Volkswagen is the best-selling carmaker in Hungary in May.
New Passenger Car sales in Hungary lose -11.2% year-on-year in May to 8,999 units, tilting the year-to-date tally into negative at -1.7% to 47,089. This is the 2nd lowest May result since 2018 with only pandemic-plagued 2020 doing worse. The YTD total including light commercials is up 0.2% to 55,806. Volkswagen (+13.6%) leaps up five spots on April to take the lead of the brands ranking, only 14 sales above Skoda (+86.4%). Toyota (-30.7%) is in perdition at #3 while Suzuki (+17.6%) bounces back at #4. Kia (-44.4%) and Ford (-41.1%) freefall. BMW climbs two ranks on last month to #6, Mercedes is stable at #7, with Dacia and Audi rounding out the Top 10.
Over in the models aisle (PC +LCV), the Skoda Octavia (+263%) is ultra dominant, distancing the Suzuki S-Cross (-11%) and Vitara (+29.6%). The Toyota Corolla (-30.4%) is up three spots on April to #4 while the Dacia Duster (-35.9%) is up 11 to #5 but freefalls year-on-year. Excellent showing for the Renault Master (+11.6%) at #6 he VW T-Roc (-3.4%) is back among the 10 best-sellers at #8 while the Ford Ranger (+57.7%) and VW Crafter round out the Top 10. Notice also the VW Golf (+176.8%), Hyundai Tucson (+43.1%) and Toyota Hilux (+61.3%) all posting fantastic gains below.
Previous month: Hungary April 2023: Skoda Octavia topples Suzuki S-Cross to rank #1 YTD
One year ago: Hungary May 2022: Fiat 500 surprise leader, market fall slims down to -6.8%
Full May 2023 Top 20 brands and Top 50 models, YTD Top 140 models below.
Hungary May 2023 – brands:
Pos | Brand | May-23 | % | /22 | Apr | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
1 | Volkswagen | 1,069 | 11.9% | 13.6% | 6 | 4,053 | 6.3% | 7.9% | 3 | 3 |
2 | Skoda | 1,055 | 11.7% | 86.4% | 2 | 4,289 | 6.9% | 44.9% | 2 | 6 |
3 | Toyota | 896 | 10.0% | -30.7% | 1 | 6,312 | 11.5% | 2.6% | 1 | 2 |
4 | Suzuki | 820 | 9.1% | 17.6% | 3 | 3,797 | 6.3% | -34.1% | 4 | 1 |
5 | Kia | 500 | 5.6% | -44.4% | 5 | 3,081 | 5.5% | -15.1% | 6 | 5 |
6 | BMW | 490 | 5.4% | n/a | 8 | 2,224 | 3.7% | n/a | 8 | 9 |
7 | Mercedes | 480 | 5.3% | n/a | 7 | 1,975 | 3.2% | n/a | 9 | 8 |
8 | Ford | 427 | 4.7% | -41.1% | 4 | 3,423 | 6.4% | -20.0% | 5 | 4 |
9 | Dacia | 380 | 4.2% | n/a | 9 | 2,292 | 4.1% | n/a | 7 | 7 |
10 | Audi | 363 | 4.0% | n/a | 11 | 1,631 | 2.7% | n/a | 12 | 13 |
11 | Hyundai | 305 | 3.4% | n/a | 10 | 1,677 | 2.9% | n/a | 11 | 11 |
12 | Opel | 275 | 3.1% | -11.0% | 12 | 1,685 | 3.0% | -6.4% | 10 | 10 |
13 | Volvo | 202 | 2.2% | n/a | 14 | 1,130 | 2.0% | n/a | 14 | 14 |
14 | Peugeot | 177 | 2.0% | n/a | n/a | 651 | 1.0% | n/a | 18 | 15 |
15 | Renault | 147 | 1.6% | n/a | 15 | 963 | 1.7% | n/a | 15 | 18 |
16 | Mazda | 138 | 1.5% | n/a | 13 | 803 | 1.4% | n/a | 17 | 19 |
17 | MG | 138 | 1.5% | n/a | 17 | 568 | 0.9% | n/a | n/a | 30 |
18 | Lexus | 133 | 1.5% | n/a | 16 | 519 | 0.8% | n/a | n/a | 23 |
19 | Fiat | 130 | 1.4% | -79.8% | 19 | 1,222 | 2.3% | -11.2% | 13 | 12 |
20 | SsangYong | 127 | 1.4% | -13.0% | 18 | 832 | 1.5% | 1.0% | 16 | 16 |
n/a | Seat | 118 | 1.3% | n/a | n/a | 485 | 0.8% | 45.6% | n/a | 21 |
n/a | Tesla | 98 | 1.1% | 1860.0% | 20 | 639 | 1.1% | 278.1% | 19 | 24 |
n/a | Nissan | 74 | 0.8% | n/a | n/a | 610 | 1.1% | n/a | 20 | 17 |
n/a | Cupra | 71 | 0.8% | n/a | n/a | 192 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a | 29 |
n/a | Porsche | 41 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a | 265 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a | 28 |
n/a | Honda | 33 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a | 215 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a | 22 |
n/a | Land Rover | 29 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a | 132 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a | 31 |
n/a | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a | 81 | 0.1% | n/a | n/a | 27 |
Hungary May 2023 – models:
Pos | Model | May-23 | /22 | Apr |
1 | Skoda Octavia | 628 | 263.0% | 1 |
2 | Suzuki S-Cross | 389 | -11.0% | 2 |
3 | Suzuki Vitara | 258 | 29.6% | 4 |
4 | Toyota Corolla | 240 | -30.4% | 7 |
5 | Dacia Duster | 230 | -35.9% | 16 |
6 | Renault Master | 221 | 11.6% | 13 |
7 | Kia Ceed | 211 | -56.9% | 3 |
8 | VW T-Roc | 201 | -3.4% | 31 |
9 | Ford Ranger | 194 | 57.7% | 40 |
10 | VW Crafter | 193 | n/a | n/a |
11 | VW Golf | 191 | 176.8% | 18 |
12 | Hyundai Tucson | 156 | 43.1% | 22 |
13 | Toyota Hilux | 150 | 61.3% | 10 |
14 | Ford Transit Courier | 144 | n/a | 47 |
15 | Kia Sportage | 139 | -18.2% | 12 |
16 | VW Passat | 135 | 46.7% | 21 |
17 | Ford Transit | 121 | -49.4% | 8 |
18 | Suzuki Swift | 120 | n/a | 36 |
19 | Renault Express Van | 118 | n/a | 48 |
20 | Toyota RAV4 | 117 | -45.3% | 14 |
21 | VW Taigo | 115 | n/a | 25 |
22 | VW T-Cross | 113 | -35.8% | n/a |
23 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 109 | 2.8% | 9 |
24 | Opel Corsa | 107 | n/a | 20 |
25 | Toyota C-HR | 103 | -58.0% | 6 |
26 | MG ZS | 102 | n/a | 34 |
27 | Skoda Kodiaq | 100 | 26.6% | 15 |
28 | Toyota Yaris | 99 | -33.1% | 28 |
29 | Ssangyong Korando | 99 | 13.8% | 24 |
30 | Fiat 500 | 95 | -81.6% | 26 |
31 | Ford Tourneo Custom | 93 | -56.5% | 5 |
32 | Hyundai i30 | 93 | -67.0% | 17 |
33 | Ford Puma | 92 | 8.2% | 19 |
34 | Skoda Karoq | 90 | n/a | 37 |
35 | Skoda Superb | 88 | -35.8% | n/a |
36 | Dacia Jogger | 84 | n/a | 11 |
37 | Opel Mokka | 84 | 154.5% | 41 |
38 | Seat Ateca | 82 | n/a | n/a |
39 | Mercedes Sprinter | 79 | 23.4% | 35 |
40 | Skoda Scala | 77 | 0.0% | 30 |
41 | Audi A4 (est) | 77 | n/a | n/a |
42 | Lexus NX | 74 | n/a | n/a |
43 | Ford Focus | 73 | 14.1% | 33 |
44 | Fiat Ducato | 72 | 18.0% | 23 |
45 | Volvo XC40 | 71 | -2.7% | 42 |
46 | Audi A3 Limousine (est) | 70 | n/a | n/a |
47 | Ford Transit Custom (est) | 70 | n/a | n/a |
48 | Ford Transit Custom Van | 66 | -10.8% | 32 |
49 | Ford Kuga | 66 | -54.8% | 43 |
50 | Toyota Aygo X | 65 | n/a | n/a |
Hungary January-May 2023 – models:
Pos | Model | 2023 | % | /22 | FY22 |
1 | Skoda Octavia | 2,180 | 3.9% | 92.1% | 6 |
2 | Suzuki S-Cross | 1,876 | 3.4% | -42.0% | 1 |
3 | Kia Ceed | 1,577 | 2.8% | -13.5% | 3 |
4 | Suzuki Vitara | 1,408 | 2.5% | -32.5% | 2 |
5 | Ford Tourneo Custom | 1,296 | 2.3% | 41.3% | 11 |
6 | Dacia Duster | 1,210 | 2.2% | -8.6% | 5 |
7 | Toyota Corolla | 1,199 | 2.1% | -29.4% | 4 |
8 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 1,104 | 2.0% | 61.4% | 12 |
9 | Toyota C-HR | 1,086 | 1.9% | 4.7% | 15 |
10 | Fiat 500 | 973 | 1.7% | -5.9% | 8 |
11 | Toyota Yaris | 968 | 1.7% | 5.4% | 9 |
12 | Toyota Hilux | 875 | 1.6% | 48.6% | n/a |
13 | Renault Master | 810 | 1.5% | 8.6% | n/a |
14 | Dacia Jogger | 739 | 1.3% | 151.4% | 20 |
15 | Toyota RAV4 | 647 | 1.2% | -25.7% | 10 |
16 | Ford Transit | 645 | 1.2% | -19.1% | n/a |
17 | VW T-Cross | 638 | 1.1% | 9.2% | 23 |
18 | Kia Sportage | 637 | 1.1% | -16.4% | 13 |
19 | Fiat Ducato | 617 | 1.1% | 119.6% | n/a |
20 | Hyundai Tucson | 616 | 1.1% | 25.7% | 18 |
21 | Ssangyong Korando | 595 | 1.1% | 2.2% | 16 |
22 | Ford Ranger | 550 | 1.0% | -8.2% | n/a |
23 | VW Golf | 523 | 0.9% | 61.4% | 25 |
24 | Skoda Kodiaq | 518 | 0.9% | 36.3% | 28 |
25 | VW Passat | 508 | 0.9% | 10.4% | 24 |
26 | VW T-Roc | 496 | 0.9% | -39.9% | 7 |
27 | Hyundai i30 | 490 | 0.9% | -29.3% | 19 |
28 | Opel Corsa | 470 | 0.8% | n/a | 34 |
29 | Ford Transit Custom Van | 450 | 0.8% | 19.0% | n/a |
30 | Ford Puma | 449 | 0.8% | -38.1% | 14 |
31 | Tesla Model Y | 447 | 0.8% | new | n/a |
32 | Opel Mokka | 446 | 0.8% | 17.4% | 38 |
33 | Mercedes Sprinter | 438 | 0.8% | 34.8% | n/a |
34 | Ford Kuga | 438 | 0.8% | -44.6% | 17 |
35 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 436 | 0.8% | new | n/a |
36 | Skoda Scala | 431 | 0.8% | 16.2% | 36 |
37 | VW Taigo | 415 | 0.7% | 24.3% | 30 |
38 | Ford Focus | 411 | 0.7% | -20.2% | 22 |
39 | Opel Crossland | 405 | 0.7% | 19.8% | 21 |
40 | Renault Express Van | 404 | 0.7% | n/a | n/a |
41 | MG ZS | 391 | 0.7% | n/a | n/a |
42 | Nissan Qashqai | 386 | 0.7% | 36.4% | 35 |
43 | VW Crafter | 372 | 0.7% | n/a | n/a |
44 | Skoda Superb | 372 | 0.7% | -27.1% | 27 |
45 | Suzuki Swift | 361 | 0.6% | n/a | 40 |
46 | Volvo XC60 | 361 | 0.6% | -10.4% | 29 |
47 | VW Arteon | 349 | 0.6% | n/a | 33 |
48 | Ford Transit Courier | 332 | 0.6% | n/a | n/a |
49 | Ford Transit Custom (est) | 332 | 0.6% | n/a | n/a |
50 | Volvo XC40 | 330 | 0.6% | -1.8% | 31 |
51 | Mercedes GLC | 330 | 0.6% | n/a | n/a |
52 | VW Caddy | 329 | 0.6% | n/a | n/a |
53 | VW Tiguan | 299 | 0.5% | n/a | 26 |
54 | Audi A3 | 293 | 0.5% | n/a | 47 |
55 | Lexus NX | 277 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a |
56 | Skoda Karoq | 272 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a |
57 | Toyota Aygo X | 272 | 0.5% | n/a | 43 |
58 | BMW 3 Series | 267 | 0.5% | -4.6% | 50 |
59 | BMW X5 | 264 | 0.5% | -20.5% | 32 |
60 | Dacia Sandero | 250 | 0.4% | -23.3% | 39 |
61 | Skoda Fabia | 250 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a |
62 | Hyundai i20 | 247 | 0.4% | n/a | 46 |
63 | Kia Niro | 245 | 0.4% | n/a | 37 |
64 | Renault Megane | 237 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a |
65 | Toyota Proace City | 231 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a |
66 | Audi Q3 | 227 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a |
67 | Opel Astra | 222 | 0.4% | -60.4% | 44 |
68 | Seat Ateca | 221 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a |
69 | Isuzu D-Max | 218 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a |
70 | Audi A3 Sportback | 208 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a |
71 | Skoda Kamiq | 205 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a |
72 | BMW X3 | 199 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a |
73 | Audi Q8 | 198 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a |
74 | Opel Movano | 198 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a |
75 | Kia Xceed | 196 | 0.4% | -34.7% | 41 |
76 | Ford Transit Connect Van | 194 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
77 | Renault Clio | 193 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
78 | Audi A4 | 177 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
79 | Mercedes C Class | 177 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
80 | Mazda CX-60 | 174 | 0.3% | new | n/a |
81 | Renault Trafic | 171 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
82 | Toyota Proace Combi | 170 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
83 | Audi A3 Limousine | 165 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
84 | Peugeot 2008 | 165 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
85 | Audi Q7 | 164 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
86 | Kia Sorento | 164 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
87 | BMW X6 | 163 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
88 | Tesla Model 3 | 160 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
89 | Mercedes A Class | 159 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
90 | Toyota Camry | 157 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
91 | Mini Hatch | 154 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
92 | BMW 5 Series | 153 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
93 | Renault Captur | 152 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
94 | Abarth 500 | 150 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
95 | Peugeot Boxer | 147 | 0.3% | -48.2% | n/a |
96 | BMW 4 Series | 146 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
97 | Cupra Formentor | 144 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
98 | Seat Arona | 143 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
99 | Mazda CX-5 | 142 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
100 | Mercedes CLA | 142 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
101 | Volvo V60 | 141 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
102 | Mercedes GLE | 140 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
103 | Peugeot 208 | 140 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
104 | VW Polo | 140 | 0.3% | -54.7% | 49 |
105 | Opel Combo | 140 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
106 | Peugeot Partner | 139 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
107 | Mercedes V Class | 133 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
108 | Hyundai Kona | 133 | 0.2% | -57.5% | n/a |
109 | Opel Vivaro Tour | 131 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
110 | Lexus RX | 130 | 0.2% | n/a | |
111 | VW Touareg | 128 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
112 | Citroen C3 | 127 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
113 | Citroen Jumper | 127 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
114 | VW Transporter Kombi | 127 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
115 | Mazda3 | 122 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
116 | Citroen Berlingo | 122 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
117 | Mazda2 | 121 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
118 | Citroen C3 Van | 120 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
119 | Mercedes Citan | 119 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
120 | Audi Q5 | 118 | 0.2% | n/a | |
121 | Toyota Proace City Verso | 116 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
122 | BMW X1 | 115 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
123 | Peugeot 5008 | 113 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
124 | VW Transporter | 112 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
125 | Iveco Daily | 112 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
126 | Fiat 500X | 111 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
127 | BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe | 111 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
128 | VW Touran | 111 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
129 | Citroen C4 | 110 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
130 | Jeep Renegade | 110 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
131 | Porsche Cayenne | 109 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
132 | Volvo XC90 | 108 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
133 | Mazda6 | 108 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
134 | BMW iX | 106 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
135 | MG HS | 106 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
136 | Suzuki Jimny | 104 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
137 | Audi A6 | 103 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
138 | Fiat Tipo | 102 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
139 | Mercedes S Class | 102 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
140 | Mini Countryman | 101 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
141 | Ssangyong Tivoli Grand | 101 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
Source: Datahouse