During the past year 2020 new vehicle registrations in Austria registered a significant decrease of 24.5% compared to fiscal 2019 until reaching a total volume of 248,740 units delivered to new customers.
By types of fuel gasoline dominated with 43.3% share and 107,771 units sold while diesel lagged behind with 36.5% and 90,909 units. Also 15,972 pure electric vehicles, 7,641 PHEVs, 26,046 simple hybrids and 386 vehicles adapted to gas were sold.
Although the market in general has experienced a significant drop, there are firms like Tesla that managed to improve their figures compared to the previous year. It should also be noted the good acceptance of MG in its first months, in addition to the welcome to JAC and Cupra
BRAND RANKING YEAR 2020
- VW 38,272
- Skoda 23,602
- SEAT 15,893
- BMW 15,812
- Ford 14,019
- Renault 13,510
- Hyundai 13,057
- Mercedes 13.003
- Audi 10,985
- Opel 9,627
- Peugeot 8.964
- Fiat 8,919
- Kia 6,935
- Mazda 6,876
- Dacia 6,843
- Citroën 5,939
- Toyota 5,728
- Suzuki 5,323
- Volvo 3,361
- Tesla 3,229
- Mitsubishi 3,101
- Nissan 2,866
- MINI 2,569
- Jeep 2,163
- Land Rover 1,621
- Honda 1,427
- Porsche 1,379
- Alfa Romeo 1,163
- JAC 554
- Subaru 435
- Smart 269
- DS 255
- Lexus 220
- MG 176
- SsangYong 149
- Cupra 148
- Lada 68
- Ferrari 61
- Lamborghini 41
- Maserati 35
- Bentley 32
- JAC 21
- Aston Martin 16
- Dodge 12
- Morgan 9
- Lotus 5
- McLaren 5
- Caterham 4
- Infiniti 4
- Rolls Royce 2
- Bugatti 1
- Chevrolet 1
- Polestar 1
Among the firms that recorded the most significant decreases, it is worth mentioning Opel (-43.7%), Suzuki (-38.0%), Mazda (-37.8%) and Fiat (-33.2%)
TOP 20 MODELS YEAR 2020
- Skoda Octavia 7.967
- VW Golf 6.971
- Skoda Fabia 5.356
- Fiat 500 5,157
- VW Polo 5.148
- VW T-Roc 4.198
- VW T-Cross 4.001
- VW Tiguan 3,597
- Renault Clio 3,415
- Opel Corsa 3,217
- Skoda Karoq 3.164
- SEAT Ateca 3.154
- Hyundai Tucson 3,143
- Ford Focus 3,121
- SEAT Ibiza 2,990
- BMW X1 2,989
- SEAT Leon 2,952
- Tesla Model3 2,892
- SEAT Alhambra 2,838
- SEAT Arona 2.830
Family vehicles are in great demand in Austria and there the Skoda Octavia It brings out the versatility of the Combi to conquer the public, managing to dominate the general market. All-wheel drive units are also in high demand in this country, especially in conventional passenger cars. In any case, the entire VAG offer is very well sold.
Beyond the German giant, the good work of the Hyundai Tucson, Fiat 500 and the new generation of Opel corsa that has managed to recover positions with respect to previous years. Another highlight was the BMW X1 that was able to maintain its position among the best sellers in the country.
TOP 10 BEV YEAR 2020
- Tesla Model3 2,892
- Renault ZOE 2.071
- VW ID.3 1,669
- Kia e-Niro 1,125
- Hyundai Kona BEV 861
- Audi e-tron 782
- BMW i3 679
- SEAT Mii Electric 548
- VW e-Golf 401
- VW e-Up! 376
Electric vehicles have improved their figures considerably compared to 2019, pointing to a rise of 72.9% and a total volume of 15,972 units that already represent a share of 6.4%. Of course, the good data that are recorded in the Netherlands or Norway are not achieved but it seems that customers who want a “zero emissions” product are multiplying.
Of course the Tesla Model 3 it uses its network of super-chargers to guarantee very good mobility around the old continent and this has weight in sales. He Renault ZOE for its part, it plays with the possibility of recharging in AC sockets of up to 22 kW, a solution that reduces costs as there are many free points of this type. He VW ID.3 for its part, it seems that in a few months it will be the Austrian market leader.
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