Hyundai (+112.5%) sails off in positive market (+10.2%) – Best Selling Cars Blog

The Hyundai Bayon is up to #13 in Ireland this month. Picture by completecar.ie

It’s a second consecutive year-on-year lift for the Irish new car market in April at +10.2% to 7,874 sales. The year-to-date volume now stands at 57,764 units, up 4.2% over the same period in 2021. This month Hyundai (+112.5%) sails away with 15.7% share vs. 14% year-to-date, distancing Volkswagen (-8.6%) and last month’s leader Toyota (+22.9%). Kia (+64.2%) surges year-on-year but drops one spot on March to #4. Mercedes (+58%) is the only additional gainer in the Top 10, with Peugeot (-37.8%), Skoda (-27.4%) and Ford (-20.4%) hit the hardest. Below, Citroen (+2300%), Cupra (+569.2%), MG (+400%) and Fiat (+100%) all post surreal gains, with Suzuki (+76.9%), Opel (+52.6%), Mini (+43.6%) and Nissan (+35.3%) also strong.

Over in the models ranking, the Hyundai Tucson (+96.6%) dominates more than ever, selling more than double any other vehicle in the country. The VW ID.4 (+27.4%) is back up six spots on March to land at #2 while the Kia Sportage (+127.5%) is up two ranks last month  to round out the podium. The Toyota Yaris Cross easily tops recent launches at #4, up three spots on March. The Toyota RAV4 (+45.6%), Skoda Kodiaq (+42.1%) and Hyundai Kona (+31.9%) also post impressive year-on-year evolutions in the remainder of the Top 10 whereas the Toyota C-HR (-27.9%) and Corolla (-11.7%) both suffer. Further down, the Hyundai Bayon is up a whopping 61 ranks on last month to hit a record #13 and 2nd best recent launch with the Kia EV6 just below at #14 (+10). Notice also the Cupra Formentor up 636.4% to a best-ever #25 and the Dacia Jogger breaking into the Top 50 at #44.

Previous month: Ireland March 2022: First market uptick of the year at +40.7%, Toyota places Yaris and Corolla on top

One year ago: Ireland April 2021: Hyundai Tucson returns to #1 in market down -19.6% on two years ago

Full April 2022 Top 35 All-brands and Top 195 All-models below.

Ireland April 2022 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Apr-22	%	/21	Mar	2022	%	/21	Pos	FY21
1	Hyundai	1,239	15.7%	112.5%	2	8,112	14.0%	45.3%	2	3
2	Volkswagen	916	11.6%	-8.6%	4	4,392	7.6%	-29.6%	4	2
3	Toyota	912	11.6%	22.9%	1	10,353	17.9%	46.6%	1	1
4	Kia	701	8.9%	64.2%	3	4,571	7.9%	38.3%	3	6
5	Skoda	515	6.5%	-27.4%	7	4,066	7.0%	-17.8%	5	4
6	Audi	475	6.0%	-15.8%	10	2,367	4.1%	3.0%	9	10
7	Ford	402	5.1%	-20.4%	5	3,188	5.5%	-29.3%	6	5
8	Mercedes	387	4.9%	58.0%	9	2,013	3.5%	6.8%	12	13
9	BMW	342	4.3%	-9.8%	8	2,268	3.9%	3.3%	10	9
10	Peugeot	324	4.1%	-37.8%	6	2,820	4.9%	-8.7%	7	7
11	Opel	235	3.0%	52.6%	13	1,355	2.3%	13.3%	13	14
12	Nissan	207	2.6%	35.3%	12	2,502	4.3%	-1.5%	8	8
13	Renault	204	2.6%	-2.4%	14	2,047	3.5%	-13.7%	11	11
14	Seat	168	2.1%	-41.7%	16	929	1.6%	-55.4%	15	12
15	Dacia	129	1.6%	-3.0%	17	1,262	2.2%	-6.7%	14	15
16	Volvo	106	1.3%	-11.7%	18	912	1.6%	23.6%	16	16
17	Citroen	96	1.2%	2300.0%	20	710	1.2%	45.8%	17	20
18	Suzuki	92	1.2%	76.9%	15	597	1.0%	1.4%	20	17
19	Cupra	87	1.1%	569.2%	22	302	0.5%	420.7%	21	28
20	MG	65	0.8%	400.0%	29	197	0.3%	181.4%	27	24
21	Mini	56	0.7%	43.6%	26	294	0.5%	8.1%	22	23
22	Mazda	42	0.5%	-41.7%	19	643	1.1%	3.9%	19	18
23	Jaguar	34	0.4%	6.3%	27	87	0.2%	26.1%	29	30
24	Fiat	28	0.4%	100.0%	21	197	0.3%	82.4%	26	27
25	Land Rover	26	0.3%	-72.0%	24	235	0.4%	-47.7%	24	19
26	Honda	26	0.3%	-7.1%	25	221	0.4%	-38.8%	25	22
27	Lexus	20	0.3%	-13.0%	23	292	0.5%	37.7%	23	25
28	Tesla	13	0.2%	30.0%	11	672	1.2%	97.6%	18	21
29	Porsche	13	0.2%	0.0%	28	161	0.3%	87.2%	28	29
30	DS	4	0.1%	n/a	30	39	0.1%	n/a	30	32
31	SsangYong	4	0.1%	-69.2%	32	12	0.0%	-76.9%	31	31
32	Jeep	4	0.1%	#DIV/0!	31	8	0.0%	300.0%	32	34
33	Alfa Romeo	1	0.0%	-50.0%	34	7	0.0%	16.7%	33	33
34	Bentley	1	0.0%	n/a	–	1	0.0%	0.0%	35	37
35	Morgan	0	0.0%	n/a	33	2	0.0%	100.0%	34	36

Ireland April 2022 – models:

Pos	Model	Apr-22	%	/21	Mar	2022	%	/21	Pos	FY21
1	Hyundai Tucson	570	7.2%	96.6%	3	3,889	6.7%	31.7%	1	1
2	VW ID.4	279	3.5%	27.4%	8	1,021	1.8%	63.1%	13	19
3	Kia Sportage	232	2.9%	127.5%	5	1,835	3.2%	64.3%	6	10
4	Toyota Yaris Cross	229	2.9%	new	7	1,370	2.4%	new	7	123
5	Toyota Corolla	218	2.8%	-11.7%	2	2,956	5.1%	26.6%	2	2
6	Skoda Kodiaq	206	2.6%	42.1%	9	1,239	2.1%	8.0%	9	13
7	Hyundai Kona	186	2.4%	31.9%	15	1,365	2.4%	17.5%	8	12
8	Toyota RAV4	182	2.3%	45.6%	6	1,972	3.4%	31.0%	4	6
9	Peugeot 3008	166	2.1%	1.8%	10	953	1.6%	-16.0%	15	11
10	Toyota C-HR	160	2.0%	-27.9%	4	2,014	3.5%	42.1%	3	5
11	VW Golf	150	1.9%	-2.6%	30	421	0.7%	-67.2%	39	8
12	VW Tiguan	129	1.6%	-27.9%	16	744	1.3%	-48.8%	18	4
13	Hyundai Bayon	126	1.6%	new	74	240	0.4%	new	70	107
14	Kia EV6	121	1.5%	new	24	718	1.2%	new	19	172
15	Ford Puma	119	1.5%	21.4%	11	1,202	2.1%	50.3%	10	14
16	VW Polo	115	1.5%	30.7%	37	533	0.9%	-30.1%	29	17
17	Toyota Yaris	114	1.4%	-5.0%	1	1,884	3.3%	33.2%	5	3
18	Kia Sorento	107	1.4%	0.0%	28	294	0.5%	-26.5%	56	44
19	Seat Arona	100	1.3%	117.4%	48	393	0.7%	-25.0%	41	27
20	Ford Fiesta	87	1.1%	29.9%	38	215	0.4%	-74.3%	76	32
21	Hyundai i20	86	1.1%	-10.4%	23	399	0.7%	-48.0%	40	22
22	Renault Clio	83	1.1%	10.7%	36	687	1.2%	-2.0%	21	26
23	Audi Q3	83	1.1%	-1.2%	31	434	0.8%	23.6%	38	56
24	Ford Focus	82	1.0%	-53.1%	13	928	1.6%	-38.4%	16	9
25	Cupra Formentor	81	1.0%	636.4%	44	270	0.5%	462.5%	60	114
26	Mercedes E Class	80	1.0%	27.0%	27	527	0.9%	-11.3%	30	38
27	Audi A6	80	1.0%	-14.0%	39	355	0.6%	-8.5%	46	54
28	Ford Kuga	78	1.0%	-17.0%	26	677	1.2%	-31.1%	22	15
29	Audi A3	77	1.0%	-33.6%	42	275	0.5%	-43.2%	59	42
30	Dacia Duster	72	0.9%	84.6%	51	620	1.1%	-8.8%	24	30
31	Peugeot 208	72	0.9%	16.1%	19	535	0.9%	54.6%	28	58
32	BMW X5	72	0.9%	-16.3%	33	366	0.6%	9.3%	45	48
33	BMW 4-Series	72	0.9%	227.3%	55	237	0.4%	106.1%	72	105
34	Hyundai i30	70	0.9%	112.1%	46	392	0.7%	28.5%	42	59
35	Kia Niro	66	0.8%	-38.3%	45	460	0.8%	-28.3%	35	23
36	Opel Crossland X	65	0.8%	170.8%	68	267	0.5%	34.8%	62	64
37	VW ID.3	65	0.8%	-40.4%	72	201	0.3%	-58.7%	78	24
38	Nissan Leaf	64	0.8%	120.7%	32	613	1.1%	30.7%	25	45
39	Volvo XC60	63	0.8%	34.0%	56	388	0.7%	68.7%	44	71
40	Kia Ceed	60	0.8%	20.0%	41	513	0.9%	-5.5%	31	34
41	Nissan Micra	60	0.8%	36.4%	25	449	0.8%	-31.1%	36	25
42	Hyundai Santa Fe	59	0.7%	1866.7%	89	338	0.6%	604.2%	49	75
43	VW T-Cross	59	0.7%	3.5%	58	292	0.5%	4.7%	57	51
44	Dacia Jogger	57	0.7%	new	82	89	0.2%	new	113	–
45	Skoda Superb	56	0.7%	-42.9%	53	388	0.7%	-25.4%	43	37
46	Hyundai Ioniq 5	53	0.7%	new	14	1,127	2.0%	new	12	145
47	Opel Mokka	53	0.7%	35.9%	22	442	0.8%	1033.3%	37	89
48	Skoda Fabia	53	0.7%	39.5%	71	222	0.4%	-46.2%	74	46
49	Opel Grandland X	51	0.6%	121.7%	117	86	0.1%	-67.0%	114	61
50	Suzuki Vitara	49	0.6%	104.2%	29	315	0.5%	21.6%	51	50
51	Nissan Qashqai	48	0.6%	50.0%	35	968	1.7%	24.4%	14	16
52	Kia Stonic	48	0.6%	37.1%	67	325	0.6%	6.9%	50	47
53	Skoda Karoq	48	0.6%	-63.4%	70	312	0.5%	-58.2%	52	20
54	Mini Hatch	48	0.6%	60.0%	73	243	0.4%	22.1%	68	68
55	Citroen C4	47	0.6%	new	84	291	0.5%	14450.0%	58	128
56	Audi Q2	47	0.6%	17.5%	100	148	0.3%	26.5%	88	91
57	Audi A4	45	0.6%	-49.4%	57	344	0.6%	10.3%	47	57
58	Hyundai i10	45	0.6%	221.4%	64	308	0.5%	31.6%	53	60
59	VW Passat	45	0.6%	-47.1%	113	270	0.5%	-44.1%	61	39
60	Renault Zoe	44	0.6%	57.1%	52	185	0.3%	17.8%	81	65
61	Kia Rio	44	0.6%	266.7%	85	149	0.3%	-6.9%	87	76
62	Hyundai Ioniq	44	0.6%	633.3%	139	53	0.1%	-53.5%	130	103
63	Mercedes C Class	43	0.5%	616.7%	79	141	0.2%	101.4%	92	134
64	Skoda Octavia	42	0.5%	-72.4%	20	1,160	2.0%	-19.6%	11	7
65	Mercedes G Class	42	0.5%	4100.0%	–	47	0.1%	2250.0%	136	238
66	Opel Corsa	39	0.5%	77.3%	60	303	0.5%	-25.7%	54	41
67	Mercedes GLE	39	0.5%	1850.0%	108	134	0.2%	362.1%	97	138
68	Peugeot 2008	38	0.5%	-72.7%	17	690	1.2%	-7.8%	20	21
69	Mercedes GLC	38	0.5%	40.7%	34	265	0.5%	26.8%	65	69
70	Skoda Scala	38	0.5%	-34.5%	61	258	0.4%	12.7%	66	78
71	Skoda Kamiq	36	0.5%	-58.6%	50	339	0.6%	-24.2%	48	36
72	Skoda Enyaq	36	0.5%	new	127	148	0.3%	new	89	100
73	Nissan Juke	35	0.4%	-20.5%	65	472	0.8%	-18.6%	34	29
74	BMW X1	35	0.4%	29.6%	54	247	0.4%	104.1%	67	90
75	Mercedes CLA	35	0.4%	75.0%	49	239	0.4%	73.2%	71	70
76	Audi Q5	34	0.4%	41.7%	94	173	0.3%	10.9%	82	72
77	MG HS	32	0.4%	3100.0%	186	70	0.1%	775.0%	124	135
78	Mercedes GLB	31	0.4%	93.8%	165	51	0.1%	-66.7%	133	73
79	BMW 5-Series	30	0.4%	-73.5%	18	580	1.0%	0.2%	26	33
80	Renault Arkana	29	0.4%	new	43	800	1.4%	new	17	95
81	Seat Ateca	29	0.4%	-53.2%	75	197	0.3%	-59.7%	79	40
82	VW Arteon	29	0.4%	11.5%	80	168	0.3%	64.7%	83	108
83	Audi e-Tron	28	0.4%	0.0%	98	128	0.2%	30.6%	99	112
84	Suzuki Swift	28	0.4%	366.7%	77	109	0.2%	-42.6%	103	92
85	Renault Kadjar	27	0.3%	440.0%	162	71	0.1%	-74.6%	123	88
86	Volvo XC40	25	0.3%	-43.2%	63	266	0.5%	-3.3%	64	62
87	Opel Insignia	25	0.3%	-41.9%	103	215	0.4%	22.2%	77	79
88	BMW iX	25	0.3%	new	92	100	0.2%	new	106	–
89	Peugeot 5008	24	0.3%	-80.6%	40	494	0.9%	-28.3%	33	28
90	Audi A5	24	0.3%	-45.5%	91	141	0.2%	-19.4%	91	94
91	MG5	24	0.3%	n/a	159	90	0.2%	8900.0%	112	119
92	Land Rover Discovery Sport	24	0.3%	33.3%	120	73	0.1%	15.9%	118	118
93	Mercedes A Class	22	0.3%	-57.7%	78	162	0.3%	-48.2%	86	74
94	BMW 2-Series	22	0.3%	-8.3%	99	126	0.2%	-35.4%	100	66
95	BMW iX3	22	0.3%	new	188	45	0.1%	new	137	124
96	Renault Captur	21	0.3%	-70.4%	125	300	0.5%	-61.5%	55	31
97	Kia Picanto	21	0.3%	133.3%	47	221	0.4%	112.5%	75	96
98	Mercedes EQA	21	0.3%	new	81	133	0.2%	new	98	152
99	VW Taigo	21	0.3%	new	87	74	0.1%	new	117	–
100	BMW X3	20	0.3%	-28.6%	62	142	0.2%	-19.3%	90	77
101	Seat Tarraco	19	0.2%	-66.7%	111	73	0.1%	-79.5%	120	53
102	Mazda3	18	0.2%	0.0%	105	104	0.2%	-27.3%	105	99
103	Jaguar i-Pace	17	0.2%	142.9%	164	44	0.1%	131.6%	139	163
104	Jaguar F-Pace	17	0.2%	13.3%	107	39	0.1%	34.5%	144	139
105	Audi Q4	16	0.2%	new	76	137	0.2%	new	95	109
106	Honda Jazz	15	0.2%	200.0%	101	90	0.2%	119.5%	111	126
107	Ford Mustang	15	0.2%	n/a	137	47	0.1%	2250.0%	135	166
108	Audi Q7	15	0.2%	-21.1%	118	40	0.1%	-25.9%	142	144
109	Fiat 500	14	0.2%	75.0%	69	99	0.2%	76.8%	107	125
110	Audi A1	13	0.2%	-38.1%	135	105	0.2%	-19.8%	104	106
111	BMW X4	13	0.2%	1200.0%	153	26	0.0%	116.7%	156	196
112	BMW 3-Series	12	0.2%	-78.6%	66	266	0.5%	-34.8%	63	49
113	Suzuki Ignis	12	0.2%	-29.4%	106	92	0.2%	-20.7%	109	102
114	BMW 1-Series	12	0.2%	-25.0%	86	77	0.1%	-48.7%	116	86
115	Citroen C4 Picasso	12	0.2%	n/a	132	68	0.1%	142.9%	125	150
116	Peugeot 508	11	0.1%	57.1%	128	85	0.1%	63.5%	115	120
117	Mazda2	11	0.1%	120.0%	115	73	0.1%	19.7%	119	129
118	Ford Mondeo	11	0.1%	-80.7%	130	38	0.1%	-86.3%	146	67
119	Mercedes EQB	11	0.1%	new	138	33	0.1%	new	152	–
120	Volvo XC90	10	0.1%	-60.0%	102	241	0.4%	41.8%	69	81
121	Seat Ibiza	10	0.1%	-64.3%	93	223	0.4%	-24.9%	73	55
122	Lexus NX	10	0.1%	66.7%	96	139	0.2%	85.3%	94	121
123	Citroen C3	10	0.1%	n/a	95	134	0.2%	67.5%	96	115
124	Citroen C5 Aircross	10	0.1%	900.0%	116	110	0.2%	-53.2%	102	84
125	Peugeot Rifter	10	0.1%	-33.3%	141	45	0.1%	-18.2%	138	111
126	Seat Leon	10	0.1%	-82.1%	148	43	0.1%	-88.3%	140	52
127	Tesla Model 3	9	0.1%	-10.0%	12	499	0.9%	49.0%	32	43
128	MG ZS	9	0.1%	-25.0%	187	37	0.1%	-39.3%	148	101
129	VW T7	9	0.1%	new	184	11	0.0%	new	185	–
130	VW T-Roc	8	0.1%	-89.5%	83	644	1.1%	-5.3%	23	18
131	Toyota Camry	8	0.1%	-11.1%	110	113	0.2%	-28.9%	101	93
132	Citroen C3 Aircross	8	0.1%	700.0%	122	72	0.1%	5.9%	121	130
133	Citroen Berlingo	8	0.1%	300.0%	157	25	0.0%	-40.5%	157	155
134	Lexus ES	7	0.1%	16.7%	114	97	0.2%	31.1%	108	117
135	Mazda CX-5	6	0.1%	-70.0%	90	189	0.3%	6.2%	80	85
136	Audi e-Tron GT	6	0.1%	new	173	50	0.1%	new	134	178
137	Fiat Tipo	6	0.1%	200.0%	112	35	0.1%	337.5%	150	195
138	Porsche Taycan	5	0.1%	-16.7%	147	71	0.1%	69.0%	122	143
139	Mercedes S Class	5	0.1%	0.0%	133	37	0.1%	-17.8%	147	133
140	Fiat Panda	5	0.1%	25.0%	104	32	0.1%	60.0%	153	174
141	Ford Transit Custom	5	0.1%	150.0%	124	31	0.1%	138.5%	154	156
142	Mercedes CLS	5	0.1%	66.7%	144	28	0.0%	-31.7%	155	160
143	Porsche 911/Carrera	5	0.1%	150.0%	178	12	0.0%	140.0%	181	206
144	Volvo V60	5	0.1%	150.0%	–	7	0.0%	-72.0%	196	154
145	Honda Civic	4	0.1%	-55.6%	161	60	0.1%	-70.0%	126	80
146	Honda CR-V	4	0.1%	33.3%	123	57	0.1%	42.5%	127	122
147	DS 7	4	0.1%	new	175	26	0.0%	new	156	185
148	Mini Clubman	4	0.1%	n/a	177	20	0.0%	900.0%	163	220
149	Mercedes EQS	4	0.1%	new	142	17	0.0%	new	166	–
150	Cupra Born	4	0.1%	new	126	16	0.0%	new	168	–
151	Mazda MX-5	4	0.1%	300.0%	156	12	0.0%	200.0%	180	216
152	Mercedes B Class	4	0.1%	0.0%	145	13	0.0%	-45.8%	182	181
153	Ford Galaxy	4	0.1%	0.0%	171	11	0.0%	-63.3%	183	168
154	Tesla Model X	4	0.1%	n/a	–	8	0.0%	700.0%	193	250
155	Ssangyong Korando	4	0.1%	-60.0%	200	7	0.0%	-77.4%	195	148
156	Mini Countryman	3	0.0%	-50.0%	176	23	0.0%	-64.6%	159	127
156	Fiat 500X	3	0.0%	n/a	134	20	0.0%	42.9%	162	191
157	Peugeot Expert	3	0.0%	50.0%	160	17	0.0%	-26.1%	167	158
158	BMW 7 Series	3	0.0%	0.0%	168	15	0.0%	-16.7%	171	186
159	Honda E	3	0.0%	n/a	154	14	0.0%	0.0%	174	171
160	Audi A7	3	0.0%	200.0%	190	13	0.0%	160.0%	176	204
161	BMW X6	3	0.0%	n/a	156	9	0.0%	0.0%	188	212
162	VW Touareg	3	0.0%	-62.5%	202	6	0.0%	-86.4%	199	149
163	Volvo S90	3	0.0%	50.0%	–	5	0.0%	-75.0%	204	170
164	Mazda CX-30	2	0.0%	-88.2%	121	163	0.3%	3.2%	85	83
165	Kia Soul	2	0.0%	-60.0%	143	56	0.1%	75.0%	128	141
166	Porsche Cayenne	2	0.0%	0.0%	185	55	0.1%	150.0%	129	161
167	Lexus UX	2	0.0%	-75.0%	136	40	0.1%	-14.9%	143	140
168	Suzuki SX4	2	0.0%	-60.0%	109	39	0.1%	62.5%	145	147
169	Mercedes EQC	2	0.0%	-33.3%	131	25	0.0%	47.1%	158	197
170	Audi Q8	2	0.0%	-33.3%	158	17	0.0%	70.0%	165	187
171	Cupra Leon	2	0.0%	0.0%	–	16	0.0%	77.8%	169	177
172	Land Rover Defender	2	0.0%	100.0%	194	8	0.0%	700.0%	191	175
173	Mercedes V Class	2	0.0%	0.0%	–	6	0.0%	-33.3%	198	203
174	VW Caddy	2	0.0%	n/a	201	5	0.0%	-28.6%	205	209
175	Jeep Compass	2	0.0%	n/a	181	4	0.0%	n/a	207	208
176	Jeep Renegade	2	0.0%	n/a	203	4	0.0%	100.0%	208	202
177	Audi A8	2	0.0%	100.0%	–	2	0.0%	-85.7%	223	200
178	Mercedes Unimog	2	0.0%	new	–	2	0.0%	new	224	–
179	VW ID.5	2	0.0%	new	–	2	0.0%	new	225	–
180	Mazda6	1	0.0%	-75.0%	129	51	0.1%	112.5%	132	159
181	Suzuki Swace	1	0.0%	new	140	42	0.1%	new	141	–
182	Opel Combo	1	0.0%	n/a	–	9	0.0%	-25.0%	164	157
183	Ford S-Max	1	0.0%	-50.0%	151	16	0.0%	-36.0%	170	162
184	Lexus RX	1	0.0%	-66.7%	167	14	0.0%	7.7%	175	165
185	Porsche Panamera	1	0.0%	0.0%	–	13	0.0%	85.7%	178	205
186	Toyota Prius	1	0.0%	0.0%	169	11	0.0%	-35.3%	184	184
187	Citroen Spacetourer	1	0.0%	n/a	146	10	0.0%	233.3%	186	229
188	BMW X2	1	0.0%	n/a	191	8	0.0%	-55.6%	189	179
189	Mini Convertible	1	0.0%	-50.0%	192	8	0.0%	100.0%	192	218
190	Mercedes AMG GT	1	0.0%	0.0%	–	6	0.0%	20.0%	194	226
191	Alfa Romeo Giulia	1	0.0%	n/a	196	5	0.0%	66.7%	200	194
192	Bentley Unidentified	1	0.0%	n/a	–	1	0.0%	0.0%	229	240
193	Opel Zafira	1	0.0%	n/a	–	1	0.0%	0.0%	230	251

Source: SIMI