The VW T-Roc is the most popular vehicle in Europe in July.
The European new car market (28 countries) shines in July at +16.5% to 1,018,403 units. This marks 12 consecutive months of year-on-year gains. The year-to-date tally is now up 19.2% to 7,581,537. In the brands ranking, Volkswagen (+11%) can’t quite match the market growth but stays ultra dominant at 11.1% share. Toyota (+4.8%) returns to the 2nd place it holds year-to-date with an advantage of almost 5,000 sales over #3 Audi (+28.2%), up strongly. Skoda (+26.6%), BMW (+21.4%) and Renault (+31.3%) also score impressive gains below. As a result BMW advances to #4 year-to-date, and Renault is up to #6, bypassing French rival Peugeot (-6.2%) down to #10 for the month. Kia (+19.3%) also stands out in the remainder of the Top 10 while Hyundai (+2.7%) is back inside the Top 10 at #9 vs. #12 year-to-date. Below, Ford (+25.5%), Nissan (+41.9%), Seat (+34%), Volvo (+33.8%), Cupra (+51%), MG (+148.3%) and Tesla (+794.4%) make themselves noticed.
Over in the models ranking, the VW T-Roc (-3.4%) signs its third ever monthly European win after July and August 2022 despite falling year-on-year. It still ranks #3 year-to-date. The Dacia Sandero (+0.7%) is stable in 2nd place and cements its 2nd place so far this year also. The VW Golf (+11.1%) makes a surprising return on the podium for the first time since last October at #3 but is stuck in 9th position YTD. The Renault Clio (+127.9%) compensates for a catastrophic year-ago score and ranks #4 vs. #6 YTD and #11 over the Full Year 2022. The VW Tiguan (+6.6%) is relatively weak at #5 ahead of the Skoda Octavia (+38.1%) in great shape and hitting its highest ranking since last October when it placed #4. The Ford Puma (+87.7%) also impresses at #9 whereas the Peugeot 208 (-16.2%), #1 over the Full Year 2022, is down to a poor 10th place. Still the faraway YTD leader, the Tesla Model Y (+568.1%) falls to #20 for the month.
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Full July 2023 Top 25 brands and Top 50 models below.
Europe July 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Jul-23 | /22 | Jun | 2023 | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 112,790 | 11.0% | 1 | 806,966 | 22.4% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota | 65,188 | 4.8% | 3 | 482,408 | 12.0% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Audi | 60,438 | 28.2% | 4 | 434,873 | 26.9% | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Skoda | 57,248 | 26.6% | 8 | 396,630 | 32.4% | 8 | 9 |
| 5 | BMW | 56,464 | 21.4% | 5 | 409,395 | 12.2% | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Mercedes | 52,826 | 4.6% | 7 | 406,648 | 12.7% | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Renault | 52,188 | 31.3% | 2 | 401,958 | 21.2% | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Kia | 51,060 | 19.3% | 9 | 338,835 | 6.5% | 9 | 10 |
| 9 | Hyundai | 46,952 | 2.7% | 12 | 315,035 | 3.6% | 12 | 11 |
| 10 | Peugeot | 45,623 | -6.2% | 6 | 401,758 | 5.4% | 7 | 5 |
| 11 | Ford | 44,252 | 25.5% | 10 | 337,272 | 9.7% | 10 | 8 |
| 12 | Dacia | 42,284 | -1.7% | 11 | 334,224 | 25.3% | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | Opel/Vauxhall | 33,869 | -2.7% | 14 | 274,786 | 5.2% | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Fiat | 30,796 | -5.0% | 16 | 227,697 | -2.8% | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Citroën | 25,505 | -19.0% | 15 | 221,175 | -2.9% | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | Nissan | 22,182 | 41.9% | 17 | 170,004 | 31.9% | 17 | 17 |
| 17 | Seat | 22,135 | 34.0% | 20 | 155,261 | 13.7% | 19 | 19 |
| 18 | Volvo | 21,353 | 33.8% | 18 | 165,196 | 25.9% | 18 | 16 |
| 19 | Cupra | 18,613 | 51.0% | 21 | 111,730 | 48.2% | 21 | 21 |
| 20 | MG | 17,430 | 148.3% | 19 | 121,723 | 130.8% | 20 | 24 |
| 21 | Tesla | 17,334 | 794.4% | 13 | 202,572 | 134.2% | 16 | 18 |
| 22 | Suzuki | 15,829 | 59.7% | 24 | 106,298 | 40.7% | 23 | 23 |
| 23 | Mini | 15,190 | 18.4% | 22 | 106,850 | 11.7% | 22 | 20 |
| 24 | Mazda | 13,179 | 87.0% | 23 | 105,912 | 48.2% | 24 | 22 |
| 25 | Jeep | 10,521 | 33.6% | 25 | 74,449 | 15.9% | 25 | 25 |
Europe July 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Jul-23 | /22 | Jun | 2023 | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | VW T-Roc | 18,296 | -3.4% | 4 | 129,988 | 24.0% | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Dacia Sandero | 16,748 | 0.7% | 2 | 140,156 | 23.7% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | VW Golf | 15,972 | 11.1% | 9 | 104,546 | 1.2% | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | Renault Clio | 15,922 | 127.9% | 3 | 116,220 | 52.1% | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | VW Tiguan | 14,506 | 6.6% | 8 | 105,145 | 37.1% | 8 | 9 |
| 6 | Skoda Octavia | 14,470 | 38.1% | 14 | 96,767 | 72.1% | 13 | 25 |
| 7 | Hyundai Tucson | 13,866 | -3.7% | 15 | 96,594 | 5.4% | 14 | 8 |
| 8 | Toyota Yaris | 13,767 | -7.7% | 11 | 98,256 | 6.7% | 12 | 5 |
| 9 | Ford Puma | 13,732 | 87.7% | 10 | 91,078 | 12.5% | 16 | 15 |
| 10 | Peugeot 208 | 13,674 | -16.2% | 5 | 119,373 | -5.7% | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Kia Sportage | 13,533 | 6.6% | 19 | 90,912 | 13.4% | 17 | 17 |
| 12 | Dacia Duster | 12,271 | -17.8% | 17 | 99,143 | 12.6% | 10 | 10 |
| 13 | Peugeot 2008 | 11,933 | 0.2% | 12 | 95,926 | 12.5% | 15 | 13 |
| 14 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 11,811 | -3.1% | 16 | 108,025 | 41.9% | 7 | 16 |
| 15 | Opel/Vauxhall Corsa | 11,780 | -15.8% | 6 | 117,417 | 14.9% | 5 | 7 |
| 16 | Fiat Panda | 11,773 | 34.8% | 36 | 73,053 | -6.5% | 23 | 21 |
| 17 | Fiat 500 | 11,726 | -19.1% | 13 | 98,761 | 5.1% | 11 | 6 |
| 18 | Toyota Corolla | 11,527 | 26.8% | 25 | 73,643 | -6.1% | 22 | 19 |
| 19 | Citroen C3 | 11,357 | 1.1% | 23 | 79,670 | -5.1% | 20 | 12 |
| 20 | Tesla Model Y | 11,317 | 568.1% | 1 | 147,881 | 220.3% | 1 | 14 |
| 21 | Nissan Qashqai | 11,000 | 35.3% | 21 | 84,441 | 36.2% | 19 | 22 |
| 22 | Renault Captur | 10,828 | -0.8% | 7 | 88,462 | 7.0% | 18 | 18 |
| 23 | VW Polo | 10,771 | 42.9% | 18 | 75,741 | 17.2% | 21 | 24 |
| 24 | Audi A3 | 10,392 | 23.6% | 24 | 71,103 | 16.1% | 25 | 28 |
| 25 | Mini Hatch | 10,226 | 11.4% | 22 | 70,934 | 6.2% | 26 | 23 |
| 26 | Ford Kuga | 10,187 | 24.9% | 26 | 71,433 | 3.5% | 24 | 20 |
| 27 | Cupra Formentor | 9,320 | 42.9% | 31 | 61,282 | 17.4% | 32 | 36 |
| 28 | Volvo XC40 | 9,022 | 38.6% | 28 | 69,202 | 34.7% | 27 | 31 |
| 29 | VW ID.4 | 8,872 | 95.2% | 32 | 50,544 | 86.2% | 42 | 50 |
| 30 | Hyundai Kona | 8,714 | 6.4% | 34 | 55,891 | -6.9% | 35 | 29 |
| 31 | Opel/Vauxhall Mokka | 8,401 | 5.9% | 27 | 62,884 | 9.7% | 31 | 32 |
| 32 | Toyota Aygo/X | 8,041 | -4.2% | 46 | 47,845 | 35.7% | 47 | 43 |
| 33 | Ford Focus | 8,038 | 52.6% | 35 | 66,359 | 55.7% | 28 | 42 |
| 34 | VW T-Cross | 7,919 | -7.8% | 37 | 65,913 | -0.3% | 29 | 26 |
| 35 | Skoda Karoq | 7,662 | 36.4% | 41 | 53,926 | 37.5% | 36 | 48 |
| 36 | Kia Picanto | 7,390 | 121.0% | 56 | 43,191 | 44.1% | 53 | 72 |
| 37 | Toyota C-HR | 7,271 | -12.2% | 49 | 65,094 | -3.8% | 30 | 30 |
| 38 | Peugeot 308 | 7,221 | -15.9% | 33 | 59,833 | 14.1% | 33 | 34 |
| 39 | BMW X1 | 7,184 | 153.1% | 44 | 49,029 | 3.6% | 46 | 49 |
| 40 | BMW 3 Series | 7,144 | -3.3% | 59 | 49,338 | -4.6% | 45 | 37 |
| 41 | Skoda Kodiaq | 6,936 | 15.8% | 54 | 50,101 | 20.1% | 44 | 54 |
| 42 | Skoda Kamiq | 6,878 | 6.7% | 61 | 52,759 | 31.6% | 39 | 46 |
| 43 | MG ZS | 6,664 | 98.6% | 30 | 43,204 | 104.2% | 52 | 86 |
| 44 | Mercedes C Class | 6,555 | 23.8% | 42 | 50,155 | 16.9% | 43 | 45 |
| 45 | BMW 1 Series | 6,514 | 23.1% | 43 | 51,005 | 35.6% | 41 | 53 |
| 46 | Seat Arona | 6,510 | 25.9% | 58 | 52,956 | 24.5% | 38 | 62 |
| 47 | Volvo XC60 | 6,430 | 31.2% | 57 | 45,494 | 20.9% | 48 | 56 |
| 48 | Dacia Jogger | 6,420 | -6.7% | 29 | 53,536 | 89.6% | 37 | 67 |
| 49 | VW Taigo | 6,416 | -5.6% | 45 | 52,437 | 39.0% | 40 | 51 |
| 50 | Renault Arkana | 6,138 | 35.8% | 53 | 45,164 | -2.4% | 49 | 40 |
Source: JATO Dynamics
