The Suzuki S-Cross is by far the best-selling car in Hungary in September.
The Hungarian new passenger car market slips -3.2% year-on-year in September to 9,123 units, which means the year-to-date volume is also down -3.2% on the same period a year ago at 83,009. Suzuki (+35.5%) returns to the top spot it last held in December with a dominant 17.7% share vs. 9.4% year-to-date where it ranks third. Toyota (+30.2%) is also in great shape at #2 with Skoda coming in at #3 with 10.4% of the market. Volkswagen stays at #4 while Opel shoots up 7 spots on August to a splendid 5th position with 5.4% share vs. 3.8% year-to-date. Nissan (#10), Peugeot (#13) and MG (#18) also evolve significantly higher than their YTD level.
Model-wise, here too Suzuki is dominant anew with the S-Cross (+54.8%) at #1 with 9.6% share, exactly double that it holds year-to-date, and the Vitara (+31.7%) at #2 with 7% share, also double its YTD level. The Skoda Octavia (-17%) sinks year-on-year and is relegated to 3rd place with 4.5% of the market vs. 5.3% YTD. The Toyota Corolla (-8.5%) stays in 4th place despite a year-on-year loss, as is also the case for the Kia Ceed (-14.5%) at #5. The Toyota Yaris Cross (+89.2%) scores the largest gain in the Top 10, with the Opel Corsa (+9.2%), Toyota RAV4 (+7.6%) and Hyundai Tucson (+6.2%) also beating the market in the remainder of the Top 10. Below, the new Toyota Corolla Cross reaches #11 and the Toyota C-HR (+252.9%) and Nissan Qashqai (+131.5%) post surreal lifts.
Previous month: Hungary August 2023: Skoda Octavia leads, Nissan Qashqai up to #5 in weak market
One year ago: Hungary September 2022: Suzuki S-Cross and Skoda Octavia lead in market down -2.3%
Full September 2023 Top 25 brands and Top 15 models and YTD Top 25 models below.
Hungary September 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Sep-23 | % | Aug | 2023 | % | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Suzuki | 1,617 | 17.7% | 2 | 7,807 | 9.4% | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota | 1,094 | 12.0% | 1 | 11,012 | 13.3% | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Skoda | 946 | 10.4% | 3 | 8,496 | 10.2% | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Volkswagen | 687 | 7.5% | 4 | 6,923 | 8.3% | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Opel | 497 | 5.4% | 12 | 3,151 | 3.8% | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | Kia | 409 | 4.5% | 5 | 5,182 | 6.2% | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | BMW | 393 | 4.3% | 7 | 3,938 | 4.7% | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | Ford | 335 | 3.7% | 9 | 4,985 | 6.0% | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Mercedes | 308 | 3.4% | 8 | 3,540 | 4.3% | 8 | 8 |
| 10 | Nissan | 294 | 3.2% | 6 | 1,818 | 2.2% | 14 | 17 |
| 11 | Hyundai | 282 | 3.1% | 11 | 2,772 | 3.3% | 12 | 11 |
| 12 | Audi | 268 | 2.9% | 10 | 2,993 | 3.6% | 11 | 13 |
| 13 | Peugeot | 257 | 2.8% | 14 | 1,483 | 1.8% | 17 | 15 |
| 14 | Dacia | 206 | 2.3% | 13 | 3,337 | 4.0% | 9 | 7 |
| 15 | Renault | 197 | 2.2% | 19 | 1,589 | 1.9% | 15 | 18 |
| 16 | Volvo | 164 | 1.8% | 15 | 1,999 | 2.4% | 13 | 14 |
| 17 | Mazda | 145 | 1.6% | 17 | 1,406 | 1.7% | 19 | 19 |
| 18 | MG | 145 | 1.6% | 18 | 1,098 | 1.3% | 20 | 30 |
| 19 | SsangYong | 122 | 1.3% | 16 | 1,586 | 1.9% | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Lexus | 85 | 0.9% | n/a | 860 | 1.0% | 22 | 23 |
| 21 | Citroen | 84 | 0.9% | n/a | 712 | 0.9% | 24 | 20 |
| 22 | Honda | 82 | 0.9% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 22 |
| 23 | Jeep | 75 | 0.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 25 |
| 24 | Tesla | 73 | 0.8% | 20 | 973 | 1.2% | 21 | 24 |
| 25 | Fiat | 68 | 0.7% | n/a | 1,431 | 1.7% | 18 | 12 |
| n/a | Seat | 65 | 0.7% | n/a | 744 | 0.9% | 23 | 21 |
| n/a | Mini | 49 | 0.5% | n/a | 549 | 0.7% | 25 | 26 |
Hungary January-September 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | 9m 2023 | % | /22 | FY22 |
| 1 | Skoda Octavia | 4,398 | 5.3% | 82.0% | 6 |
| 2 | Suzuki S-Cross | 3,946 | 4.8% | -21.7% | 1 |
| 3 | Suzuki Vitara | 2,928 | 3.5% | -6.7% | 2 |
| 4 | Kia Ceed | 2,559 | 3.1% | -20.1% | 3 |
| 5 | Toyota Corolla | 2,520 | 3.0% | -7.5% | 4 |
| 6 | Dacia Duster | 1,830 | 2.2% | -35.8% | 5 |
| 7 | Ford Tourneo Custom | 1,770 | 2.1% | 9.6% | 11 |
| 8 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 1,673 | 2.0% | 36.3% | 12 |
| 9 | Toyota Yaris | 1,566 | 1.9% | -2.9% | 9 |
| 10 | Toyota C-HR | 1,545 | 1.9% | 14.3% | 15 |
| 11 | Ssangyong Korando | 1,227 | 1.5% | 18.3% | 16 |
| 12 | Kia Sportage | 1,172 | 1.4% | -16.1% | 13 |
| 13 | VW Golf | 1,157 | 1.4% | 45.0% | 25 |
| 14 | Toyota RAV4 | 1,152 | 1.4% | -29.4% | 10 |
| 15 | Fiat 500 | 1,093 | 1.3% | -36.1% | 8 |
| 16 | Opel Corsa | 1,079 | 1.3% | 88.6% | 34 |
| 17 | Hyundai Tucson | 1,074 | 1.3% | 0.9% | 18 |
| 18 | Nissan Qashqai | 1,046 | 1.3% | 98.9% | 35 |
| 19 | Skoda Kodiaq | 984 | 1.2% | 49.3% | 28 |
| 20 | VW T-Roc | 981 | 1.2% | -56.1% | 7 |
| 21 | Dacia Jogger | 921 | 1.1% | -9.7% | 20 |
| 22 | VW Passat | 902 | 1.1% | 1.7% | 24 |
| 23 | Skoda Scala | 853 | 1.0% | 44.1% | 36 |
| 24 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 817 | 1.0% | new | n/a |
| 25 | Ford Puma | 797 | 1.0% | -37.9% | 14 |
| 26 | VW T-Cross | 781 | 0.9% | -15.7% | 23 |
Hungary September 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Sep-23 | % | /22 | Aug | 9m 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Suzuki S-Cross | 879 | 9.6% | 54.8% | 2 | 3,946 | 4.8% | -21.7% | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Suzuki Vitara | 635 | 7.0% | 31.7% | 3 | 2,928 | 3.5% | -6.7% | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Skoda Octavia | 411 | 4.5% | -17.0% | 1 | 4,398 | 5.3% | 82.0% | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Toyota Corolla | 205 | 2.2% | -8.5% | 4 | 2,520 | 3.0% | -7.5% | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Kia Ceed | 194 | 2.1% | -14.5% | 7 | 2,559 | 3.1% | -20.1% | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Toyota RAV4 | 169 | 1.9% | 7.6% | 25 | 1,152 | 1.4% | -29.4% | 14 | 10 |
| 7 | Opel Corsa | 167 | 1.8% | 9.2% | 21 | 1,079 | 1.3% | 88.6% | 16 | 34 |
| 8 | VW Golf | 165 | 1.8% | -17.1% | 16 | 1,157 | 1.4% | 45.0% | 13 | 25 |
| 9 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 157 | 1.7% | 89.2% | 9 | 1,673 | 2.0% | 36.3% | 8 | 12 |
| 10 | Hyundai Tucson | 137 | 1.5% | 6.2% | 20 | 1,074 | 1.3% | 0.9% | 17 | 18 |
| 11 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 129 | 1.4% | new | 14 | 817 | 1.0% | new | 24 | n/a |
| 12 | Nissan Qashqai | 125 | 1.4% | 131.5% | 5 | 1,046 | 1.3% | 98.9% | 18 | 35 |
| 13 | Toyota C-HR | 120 | 1.3% | 252.9% | 17 | 1,545 | 1.9% | 14.3% | 10 | 15 |
| 14 | Skoda Scala | 111 | 1.2% | 26.1% | 23 | 853 | 1.0% | 44.1% | 23 | 36 |
| 15 | Skoda Kodiaq | 108 | 1.2% | 134.8% | 26 | 984 | 1.2% | 49.3% | 19 | 28 |
Source: Datahouse. Many thanks to Csaba
