2,528 | 1.6% | 2.2% | 12 | 11 |
| 10 | Skoda Superb | 607 | 1.8% | 23.6% | 17 | 2,329 | 1.5% | 48.4% | 14 | 16 |
| 11 | Toyota Yaris | 587 | 1.7% | -46.5% | 2 | 5,950 | 3.8% | 30.9% | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Cupra Formentor | 520 | 1.5% | 175.1% | 20 | 1,710 | 1.1% | 98.1% | 22 | 42 |
| 13 | Volvo XC60 | 504 | 1.5% | -15.4% | 12 | 2,286 | 1.5% | 16.2% | 15 | 17 |
| 14 | Kia Ceed | 500 | 1.4% | 0.8% | 14 | 2,132 | 1.4% | -22.9% | 16 | 13 |
| 15 | Toyota RAV4 | 490 | 1.4% | -30.5% | 13 | 2,615 | 1.7% | -37.2% | 9 | 6 |
| 16 | Skoda Karoq | 466 | 1.3% | 158.9% | 19 | 1,859 | 1.2% | 65.5% | 18 | 21 |
| 17 | Skoda Kamiq | 461 | 1.3% | 51.6% | 18 | 2,416 | 1.6% | 75.6% | 13 | 15 |
| 18 | VW Passat | 443 | 1.3% | 23.4% | 27 | 1,408 | 0.9% | 13.5% | 26 | 22 |
| 19 | VW Tiguan | 437 | 1.3% | 176.6% | 34 | 1,606 | 1.0% | 17.9% | 23 | 18 |
| 20 | Hyundai i30 | 434 | 1.3% | -55.0% | 30 | 1,854 | 1.2% | -33.8% | 19 | 8 |
| 21 | VW Golf | 423 | 1.2% | 96.7% | 22 | 1,283 | 0.8% | 26.7% | 31 | 23 |
| 22 | Kia Xceed | 420 | 1.2% | 51.6% | 23 | 1,736 | 1.1% | -18.8% | 20 | 19 |
| 23 | Skoda Scala | 404 | 1.2% | 6.0% | 26 | 1,393 | 0.9% | 6.2% | 27 | 24 |
| 24 | Lexus NX | 401 | 1.2% | n/a | n/a | 1,530 | 1.0% | n/a | 24 | n/a |
| 25 | Audi A3 | 363 | 1.0% | 33.0% | 41 | 1,011 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 45 | 41 |
| 26 | Skoda Kodiaq | 352 | 1.0% | -17.2% | 24 | 1,734 | 1.1% | 17.1% | 21 | 20 |
| 27 | BMW X5 | 343 | 1.0% | -12.3% | 44 | 972 | 0.6% | 8.8% | 46 | 30 |
| 28 | Renault Clio | 318 | 0.9% | 54.4% | 31 | 1,351 | 0.9% | 14.7% | 28 | 31 |
| 29 | Mazda6 | 278 | 0.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 30 | Audi Q7 | 277 | 0.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 31 | Audi A4 | 269 | 0.8% | n/a | 37 | 1,177 | 0.8% | n/a | 38 | 49 |
| 32 | Nissan Qashqai | 266 | 0.8% | 11.3% | 15 | 1,314 | 0.8% | 38.3% | 29 | 26 |
| 33 | Suzuki Vitara | 265 | 0.8% | n/a | 28 | 1,307 | 0.8% | n/a | 30 | 45 |
| 34 | Dacia Sandero | 264 | 0.8% | -9.9% | 25 | 2,039 | 1.3% | -11.6% | 17 | 14 |
| 35 | Tesla Model Y | 249 | 0.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 36 | Ford Kuga | 247 | 0.7% | -28.8% | 43 | 947 | 0.6% | -41.3% | 48 | 28 |
| 37 | BMW 3 Series | 246 | 0.7% | -23.1% | 36 | 1,124 | 0.7% | -15.4% | 41 | 29 |
| 38 | Ford Focus | 244 | 0.7% | n/a | n/a | 1,031 | 0.7% | n/a | 42 | n/a |
| 39 | Audi Q5 | 242 | 0.7% | -25.1% | 38 | 1,268 | 0.8% | 21.2% | 33 | 25 |
| 40 | Mazda CX-30 | 240 | 0.7% | -7.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 41 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 238 | 0.7% | new | 9 | 2,577 | 1.7% | new | 11 | n/a |
| 42 | Renault Captur | 235 | 0.7% | 19.9% | 33 | 1,136 | 0.7% | 46.4% | 40 | 40 |
| 43 | Lexus RX | 235 | 0.7% | n/a | 50 | 909 | 0.6% | n/a | 49 | n/a |
| 44 | Mazda CX-60 | 234 | 0.7% | new | n/a | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | n/a |
| 45 | Audi Q3 | 230 | 0.7% | 12.7% | 35 | 1,194 | 0.8% | 39.8% | 36 | 32 |
| 46 | Audi A6 | 220 | 0.6% | n/a | n/a | 855 | 0.6% | n/a | 50 | n/a |
| 47 | BMW X3 | 218 | 0.6% | -52.4% | n/a | 1,186 | 0.8% | 0.5% | 37 | 33 |
| 48 | Mercedes CLA | 218 | 0.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 49 | Kia Stonic | 216 | 0.6% | 38.5% | 40 | 1,279 | 0.8% | 54.7% | 32 | 34 |
| 50 | Renault Megane | 211 | 0.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Toyota Aygo X | 210 | 0.6% | n/a | 45 | 1,242 | 0.8% | n/a | 35 | 37 |
| n/a | Hyundai i20 | 208 | 0.6% | -46.5% | 48 | 1,174 | 0.8% | 8.7% | 39 | 35 |
| n/a | Mercedes GLC | 190 | 0.5% | -32.6% | 42 | 1,029 | 0.7% | 12.2% | 43 | n/a |
| n/a | Dacia Jogger | 181 | 0.5% | -7.7% | n/a | 951 | 0.6% | n/a | 47 | n/a |
| n/a | Mazda CX-5 | 119 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a | 1,019 | 0.7% | n/a | 44 | n/a |
| n/a | Opel Corsa | 107 | 0.3% | -44.0% | 21 | 1,266 | 0.8% | 22.0% | 34 | 39 |
| n/a | Fiat 500 | 85 | 0.2% | -75.9% | 11 | 1,456 | 0.9% | 62.9% | 25 | 27 |
Source: SAMAR
