Toyota and Suzuki S-Cross best-sellers, volumes down -13.3% – Best Selling Cars Blog
The Suzuki S-Cross easily tops the Hungarian charts over Q1 2022. Picture cartarsblog.hu
In March, 12,790 new light vehicles found a buyer including 11,148 Passenger Cars. Over the First Quarter of the year, the light vehicle total stands at 32,947 units, down -13.3% on the same period in 2021. Among these, 28,690 Passenger Cars were sold (-10.9%) and 4,257 Light Commercial Vehicles (-26.9%). In the PC+LCV brands ranking, Toyota leads the way with 13.3% share followed by Suzuki at 11.9%, Ford at 11.2%, Volkswagen at 7% and Skoda at 6.5%. In the PC only brands ranking, Toyota (+26.7%) again is #1 ahead of Suzuki (+20.9%), Ford (-15.5%), Kia (+8.2%) and Volkswagen. Dacia (-43.9%) is struggling at #8 whereas Opel (+166.5%) shoots up to #9. Both Mercedes (#7) and BMW (#10) manage to slide into the Top 10 over the period.
Model-wise, the Suzuki S-Cross is the best-seller over Q1 with 6.4% share, dislodging the Suzuki Vitara far below at 4%. The Kia Ceed advances two spots on its FY2021 ranking to #3 while the Toyota Corolla is up four to #4 and the Skoda Octavia is up three to #5. Meanwhile the Dacia Duster is down two to #6 but the Toyota Yaris (+7), C-HR (+10) and RAV4 (+7) all post fantastic lifts to all fit within the Top 10 as does the Opel Astra K (+26). the Toyota Yaris Cross lands directly at #11 ahead of he Ford Kuga.
Previous month: Hungary February 2022: Suzuki S-Cross cements leadership in market off -14.4%
Full Q1 2022 Top 5 PC+LCV brands, Top 10 PC brands and Top 40 PC+LCV models below.
Hungary Q1 2022 – brands (PC+LCV):
| Pos | Brand | Q1 2022 | % | FY21 |
| 1 | Toyota | 4,383 | 13.3% | 2 |
| 2 | Suzuki | 3,913 | 11.9% | 1 |
| 3 | Ford | 3,680 | 11.2% | 3 |
| 4 | Volkswagen | 2,310 | 7.0% | 7 |
| 5 | Skoda | 2,153 | 6.5% | 5 |
Hungary Q1 2022 – brands (PC only):
| Pos | Brand | Q1 2022 | % | /21 | FY21 |
| 1 | Toyota | 3,807 | 13.3% | 26.7% | 3 |
| 2 | Suzuki | 3,755 | 13.1% | 20.9% | 2 |
| 3 | Ford | 2,639 | 9.2% | -15.5% | 1 |
| 4 | Kia | 2,153 | 7.5% | 8.2% | 4 |
| 5 | Volkswagen | 2,023 | 7.1% | 6.2% | 5 |
| 6 | Skoda | 1,866 | 6.5% | -15.6% | 7 |
| 7 | Mercedes | 1,357 | 4.7% | n/a | 9 |
| 8 | Dacia | 1,304 | 4.5% | -43.9% | 6 |
| 9 | Opel | 1,202 | 4.2% | 166.5% | 11 |
| 10 | BMW | 1,111 | 3.9% | n/a | 12 |
| n/a | Audi | 771 | 2.7% | 35.0% | 18 |
| n/a | Fiat | 627 | 2.2% | -69.2% | 8 |
| n/a | SsangYong | 455 | 1.6% | 52.7% | 23 |
| n/a | Peugeot | 361 | 1.3% | -32.0% | 17 |
| n/a | Seat | 183 | 0.6% | -38.6% | 21 |
| n/a | Tesla | 162 | 0.6% | 3950.0% | 31 |
| n/a | Abarth | 161 | 0.6% | 133.3% | 30 |
| n/a | Jeep | 123 | 0.4% | -87.5% | 14 |
| n/a | Porsche | 116 | 0.4% | 52.6% | 29 |
| n/a | Land Rover | 23 | 0.1% | -82.0% | 28 |
| n/a | Jaguar | 10 | 0.0% | -63.0% | 33 |
| n/a | Ferrari | 6 | 0.0% | -40.0% | 36 |
Hungary Q1 2022 – models (PC+LCV):
| Pos | Model | Q1 2022 | % | FY21 |
| 1 | Suzuki S-Cross | 2,094 | 6.4% | 2 |
| 2 | Suzuki Vitara | 1,326 | 4.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Kia Ceed | 1,036 | 3.1% | 5 |
| 4 | Toyota Corolla | 1,019 | 3.1% | 8 |
| 5 | Skoda Octavia | 827 | 2.5% | 7 |
| 6 | Dacia Duster | 791 | 2.4% | 4 |
| 7 | Toyota Yaris | 635 | 1.9% | 14 |
| 8 | Toyota C-HR | 567 | 1.7% | 18 |
| 9 | Toyota RAV4 | 552 | 1.7% | 16 |
| 10 | Opel Astra K | 514 | 1.6% | 36 |
| 11 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 492 | 1.5% | n/a |
| 12 | Ford Kuga | 479 | 1.5% | n/a |
| 13 | Kia Sportage | 452 | 1.4% | 10 |
| 14 | Ford Tourneo Custom | 448 | 1.4% | 9 |
| 15 | Fiat 500 | 448 | 1.4% | 3 |
| 16 | VW T-Roc | 433 | 1.3% | 26 |
| 17 | Ford Focus | 408 | 1.2% | 20 |
| 18 | Renault Master | 408 | 1.2% | n/a |
| 19 | Ford Puma | 399 | 1.2% | 13 |
| 20 | Toyota Hilux | 374 | 1.1% | n/a |
| 21 | Ford Ranger | 354 | 1.1% | n/a |
| 22 | Ssangyong Korando | 336 | 1.0% | 38 |
| 23 | Ford Transit | 323 | 1.0% | 6 |
| 24 | Hyundai i30 | 310 | 0.9% | 21 |
| 25 | VW T-Cross | 298 | 0.9% | 29 |
| 26 | Hyundai Tucson | 296 | 0.9% | 15 |
| 27 | Skoda Superb | 258 | 0.8% | 34 |
| 28 | Ford Ecosport | 256 | 0.8% | 40 |
| 29 | Volvo XC60 | 244 | 0.7% | 39 |
| 30 | Ford Transit Custom | 244 | 0.7% | 48 |
| 31 | Opel Mokka | 243 | 0.7% | n/a |
| 32 | Skoda Kodiaq | 234 | 0.7% | 27 |
| 33 | Opel Crossland | 230 | 0.7% | 22 |
| 34 | VW Passat | 226 | 0.7% | 24 |
| 35 | VW Golf | 221 | 0.7% | 32 |
| 36 | Kia Niro | 214 | 0.6% | 33 |
| 37 | Hyundai Kona | 213 | 0.6% | 28 |
| 38 | Skoda Scala | 212 | 0.6% | 31 |
| 39 | Volvo XC40 | 204 | 0.6% | 35 |
| 40 | Renault Clio | 193 | 0.6% | 41 |
Source: Datahouse. Many thanks to Csaba.
