Austria is virtually the last country in the world where the Ford Galaxy is successful.
A year ago in March 2022, sales of new cars in Austria fell -30.1% on the year prior. This month they bounce back 27.4% to 26,307, meaning they haven’t yet returned to March 2021 levels. The Q1 2022 volume is up 20.4% to 63,052. The entire brands podium advance faster than the market: Volkswagen is up +36.3% to 13.3% share, Skoda up 73.8% to 10.2% and Audi up 37.2% to 6.7%. BMW (+14%) is more discreet at #4 whereas Tesla (+53.3%) charges ahead at #5. Dacia (+108.8%) continues to impress at #9 with Seat (+22%), Ford (+19.3%), Mercedes (+19.1%) and Renault (+4.6%) all underperforming. Below, notice MG (+312.5%), Alfa Romeo (+290.5%) and Land Rover (+115.9%) making waves.
Over in the models ranking, the Tesla Model Y (+77.4%) wins another European country with 4.4% share. It now also holds the YTD top spot vs. #3 over the Full Year 2022. The Skoda Octavia (+319.4%) rallies back up from a particularly weak year-ago volume to 2nd place while the VW Golf (+66.1%) shows rare strength at #3. The BMW X1 (+140.8%) lurches from outside the February Top 20 directly into 4th place and now ranks #15 year-to-date. The VW Tiguan (+19.8%) and Dacia Sandero (+45.1%) follow. Below, the Dacia Duster (+137.7%), Skoda Kamiq (+125%) and Audi Q3 (+105.5%) impress. The Seat Ateca (+157.8%) at #15 and Ford Galaxy (+178.8%) at #18 confirm Austria is their most fruitful market.
Previous month: Austria February 2023: Dacia (+149%) impresses, Tesla Model Y #1 in market up 11.1%
One year ago: Austria March 2022: Tesla Model Y and Mazda CX-3 top market freefalling -30.1%
Full March 2023 Top 50 All brands and Top 20 models below.
Austria March 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Mar-23 | % | /22 | Feb | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 3,504 | 13.3% | 36.3% | 1 | 9,109 | 14.4% | 30.8% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Skoda | 2,692 | 10.2% | 73.8% | 2 | 6,370 | 10.1% | 33.0% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Audi | 1,769 | 6.7% | 37.2% | 3 | 4,213 | 6.7% | 15.0% | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | BMW | 1,703 | 6.5% | 14.0% | 4 | 4,086 | 6.5% | 13.7% | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Tesla | 1,487 | 5.7% | 53.3% | 7 | 2,713 | 4.3% | 89.3% | 8 | 15 |
| 6 | Mercedes | 1,478 | 5.6% | 19.1% | 5 | 3,529 | 5.6% | 27.3% | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | Ford | 1,251 | 4.8% | 19.3% | 9 | 2,754 | 4.4% | 6.8% | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Seat | 1,226 | 4.7% | 22.0% | 8 | 3,813 | 6.0% | 47.0% | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Dacia | 1,088 | 4.1% | 108.8% | 6 | 2,642 | 4.2% | 70.1% | 9 | 12 |
| 10 | Renault | 1,017 | 3.9% | 4.6% | 11 | 2,360 | 3.7% | 7.9% | 11 | 11 |
| 11 | Hyundai | 993 | 3.8% | 22.1% | 13 | 1,915 | 3.0% | 5.6% | 13 | 6 |
| 12 | Toyota | 941 | 3.6% | 11.6% | 10 | 2,595 | 4.1% | 15.0% | 10 | 9 |
| 13 | Kia | 905 | 3.4% | 4.6% | 12 | 2,174 | 3.4% | 0.0% | 12 | 10 |
| 14 | Mazda | 793 | 3.0% | -18.3% | 15 | 1,658 | 2.6% | -9.4% | 15 | 14 |
| 15 | Cupra | 694 | 2.6% | 60.6% | 14 | 1,717 | 2.7% | 50.9% | 14 | 16 |
| 16 | Opel | 637 | 2.4% | -9.1% | 16 | 1,451 | 2.3% | -1.0% | 16 | 17 |
| 17 | Peugeot | 594 | 2.3% | -17.4% | 19 | 1,416 | 2.2% | -31.1% | 17 | 13 |
| 18 | Citroen | 454 | 1.7% | 14.6% | 18 | 1,125 | 1.8% | 14.4% | 18 | 19 |
| 19 | Fiat | 433 | 1.6% | 30.0% | 17 | 1,106 | 1.8% | 2.5% | 19 | 18 |
| 20 | Suzuki | 361 | 1.4% | 13.9% | 20 | 965 | 1.5% | -5.1% | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | Volvo | 322 | 1.2% | 16.7% | 21 | 897 | 1.4% | 7.8% | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | MG | 297 | 1.1% | 312.5% | 23 | 679 | 1.1% | 212.9% | 22 | 27 |
| 23 | Mini | 269 | 1.0% | 50.3% | 25 | 540 | 0.9% | -1.5% | 23 | 22 |
| 24 | Porsche | 239 | 0.9% | 59.3% | 27 | 463 | 0.7% | 20.6% | 25 | 25 |
| 25 | Land Rover | 190 | 0.7% | 115.9% | 28 | 336 | 0.5% | 36.6% | 28 | 29 |
| 26 | Nissan | 182 | 0.7% | 80.2% | 22 | 537 | 0.9% | 13.3% | 24 | 23 |
| 27 | Alfa Romeo | 164 | 0.6% | 290.5% | 26 | 413 | 0.7% | 317.2% | 27 | 30 |
| 28 | Mitsubishi | 149 | 0.6% | -26.6% | 24 | 430 | 0.7% | -1.1% | 26 | 24 |
| 29 | Honda | 116 | 0.4% | -24.2% | 30 | 214 | 0.3% | -32.5% | 29 | 28 |
| 30 | Jeep | 72 | 0.3% | -51.4% | 29 | 198 | 0.3% | -51.6% | 30 | 26 |
| 31 | BYD | 46 | 0.2% | new | 35 | 76 | 0.1% | new | 34 | – |
| 32 | Jaguar | 45 | 0.2% | 12.5% | 33 | 98 | 0.2% | 10.1% | 32 | 32 |
| 33 | Ferrari | 35 | 0.1% | 218.2% | 38 | 42 | 0.1% | 100.0% | 37 | 36 |
| 34 | Lexus | 34 | 0.1% | 36.0% | 36 | 64 | 0.1% | -3.0% | 36 | 35 |
| 35 | Polestar | 30 | 0.1% | 7.1% | 31 | 117 | 0.2% | 44.4% | 31 | 31 |
| 36 | Subaru | 27 | 0.1% | -15.6% | 32 | 84 | 0.1% | -16.8% | 33 | 33 |
| 37 | DS | 21 | 0.1% | 31.3% | 34 | 66 | 0.1% | 83.3% | 35 | 34 |
| 38 | Aston Martin | 8 | 0.0% | 166.7% | – | 11 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40 | 41 |
| 39 | McLaren | 8 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 8 | 0.0% | n/a | 42 | 51 |
| 40 | Maserati | 7 | 0.0% | 250.0% | – | 13 | 0.0% | 160.0% | 38 | 38 |
| 41 | Smart | 5 | 0.0% | -61.5% | 37 | 13 | 0.0% | -53.6% | 39 | 37 |
| 42 | Lamborghini | 4 | 0.0% | n/a | 39 | 8 | 0.0% | 166.7% | 41 | 39 |
| 43 | Bentley | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 41 | 7 | 0.0% | -22.2% | 43 | 40 |
| 44 | Chrysler | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 42 | 7 | 0.0% | 75.0% | 44 | 43 |
| 45 | Chevrolet | 3 | 0.0% | 200.0% | – | 4 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 45 | 47 |
| 46 | Lotus | 2 | 0.0% | -60.0% | – | 2 | 0.0% | -60.0% | 49 | 46 |
| 47 | Dongfeng (DFSK) | 1 | 0.0% | new | – | 3 | 0.0% | new | 47 | 48 |
| 48 | SsangYong | 1 | 0.0% | -50.0% | 43 | 3 | 0.0% | -25.0% | 48 | 44 |
| 49 | Hongqi | 1 | 0.0% | new | – | 1 | 0.0% | new | 51 | – |
| 50 | Dallara | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 53 | 57 |
Austria March 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Mar-23 | % | /22 | Feb | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Tesla Model Y | 1,162 | 4.4% | 77.4% | 1 | 2,064 | 3.3% | 99.6% | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Skoda Octavia | 780 | 3.0% | 319.4% | 2 | 1,788 | 2.8% | 82.6% | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | VW Golf | 558 | 2.1% | 66.1% | 3 | 1,461 | 2.3% | 73.7% | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | BMW X1 | 419 | 1.6% | 140.8% | n/a | 852 | 1.4% | 53.2% | 15 | n/a |
| 5 | VW Tiguan | 412 | 1.6% | 19.8% | 6 | 1,039 | 1.6% | 24.9% | 8 | 8 |
| 6 | Dacia Sandero | 402 | 1.5% | 45.1% | 4 | 1,055 | 1.7% | 11.3% | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | VW Caddy | 397 | 1.5% | 26.8% | 7 | 959 | 1.5% | 61.7% | 11 | 20 |
| 8 | Skoda Karoq | 380 | 1.4% | 46.7% | 11 | 990 | 1.6% | 55.9% | 9 | 19 |
| 9 | Dacia Duster | 378 | 1.4% | 137.7% | 14 | 885 | 1.4% | 110.7% | 14 | 15 |
| 10 | Skoda Kamiq | 378 | 1.4% | 125.0% | n/a | 811 | 1.3% | 30.8% | 18 | n/a |
| 11 | Audi Q3 | 372 | 1.4% | 105.5% | 19 | 850 | 1.3% | 42.9% | 16 | 44 |
| 12 | Skoda Fabia | 368 | 1.4% | 0.3% | 13 | 962 | 1.5% | -0.5% | 10 | 6 |
| 13 | Toyota Yaris/Cross | 362 | 1.4% | 7.1% | 5 | 1,053 | 1.7% | 12.1% | 7 | 2 |
| 14 | Audi A3 | 349 | 1.3% | 40.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 15 | Seat Ateca | 348 | 1.3% | 157.8% | 9 | 1,237 | 2.0% | 140.2% | 4 | n/a |
| 16 | VW T-Cross | 348 | 1.3% | 85.1% | n/a | 788 | 1.2% | 64.9% | 19 | n/a |
| 17 | Seat Arona | 345 | 1.3% | 18.6% | 16 | 1,113 | 1.8% | 82.5% | 5 | n/a |
| 18 | Ford Galaxy | 329 | 1.3% | 178.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 19 | Seat Ibiza | 316 | 1.2% | 15.3% | n/a | 899 | 1.4% | 32.4% | 12 | 17 |
| 20 | VW Taigo | 286 | 1.1% | 160.0% | n/a | 821 | 1.3% | 86.6% | 17 | 42 |
| n/a | Cupra Born | 276 | 1.0% | 89.0% | 15 | 751 | 1.2% | 29.3% | 20 | 18 |
| n/a | Skoda Enyaq | 241 | 0.9% | 37.7% | 12 | 610 | 1.0% | 54.0% | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Tesla Model 3 | 234 | 0.9% | -25.7% | 18 | 493 | 0.8% | 23.6% | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | VW ID.4 | 233 | 0.9% | 482.5% | n/a | 536 | 0.9% | 269.7% | n/a | 10 |
| n/a | VW Polo | 202 | 0.8% | -34.4% | n/a | 889 | 1.4% | -14.7% | 13 | 9 |
| n/a | Audi Q4 | 185 | 0.7% | 63.7% | n/a | 541 | 0.9% | 37.0% | n/a | 48 |
| n/a | BMW i4 | 145 | 0.6% | 95.9% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: Statistik Austria
