The Peugeot 2008 is the #1 car in Portugal for the third consecutive year.
Discover over 30 years of Portugal Historical Data here.
It’s an excellent year for new car sales in Portugal, up 26.9% year-on-year to 199,623 units. Peugeot (+23%) secures a third consecutive year atop the brands ranking even if it sees its market share decrease slightly to 10.4%. The Top 5 brands are unchanged on last year. Renault (+25.4%) and Mercedes (+22.9%) complete the podium with Dacia (+45.7%) nipping at its heels just 9 units below. BMW (+44%) is also very strong but stays in 5th place. Volkswagen (+32.1%) is up two spots on 2022 to #6, dislodging Toyota (+13%) at #7. Tesla (+256.6%) surges 10 spots to break into the Top 10 brands for the first time at #8 and even ranked #1 in November. Seat (+35.5%) returns inside the Top 10, up three ranks on last year to #10.
Model-wise, the Peugeot 2008 (+12.8%) threepeats at #1 with 3.4% share, lower than the 3.8% it held over the Full Year 2022. The Dacia Sandero (+27.1%) and Peugeot 208 (+24.5%) both revolve around the market growth rate and confirm their 2022 rankings, ensuring the podium is unchanged on last year. The Renault Clio (+38.1%), once the uncontested leader here, rallies back up one spot to #4. The Tesla Model Y (+192.5%) is up 19 ranks to an outstanding 5th place, peaking at #2 in February. Below a soft Renault Captur (+3.1%), the Tesla Model 3 (+384.2%) skyrockets 52 spots to #7, even topping the charts outright in November and ranking #2 in December. The Mercedes A-Class (+30.1%) also shines while the Dacia Jogger (+294.1%) spends its first full year of sales inside the Top 10.
Previous year: Portugal 2022: Peugeot 2008 and Dacia Sandero top market up 6.6%
Two years ago: Portugal 2021: Peugeot ends 16 years of Renault domination, 2008 topples Clio
Full December 2023 Top 43 All brands and Top 285 All models below.
Full Year 2023 Top 55 All brands and Top 357 All models vs. Full Year 2022 figures below.
