The Cupra Leon breaks into the Austrian Top 20 for the first time.
The Austrian new car market rallies back up 20.6% year-on-year in May to 20,623 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 19% to 102,179. The top four manufacturers all vastly outpace the market. Volkswagen (+34.6%) is on top as usual with 15.1% share, distancing Skoda (+38.5%), BMW (+30.6%) and Audi (+34.8%), making sure the Top 4 is identical to April and year-to-date. Seat (+2.5%) is up four spots on April to #5 but can only muster a feeble year-on-year gain. Tesla (+2726.7%) surges to #7 vs. #10 so far this year, while Cupra (+29.8%) breaks into the Top 10 for the first time at #10 and also breaks its volume and share records at 794 and 3.8%. MG (+207.4%), Dacia (+80.3%) and Mitsubishi (+51.2%) also shine below.
Over in the models lane, the Skoda Octavia (+182.4%) repeats at #1 with 3.7% share ahead of the Tesla Model Y (+2353.8%) which keeps the YTD lead for just 11 units. The VW T-Roc (+66.8%) is back up 11 ranks on last month to the third step on the podium while the Toyota Yaris/Cross (+45.2%) is down two to #4 and the VW Golf (+38.3%) down one to #5. The VW Caddy (+107.1%) is four to #6 above the BMW X1 (+158.9%) and Audi Q4 (+291.5%) both in sensational shape. Three Seat follow: the Ateca at #9, Ibiza at #10 and Arona at #11. The Cupra Leon (+1052%) scores its first ever Austrian Top 20 finish at #12. The Skoda Enyaq (+105.5%) and VW Tiguan (+65%) all make waves. Note there are 17 VW Group models in the Top 20.
Previous month: Austria April 2023: Skoda Octavia reclaims top spot, market up 13.1%
One year ago: Austria May 2022: Hyundai i30 surprise leader, Cupra Formentor on podium, sales off -24%
Full May 2023 Top 50 All brands and Top 20 models below.
Austria May 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | May-23 | % | /22 | Apr | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 3,107 | 15.1% | 34.6% | 1 | 14,995 | 14.7% | 30.6% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Skoda | 2,088 | 10.1% | 38.5% | 2 | 10,108 | 9.9% | 31.5% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | BMW | 1,650 | 8.0% | 30.6% | 3 | 7,099 | 6.9% | 11.7% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Audi | 1,491 | 7.2% | 34.8% | 4 | 6,932 | 6.8% | 15.6% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Seat | 1,185 | 5.7% | 2.5% | 9 | 5,825 | 5.7% | 26.2% | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | Toyota | 939 | 4.6% | 16.4% | 10 | 4,287 | 4.2% | 11.6% | 8 | 9 |
| 7 | Tesla | 848 | 4.1% | 2726.7% | 16 | 3,971 | 3.9% | 159.9% | 10 | 15 |
| 8 | Mercedes | 842 | 4.1% | -4.9% | 6 | 5,223 | 5.1% | 11.7% | 6 | 5 |
| 9 | Kia | 818 | 4.0% | 3.8% | 8 | 3,835 | 3.8% | 0.9% | 11 | 10 |
| 10 | Cupra | 793 | 3.8% | 29.8% | 13 | 3,093 | 3.0% | 40.4% | 14 | 16 |
| 11 | Renault | 761 | 3.7% | 21.8% | 12 | 3,801 | 3.7% | 5.9% | 12 | 11 |
| 12 | Ford | 753 | 3.7% | -28.6% | 5 | 4,422 | 4.3% | -3.5% | 7 | 7 |
| 13 | Dacia | 651 | 3.2% | 80.3% | 11 | 4,005 | 3.9% | 70.5% | 9 | 12 |
| 14 | Hyundai | 582 | 2.8% | -41.2% | 7 | 3,349 | 3.3% | -5.3% | 13 | 6 |
| 15 | Opel | 545 | 2.6% | 36.6% | 19 | 2,304 | 2.3% | 2.6% | 16 | 17 |
| 16 | Mazda | 448 | 2.2% | 2.1% | 14 | 2,684 | 2.6% | -1.6% | 15 | 14 |
| 17 | Peugeot | 371 | 1.8% | -14.3% | 15 | 2,211 | 2.2% | -20.1% | 17 | 13 |
| 18 | Suzuki | 324 | 1.6% | 32.2% | 18 | 1,638 | 1.6% | 10.6% | 20 | 20 |
| 19 | Fiat | 296 | 1.4% | -9.5% | 20 | 1,703 | 1.7% | 6.4% | 19 | 18 |
| 20 | Citroen | 277 | 1.3% | 43.5% | 17 | 1,763 | 1.7% | 30.2% | 18 | 19 |
| 21 | Mitsubishi | 254 | 1.2% | 51.2% | 23 | 879 | 0.9% | 11.8% | 25 | 24 |
| 22 | MG | 249 | 1.2% | 207.4% | 21 | 1,144 | 1.1% | 210.0% | 22 | 27 |
| 23 | Volvo | 216 | 1.0% | -8.9% | 22 | 1,318 | 1.3% | 2.8% | 21 | 21 |
| 24 | Mini | 213 | 1.0% | 29.1% | 26 | 888 | 0.9% | 4.2% | 24 | 22 |
| 25 | Nissan | 166 | 0.8% | -25.9% | 24 | 897 | 0.9% | 14.4% | 23 | 23 |
| 26 | Porsche | 146 | 0.7% | 31.5% | 25 | 773 | 0.8% | 26.9% | 26 | 25 |
| 27 | Land Rover | 94 | 0.5% | 10.6% | 29 | 518 | 0.5% | 20.2% | 28 | 29 |
| 28 | Polestar | 78 | 0.4% | -4.9% | 31 | 270 | 0.3% | 28.6% | 31 | 31 |
| 29 | Jeep | 71 | 0.3% | -33.0% | 30 | 354 | 0.3% | -44.0% | 29 | 26 |
| 30 | Alfa Romeo | 66 | 0.3% | 43.5% | 27 | 585 | 0.6% | 204.7% | 27 | 30 |
| 31 | BYD | 60 | 0.3% | new | 28 | 228 | 0.2% | new | 32 | – |
| 32 | Honda | 57 | 0.3% | -51.3% | 33 | 304 | 0.3% | -46.3% | 30 | 28 |
| 33 | Subaru | 47 | 0.2% | 27.0% | 34 | 164 | 0.2% | -1.8% | 34 | 33 |
| 34 | Jaguar | 40 | 0.2% | 122.2% | 35 | 164 | 0.2% | 5.1% | 33 | 32 |
| 35 | DS | 21 | 0.1% | -36.4% | 36 | 104 | 0.1% | 25.3% | 36 | 34 |
| 36 | Lexus | 18 | 0.1% | -40.0% | 32 | 118 | 0.1% | 2.6% | 35 | 35 |
| 37 | Maserati | 9 | 0.0% | 800.0% | 40 | 25 | 0.0% | 177.8% | 38 | 38 |
| 38 | Ferrari | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 37 | 58 | 0.1% | 7.4% | 37 | 36 |
| 39 | Ineos | 8 | 0.0% | new | – | 8 | 0.0% | new | 45 | – |
| 40 | Aston Martin | 5 | 0.0% | 66.7% | 41 | 19 | 0.0% | -5.0% | 40 | 41 |
| 41 | Bentley | 5 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 43 | 14 | 0.0% | -6.7% | 42 | 40 |
| 42 | McLaren | 4 | 0.0% | n/a | 39 | 17 | 0.0% | n/a | 41 | 51 |
| 43 | Smart | 3 | 0.0% | -66.7% | 38 | 22 | 0.0% | -53.2% | 39 | 37 |
| 44 | Lamborghini | 3 | 0.0% | -40.0% | 42 | 13 | 0.0% | -13.3% | 43 | 39 |
| 45 | Chevrolet | 3 | 0.0% | 200.0% | 44 | 9 | 0.0% | 200.0% | 44 | 47 |
| 46 | Dongfeng (DFSK) | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 6 | 0.0% | n/a | 47 | 48 |
| 47 | Skywell | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | 46 | 5 | 0.0% | 66.7% | 49 | 49 |
| 48 | MAN | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 5 | 0.0% | 150.0% | 48 | 50 |
| 49 | SsangYong | 1 | 0.0% | -50.0% | – | 4 | 0.0% | -42.9% | 50 | 44 |
| 50 | KTM | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 47 | 3 | 0.0% | -40.0% | 51 | 42 |
| 51 | Lotus | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 3 | 0.0% | -50.0% | 52 | 46 |
Austria May 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | May-23 | % | /22 | Apr | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Skoda Octavia | 754 | 3.7% | 182.4% | 1 | 3,037 | 3.0% | 105.9% | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Tesla Model Y | 638 | 3.1% | 2353.8% | 3 | 3,048 | 3.0% | 173.6% | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | VW T-Roc | 502 | 2.4% | 66.8% | 14 | 1,364 | 1.3% | 11.0% | 14 | 11 |
| 4 | Toyota Yaris/Cross | 450 | 2.2% | 45.2% | 2 | 1,850 | 1.8% | 16.3% | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | VW Golf | 419 | 2.0% | 38.3% | 4 | 2,224 | 2.2% | 62.9% | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | VW Caddy | 406 | 2.0% | 107.1% | 10 | 1,656 | 1.6% | 73.2% | 6 | 20 |
| 7 | BMW X1 | 391 | 1.9% | 158.9% | 5 | 1,575 | 1.5% | 74.6% | 9 | n/a |
| 8 | Audi Q4 | 321 | 1.6% | 291.5% | n/a | 1,068 | 1.0% | 103.4% | n/a | 48 |
| 9 | Seat Ateca | 305 | 1.5% | 96.8% | n/a | 1,732 | 1.7% | 122.9% | 5 | n/a |
| 10 | Seat Ibiza | 305 | 1.5% | -2.2% | n/a | 1,401 | 1.4% | 16.2% | 13 | 17 |
| 11 | Seat Arona | 292 | 1.4% | 25.9% | 16 | 1,634 | 1.6% | 56.7% | 7 | n/a |
| 12 | Cupra Leon | 288 | 1.4% | 1052.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 13 | VW Tiguan | 269 | 1.3% | 65.0% | 8 | 1,616 | 1.6% | 42.6% | 8 | 8 |
| 14 | Skoda Enyaq | 261 | 1.3% | 105.5% | 19 | 1,091 | 1.1% | 74.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 15 | VW T-Cross | 258 | 1.3% | 2.4% | n/a | 1,192 | 1.2% | 8.4% | 18 | n/a |
| 16 | VW Bus | 254 | 1.2% | -16.4% | 9 | 1,147 | 1.1% | -24.9% | 20 | 7 |
| 17 | Cupra Born | 244 | 1.2% | -2.4% | 12 | 1,249 | 1.2% | 28.1% | 17 | 18 |
| 18 | Cupra Formentor | 243 | 1.2% | -22.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 14 |
| 19 | Skoda Fabia | 242 | 1.2% | -27.3% | 18 | 1,426 | 1.4% | -14.3% | 12 | 6 |
| 20 | VW ID.4 | 242 | 1.2% | 796.3% | 15 | 1,011 | 1.0% | 381.4% | n/a | 10 |
| n/a | Skoda Karoq | 236 | 1.1% | 34.1% | 20 | 1,441 | 1.4% | 55.4% | 11 | 19 |
| n/a | Dacia Duster | 205 | 1.0% | 88.1% | n/a | 1,298 | 1.3% | 107.7% | 16 | 15 |
| n/a | Dacia Sandero | 183 | 0.9% | -5.2% | 11 | 1,519 | 1.5% | 11.3% | 10 | 5 |
| n/a | Audi Q3 | 178 | 0.9% | -0.6% | n/a | 1,174 | 1.1% | 22.7% | 19 | 44 |
| n/a | VW Polo | 140 | 0.7% | -49.1% | 7 | 1,349 | 1.3% | -19.3% | 15 | 9 |
Source: Statistik Austria
