The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Austria in April.
The Austrian new car market is up 13.1% year-on-year in April to 18,504 registrations. April 2022 was off -26.6% over the year prior so we remain at historical low levels. Sales are up 18.6% year-to-date at 81,556. Atop the brands ranking, Volkswagen (+26.1%) and Skoda (+18.8%) both vastly outpace the market in contrast with BMW (-9.1%), Audi (stable), Ford (-3.5%) and Mercedes (-16.3%) all underperforming. At #7, Hyundai (+16.2%) is the only additional Top 10 member to grow faster than the average rate. Below, Dacia (+63.7%) impresses once again while MG (+204.2%), Tesla (+530.8%), Nissan (+125.6%), Alfa Romeo (+125.5%), Citroen (+102.8%), Suzuki (+59.4%) and Peugeot (+52.5%) stand out further down.
Over in the models aisle, the Skoda Octavia (+116.2%) reclaims the top spot it held over the Full Year 2022 with 2.7% share vs. 2.8% so far this year. It is the only model to surpass 2% share, illustrating a very fragmented market. The Toyota Yaris/Cross (+1.5%) is up 11 spots on last month to #2 just as the Tesla Model Y (+540.7%) sports a surreal gain and drops just two ranks on March to #3. The Model Y keeps the year-to-date crown. The VW Golf (+55.7%) is once again unusually strong, distancing the BMW X1 (+70.3%) and Hyundai Tucson (+155.9%) surging up to #6. The VW Tiguan (+123.2%), Cupra Born (+76.4%) and VW Caddy (+74.3%) also shine below.
Previous month: Austria March 2023: Dacia (+108.8%) shows off again, Tesla Model Y #1, Ford Galaxy in Top 20
One year ago: Austria April 2022: VW T-Cross best-seller in market down another -26.6%
Full April 2023 Top 47 All brands and Top 20 models below.
Austria April 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Apr-23 | % | /22 | Mar | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 2,779 | 15.0% | 26.1% | 1 | 11,888 | 14.6% | 29.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Skoda | 1,650 | 8.9% | 18.8% | 2 | 8,020 | 9.8% | 29.8% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | BMW | 1,363 | 7.4% | -9.1% | 4 | 5,449 | 6.7% | 7.0% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Audi | 1,228 | 6.6% | 0.0% | 3 | 5,441 | 6.7% | 11.2% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Ford | 915 | 4.9% | -3.5% | 7 | 3,669 | 4.5% | 4.1% | 7 | 7 |
| 6 | Mercedes | 852 | 4.6% | -16.3% | 6 | 4,381 | 5.4% | 15.6% | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | Hyundai | 852 | 4.6% | 16.2% | 11 | 2,767 | 3.4% | 8.6% | 13 | 6 |
| 8 | Kia | 843 | 4.6% | 0.5% | 13 | 3,017 | 3.7% | 0.2% | 12 | 10 |
| 9 | Seat | 827 | 4.5% | -4.4% | 8 | 4,640 | 5.7% | 34.2% | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | Toyota | 753 | 4.1% | -3.2% | 12 | 3,348 | 4.1% | 10.3% | 9 | 9 |
| 11 | Dacia | 712 | 3.8% | 63.7% | 9 | 3,354 | 4.1% | 68.7% | 8 | 12 |
| 12 | Renault | 680 | 3.7% | -12.4% | 10 | 3,040 | 3.7% | 2.6% | 11 | 11 |
| 13 | Cupra | 583 | 3.2% | 28.4% | 15 | 2,300 | 2.8% | 44.5% | 14 | 16 |
| 14 | Mazda | 578 | 3.1% | 25.7% | 14 | 2,236 | 2.7% | -2.4% | 15 | 14 |
| 15 | Peugeot | 424 | 2.3% | 52.5% | 17 | 1,840 | 2.3% | -21.2% | 16 | 13 |
| 16 | Tesla | 410 | 2.2% | 530.8% | 5 | 3,123 | 3.8% | 108.5% | 10 | 15 |
| 17 | Citroen | 361 | 2.0% | 102.8% | 18 | 1,486 | 1.8% | 28.0% | 18 | 19 |
| 18 | Suzuki | 349 | 1.9% | 59.4% | 20 | 1,314 | 1.6% | 6.3% | 20 | 20 |
| 19 | Opel | 308 | 1.7% | -18.9% | 16 | 1,759 | 2.2% | -4.7% | 17 | 17 |
| 20 | Fiat | 301 | 1.6% | 54.4% | 19 | 1,407 | 1.7% | 10.4% | 19 | 18 |
| 21 | MG | 216 | 1.2% | 204.2% | 22 | 895 | 1.1% | 210.8% | 22 | 27 |
| 22 | Volvo | 205 | 1.1% | -3.8% | 21 | 1,102 | 1.4% | 5.5% | 21 | 21 |
| 23 | Mitsubishi | 195 | 1.1% | 6.6% | 28 | 625 | 0.8% | 1.1% | 26 | 24 |
| 24 | Nissan | 194 | 1.0% | 125.6% | 26 | 731 | 0.9% | 30.5% | 23 | 23 |
| 25 | Porsche | 164 | 0.9% | 43.9% | 24 | 627 | 0.8% | 25.9% | 25 | 25 |
| 26 | Mini | 135 | 0.7% | -2.9% | 23 | 675 | 0.8% | -1.7% | 24 | 22 |
| 27 | Alfa Romeo | 106 | 0.6% | 125.5% | 27 | 519 | 0.6% | 255.5% | 27 | 30 |
| 28 | BYD | 92 | 0.5% | new | 31 | 168 | 0.2% | new | 32 | – |
| 29 | Land Rover | 88 | 0.5% | -12.0% | 25 | 424 | 0.5% | 22.5% | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | Jeep | 85 | 0.5% | -27.4% | 30 | 283 | 0.3% | -46.2% | 29 | 26 |
| 31 | Polestar | 75 | 0.4% | 59.6% | 35 | 192 | 0.2% | 50.0% | 31 | 31 |
| 32 | Lexus | 36 | 0.2% | 89.5% | 34 | 100 | 0.1% | 17.6% | 35 | 35 |
| 33 | Honda | 33 | 0.2% | -75.0% | 29 | 247 | 0.3% | -45.0% | 30 | 28 |
| 34 | Subaru | 33 | 0.2% | 13.8% | 36 | 117 | 0.1% | -10.0% | 34 | 33 |
| 35 | Jaguar | 26 | 0.1% | -46.9% | 32 | 124 | 0.2% | -10.1% | 33 | 32 |
| 36 | DS | 17 | 0.1% | 21.4% | 37 | 83 | 0.1% | 66.0% | 36 | 34 |
| 37 | Ferrari | 8 | 0.0% | -68.0% | 33 | 50 | 0.1% | 8.7% | 37 | 36 |
| 38 | Smart | 6 | 0.0% | -40.0% | 41 | 19 | 0.0% | -50.0% | 38 | 37 |
| 39 | McLaren | 5 | 0.0% | n/a | 39 | 13 | 0.0% | n/a | 41 | 51 |
| 40 | Maserati | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40 | 16 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 39 | 38 |
| 41 | Aston Martin | 3 | 0.0% | -50.0% | 38 | 14 | 0.0% | -17.6% | 40 | 41 |
| 42 | Lamborghini | 2 | 0.0% | -71.4% | 42 | 10 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 42 | 39 |
| 43 | Bentley | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 43 | 9 | 0.0% | -18.2% | 43 | 40 |
| 44 | Chevrolet | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 45 | 6 | 0.0% | 200.0% | 45 | 47 |
| 45 | BAIC | 2 | 0.0% | new | – | 2 | 0.0% | new | 51 | 53 |
| 46 | Skywell | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 2 | 0.0% | -33.3% | 52 | 49 |
| 47 | KTM | 1 | 0.0% | -50.0% | – | 2 | 0.0% | -50.0% | 49 | 42 |
April 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Apr-23 | % | /22 | Mar | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Skoda Octavia | 495 | 2.7% | 116.2% | 2 | 2,283 | 2.8% | 89.0% | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota Yaris/Cross | 347 | 1.9% | 1.5% | 13 | 1,400 | 1.7% | 9.3% | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Tesla Model Y | 346 | 1.9% | 540.7% | 1 | 2,410 | 3.0% | 121.5% | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | VW Golf | 344 | 1.9% | 55.7% | 3 | 1,805 | 2.2% | 70.0% | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | BMW X1 | 332 | 1.8% | 70.3% | 4 | 1,184 | 1.5% | 57.7% | 12 | n/a |
| 6 | Hyundai Tucson | 325 | 1.8% | 155.9% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 16 |
| 7 | VW Polo | 320 | 1.7% | -9.6% | n/a | 1,209 | 1.5% | -13.4% | 10 | 9 |
| 8 | VW Tiguan | 308 | 1.7% | 123.2% | 5 | 1,347 | 1.7% | 38.9% | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | VW Bus | 296 | 1.6% | 13.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 7 |
| 10 | VW Caddy | 291 | 1.6% | 74.3% | 7 | 1,250 | 1.5% | 64.5% | 9 | 20 |
| 11 | Dacia Sandero | 281 | 1.5% | 25.4% | 6 | 1,336 | 1.6% | 14.0% | 8 | 5 |
| 12 | Cupra Born | 254 | 1.4% | 76.4% | n/a | 1,005 | 1.2% | 38.6% | 16 | 18 |
| 13 | Hyundai i30 | 247 | 1.3% | 35.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 14 | VW T-Roc | 235 | 1.3% | 0.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 11 |
| 15 | VW ID.4 | 233 | 1.3% | 513.2% | n/a | 769 | 0.9% | 320.2% | n/a | 10 |
| 16 | Seat Arona | 229 | 1.2% | 13.9% | 17 | 1,342 | 1.6% | 65.5% | 7 | n/a |
| 17 | Ford Galaxy | 228 | 1.2% | 94.9% | 18 | 0 | 0.0% | #DIV/0! | n/a | n/a |
| 18 | Skoda Fabia | 222 | 1.2% | -38.8% | 12 | 1,184 | 1.5% | -11.0% | 13 | 6 |
| 19 | Skoda Enyaq | 220 | 1.2% | 111.5% | n/a | 830 | 1.0% | 66.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 20 | Skoda Karoq | 215 | 1.2% | 85.3% | 8 | 1,205 | 1.5% | 60.5% | 11 | 19 |
| n/a | Dacia Duster | 208 | 1.1% | 116.7% | 9 | 1,093 | 1.3% | 111.8% | 15 | 15 |
| n/a | Audi Q4 | 206 | 1.1% | 329.2% | n/a | 747 | 0.9% | 68.6% | n/a | 48 |
| n/a | Seat Ibiza | 197 | 1.1% | -8.4% | 19 | 1,096 | 1.3% | 22.6% | 14 | 17 |
| n/a | Seat Ateca | 190 | 1.0% | 77.6% | 15 | 1,427 | 1.7% | 129.4% | 4 | n/a |
| n/a | Skoda Kamiq | 154 | 0.8% | -0.6% | 10 | 965 | 1.2% | 24.5% | 18 | n/a |
| n/a | Audi Q3 | 146 | 0.8% | -20.2% | 11 | 996 | 1.2% | 28.0% | 17 | 44 |
| n/a | VW T-Cross | 146 | 0.8% | -60.5% | 16 | 934 | 1.1% | 10.1% | 20 | n/a |
| n/a | VW ID.3 | 129 | 0.7% | 59.3% | n/a | 424 | 0.5% | 43.7% | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | VW Taigo | 122 | 0.7% | -20.3% | 20 | 943 | 1.2% | 59.0% | 19 | 42 |
Source: Statistik Austria
