Dacia scores the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 15
Preliminary data by ACEA shows a European market (EU+EFTA+UK) up a solid 14.1% year-on-year in October to 1,039,253 units. This is however still down -14.5% on the 1.214.989 sales from pre-pandemic October 2019. Year-to-date volumes are up 16.7% or over 1.5 million to 10,722.930. BEV sales are up 30.1% year-on-year to 158,439 and 15.2% share. This ratio is at 17.1% in Germany, 16.7% in France, 15.6% in the UK, 6.5% in Spain and 4.1% in Italy. France (+21.9%) is the most dynamic Top 5 market in October followed by Italy (+20%), Spain (+18.1%), the UK (+14.3%) and Germany (+4.9%). Other great performers include Greece (+44.8%), Cyprus (+41.4%), Poland (+27.8%), Belgium (+26.6%) and Croatia (+22.7%).
In the groups ranking, both the VW Group (+10.4%) and Stellantis (+10.8%) trail the market but still climb by double-digits. Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi rallies back up 21.2% ahead of Hyundai-Kia (+9.3%), the BMW Group (+17%) and Toyota Group (+10%). SAIC Motor (+59.7%) makes its first appearance in the Top 10 thanks to MG. Brand-wise, Volkswagen (-5.3%) endures the only year-on-year drop in the Top 10 while Toyota (+7.6%) is catching up but remains below the market growth rate. Audi (+19.2%), BMW (+18.8%) and Renault (+17.8%) shine below with Skoda (+18.8%) and most strikingly Dacia (+33.5%) also strong in the remainder of the Top 10. Further down, Tesla (+209.9%), Suzuki (+68.2%), MG (+59.7%), Jeep (+59%) and Cupra (+42%) stand out.
Previous month: Europe September 2023: MG, Jeep euphoric in market up 11.1%
One year ago: Europe October 2022: Audi, Toyota, VW shine in market up 14.1%
Full Europe 2023 Top 10 groups and Top 25 brands below.
Europe October 2023 – groups (Source ACEA):
| Pos | Group | Oct-23 | /22 | Sep | 2023 | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Volkswagen Group | 257,526 | + 10.4% | 1 | 2,769,887 | + 21.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Stellantis | 180,327 | + 10.8% | 2 | 1,831,653 | + 6.0% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi | 128,993 | + 21.2% | 3 | 1,303,975 | + 19.8% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Hyundai-Kia | 89,551 | + 9.3% | 4 | 940,543 | + 4.0% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | BMW Group | 75,979 | + 17.0% | 6 | 736,058 | + 12.4% | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Toyota Group | 74,964 | + 10.0% | 5 | 742,072 | + 11.8% | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Mercedes | 56,377 | + 11.8% | 7 | 577,955 | + 9.3% | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Ford Motor | 41,263 | – 12.2% | 8 | 443,979 | + 3.4% | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Volvo | 24,742 | + 11.2% | 10 | 230,062 | + 22.6% | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | SAIC Motor (est) | 19,184 | + 59.7% | n/a | 182,214 | + 112.4% | n/a | n/a |
Europe October 2023 – brands (Source ACEA):
| Pos | Brand | Oct-23 | /22 | Sep | 2023 | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 97,132 | – 5.3% | 1 | 1,128,251 | + 15.8% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota | 70,026 | + 7.6% | 2 | 692,702 | + 9.4% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Audi | 62,754 | + 19.2% | 4 | 615,232 | + 24.7% | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | BMW | 60,920 | + 18.8% | 5 | 586,526 | + 12.9% | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Renault | 56,629 | + 17.8% | 6 | 561,012 | + 20.9% | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | Mercedes | 53,872 | + 9.9% | 3 | 555,712 | + 8.5% | 7 | 4 |
| 7 | Skoda | 53,850 | + 18.8% | 7 | 562,576 | + 26.2% | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Peugeot | 52,017 | + 5.3% | 8 | 555,343 | + 5.9% | 8 | 5 |
| 9 | Kia | 46,328 | + 9.2% | 9 | 494,207 | + 5.5% | 9 | 8 |
| 10 | Dacia | 46,222 | + 33.5% | 13 | 464,902 | + 21.2% | 10 | 12 |
| 11 | Hyundai | 43,223 | + 9.4% | 11 | 446,336 | + 2.5% | 11 | 10 |
| 12 | Ford | 41,263 | – 12.2% | 10 | 443,979 | + 3.4% | 12 | 11 |
| 13 | Opel/Vauxhall | 36,516 | + 14.2% | 12 | 392,276 | + 8.2% | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Fiat | 34,105 | + 10.3% | 15 | 326,982 | – 1.0% | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Citroën | 33,193 | + 8.1% | 14 | 319,738 | – 0.5% | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | Volvo | 24,742 | + 11.2% | 19 | 230,062 | + 22.6% | 18 | 17 |
| 17 | Nissan | 22,100 | + 13.3% | 17 | 241,337 | + 25.4% | 17 | 16 |
| 18 | MG (est) | 19,184 | + 59.7% | 18 | 182,214 | + 112.4% | 20 | 24 |
| 19 | Tesla | 18,023 | + 209.9% | 16 | 291,012 | + 100.0% | 16 | 18 |
| 20 | Cupra | 17,613 | + 42.0% | 22 | 163,803 | + 44.5% | 21 | 22 |
| 21 | Suzuki | 16,162 | + 68.2% | 20 | 156,183 | + 45.3% | 22 | 23 |
| 22 | Seat | 15,989 | + 18.1% | 23 | 207,747 | + 19.8% | 19 | 19 |
| 23 | Mini | 15,059 | + 10.5% | 24 | 149,532 | + 10.3% | 24 | 20 |
| 24 | Mazda | 14,207 | + 7.6% | 21 | 152,903 | + 34.3% | 23 | 21 |
| 25 | Jeep | 12,075 | + 59.0% | n/a | 106,663 | + 29.0% | 25 | 25 |
Source: ACEA
