New car sales in the EU are up this autumn, but waiting times are at least several months. The EU new car market fell by 8% in the first ten months of the year, but brands such as Toyota, Dacia or Kia grew.

ACEA data showed a decline in new car sales in Europe between January and July, while the market turned positive from August to October, but failed to recover from a fall in the first few months. The EU new car market grew by 12% in October, but with a total of 745,000 vehicles, it was well below pre-pandemic levels. In October 2019, more than one million cars were sold, as in October 2017.

Which brands were able to grow? Among the high-volume ones – Toyota, Hyundai and Dacia, the Romanian brand has grown by 14% in ten months (a total of 353,000 cars, i.e. a share of 4.7%).

Among niche brands, Porsche, Alfa Romeo, Lancia/Chrysler and Alpine grew.

Most car brands fell in price by more than 10%: (Seat (-17%), Skoda (-11%), Fiat (-20%), Renault (-17%), BMW (-11%), Lexus (-23 %), smart (-45%), Jaguar (-33%), Land Rover (-19%), Mazda (-18%).

What market share do the major automotive groups have? Volkswagen (25.1%), Stellantis (20.3%), Renault Group (10.5%) and Hyundai Group (9.5%).

In the top car brands, the rating looks like this: Volkswagen (11.0%), Toyota (7.0%), Peugeot (6.2%), Renault (5.7%), Mercedes (5.6%), BMW ( 5.4%), Skoda (5.1%), Audi (5.1%).

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