The VW T-Roc is the best-selling vehicle in Europe in May.
27/06 update: Now with Top 25 brands and models data (Source: JATO Dynamics)
Preliminary data from ACEA shows a European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) off -2.6% year-on-year to 1,092,901 units. The year-to-date tally remains in positive however at +4.6% to 5,569,024. Among the main 5 markets, Spain (+3.4%) and the UK (+1.7%) gain ground whereas France (-2.9%), Germany (-4.3%) and Italy (-6.6%) skid. The best performing markets are Croatia (+19%), Romania (+14.7%), Poland (+13.2%), Greece (+6.2%), Hungary (+5.7%), Lithuania (+5.5%) and Denmark (+4%). Reversely Cyprus (-24%), Norway (-23.2%), Iceland (-22.1%), Finland (-17.5%) and Estonia (-16.8%) struggle mightily. Year-to-date, all major 5 markets are up, with the UK at +7.1%, Spain at +6.8%, Germany at +5.2%, France at +4.9% and Italy at +3.4%. Bulgaria (+37%), Croatia (+15%), Cyprus (+12.9%), Greece (+12.1%) and Malta (+11%) shine whereas Iceland (-38.2%), Estonia (-15.3%) and Norway (-14.2%) sink.
BEV sales drop significantly faster than the market at -10.8% and 151,968 units for a 13.9% share vs. 15.2% a year ago in May 2023. 29,708 BEVs were registered in Germany (-30.6%) for a 12.6% share, 26,031 in the UK (+6.2%) for a 17.6% share, 23,892 in France (+5.4%) for a 16.9% share, 10,418 in Belgium (+44.8%) for a 26.8% share, 9,681 in the Netherlands (-11.7%) for a 34.1% share and 7,893 in Norway (-26.7%) for a 77% share. Year-to-date, BEVs are up 2.1% to 745,269 and 13.4% share vs. 13.7% over the same period a year ago. The largest markets for BEVs are Germany at 140,13 (-15.9%), the UK at 133,062 (+9.7%), France at 128,565 (+22.9%) and Belgium at 50,690 (+47.1%). For May, PHEV sales are off -9.6% to 73,757 and 6.7% share vs. 7.3% a year ago, HEVs are up 15.4% to 332,772 and 30.4% share vs. 25.7%, petrol sales drop -6.3% to 384,753 and 35.2% share vs. 36.6% and diesel skids -11.4% to 126,445 and 11.6% share vs. 12.7%.
Toyota Yaris Cross
The Volkswagen Group (+1.8%) ignores the market slump to rise to 27.1% share vs. 25.5% so far this year. In contrast Stellantis (-8.7%) is hit hard. Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi (-1.5%) contains its loss while Hyundai-Kia (-4.9%) loses share year-on-year. The Toyota Group (+8.2%) impresses. Brand-wise, Volkswagen (+2.8%) edges up to over 120,000 sales, keeping its YTD tally in positive also (+1.6%). Toyota (+8.3%) manages the largest gain in the Top 13 and consolidates its 2nd place overall with more than 75,000 units sold for the month. YTD Toyota sales are up a splendid 15.1%. BMW (-6.1%) is down on a particularly high year-ago base and cements its third position YTD. Skoda (+7.4%), Hyundai (+2%) and Renault (+0.8%) are also up in the remainder of the Top 10 whereas Peugeot (-13.3%), Kia (-11.1%), Audi (-9.2%) and Mercedes (-6.6%) skid. Further down, Seat (+25.2%), Land Rover (+25.1%) and Volvo (+23.2%).
Over in the models ranking, Volkswagen trusts the two top spots, with the T-Roc (+11.2%) securing its first win since last July and the Golf (+29.7%) hot on its heels. The T-Roc now ranks #5 year-to-date, still below the #3 it held over the Full Year 2023 while the Golf stays at #2 with sales up 48.1% on the first five months of 2023. Still comfortable leader year-to-date, the Dacia Sandero (-11.1%) drops to #3 for the month ahead of three nameplates in positive: the Renault Clio (+4.9%), Skoda Octavia (+6.4%) and Peugeot 2008 (+7.6%), the latter reaching its highest ranking since last October at #6. #3 so far this year, the Peugeot 208 (-14.6%) is down to #7 for the month ile the Opel Corsa (-11.6%) rallies back up 10 spots on April to #8 but falls year-on-year. The Citroen C3 (+68.6%) continues to be rushed by last minute sales.
Previous month: Europe April 2024: Volvo, Toyota, Suzuki shine in market up 12%
One year ago: Europe May 2023: BMW up to #2, Audi and Renault impress in market up 18.2%, Sandero #1
Full May 2024 Top 10 groups, Top 25 brands and Top 25 models below.
Europe May 2024 – groups (Source ACEA):
| Pos | Group | May-24 | /23 | Apr | 2024 | /23 | Pos | FY23 |
| 1 | Volkswagen Group | 296,446 | + 1.8% | 1 | 1,420,858 | + 3.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Stellantis | 173,969 | – 8.7% | 2 | 938,744 | + 0.5% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi | 133,042 | – 1.5% | 3 | 706,568 | + 8.2% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Hyundai-Kia | 92,196 | – 4.9% | 4 | 461,758 | – 1.5% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Toyota Group | 81,175 | + 8.2% | 5 | 427,918 | + 16.3% | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | BMW Group | 74,318 | – 12.7% | 6 | 384,202 | + 6.2% | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | Mercedes | 55,412 | + 0.2% | 7 | 282,529 | – 0.4% | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Ford Motor | 35,272 | – 21.6% | 8 | 188,021 | – 16.4% | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Volvo | 34,101 | + 26.4% | 9 | 160,145 | + 35.5% | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | SAIC Motor | 20,992 | + 5.2% | n/a | 97,251 | + 21.6% | 11 | n/a |
Europe May 2024 – brands (Source JATO Dynamics):
| Pos | Brand | May-24 | /23 | Apr | 2024 | /23 | Pos | FY23 |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 120,742 | + 2.8% | 1 | 564,892 | + 1.6% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota | 73,898 | + 8.3% | 2 | 394,284 | + 15.1% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | BMW | 65,371 | – 6.1% | 3 | 326,943 | + 14.3% | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Renault | 62,415 | + 0.8% | 5 | 280,429 | + 2.6% | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | Skoda | 62,076 | + 7.4% | 4 | 307,227 | + 10.8% | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Audi | 59,401 | – 9.2% | 7 | 279,905 | – 7.5% | 8 | 3 |
| 7 | Mercedes | 57,163 | – 6.6% | 6 | 292,619 | + 1.2% | 5 | 5 |
| 8 | Peugeot | 53,237 | – 13.3% | 8 | 288,837 | – 1.0% | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | Hyundai | 45,829 | + 2.0% | 10 | 226,302 | + 4.7% | 11 | 12 |
| 10 | Kia | 44,756 | – 11.1% | 11 | 229,217 | – 1.3% | 10 | 9 |
| 11 | Dacia | 43,063 | – 9.3% | 9 | 241,723 | + 2.0% | 9 | 11 |
| 12 | Ford | 38,442 | – 20.2% | 12 | 201,872 | – 15.8% | 12 | 10 |
| 13 | Opel/Vauxhall | 37,361 | – 7.9% | 15 | 189,700 | – 2.1% | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Volvo | 33,098 | + 23.2% | 13 | 158,982 | + 35.3% | 15 | 18 |
| 15 | Citroën | 32,178 | + 6.4% | 14 | 179,027 | + 11.6% | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | Fiat | 26,876 | – 12.8% | 16 | 153,827 | – 5.3% | 16 | 14 |
| 17 | Seat | 25,728 | + 25.2% | 17 | 121,658 | + 11.7% | 18 | 19 |
| 18 | Nissan | 21,881 | + 7.2% | 18 | 144,993 | + 19.9% | 17 | 17 |
| 19 | MG | 21,075 | + 6.9% | 21 | 96,723 | + 21.9% | 20 | 20 |
| 20 | Tesla | 19,558 | – 33.4% | 22 | 119,057 | – 13.1% | 19 | 16 |
| 21 | Cupra | 19,444 | + 8.1% | 20 | 85,559 | + 17.2% | 22 | 21 |
| 22 | Suzuki | 17,047 | + 5.2% | 19 | 93,860 | + 27.4% | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | Mazda | 15,321 | + 14.7% | 23 | 73,796 | – 2.0% | 23 | 24 |
| 24 | Jeep | 11,649 | + 5.6% | 24 | 58,677 | + 13.4% | 24 | 25 |
| 25 | Land Rover | 9,590 | + 25.1% | 26 | 52,838 | + 15.2% | 26 | 26 |
Europe May 2024 – models:
| Pos | Model | May-24 | /23 | Apr | 2024 | /23 | Pos | FY23 |
| 1 | VW T-Roc | 20,387 | + 11.2% | 4 | 89,272 | – 1.1% | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | VW Golf | 20,000 | + 29.7% | 2 | 106,002 | + 48.1% | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Dacia Sandero | 19,332 | – 11.1% | 1 | 116,990 | + 16.3% | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Renault Clio | 18,963 | + 4.9% | 3 | 91,199 | + 17.0% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Skoda Octavia | 16,149 | + 6.4% | 7 | 85,694 | + 29.5% | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | Peugeot 2008 | 15,976 | + 7.6% | 13 | 76,555 | + 13.1% | 11 | 13 |
| 7 | Peugeot 208 | 15,497 | – 14.6% | 5 | 91,667 | + 5.9% | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Opel/Vauxhall Corsa | 15,393 | – 11.6% | 18 | 70,718 | – 19.0% | 15 | 6 |
| 9 | Citroen C3 | 15,291 | + 68.6% | 9 | 84,753 | + 50.8% | 7 | 18 |
| 10 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 14,941 | + 5.7% | 11 | 81,047 | + 0.1% | 8 | 8 |
| 11 | Kia Sportage | 14,822 | + 12.0% | 21 | 71,981 | + 13.8% | 13 | 17 |
| 12 | Toyota Yaris | 14,582 | – 7.4% | 6 | 77,040 | + 13.8% | 10 | 15 |
| 13 | Dacia Duster | 13,810 | + 5.7% | 12 | 69,685 | – 2.5% | 16 | 16 |
| 14 | Ford Puma | 13,084 | – 9.6% | 10 | 72,193 | + 18.7% | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | VW Tiguan | 13,051 | + 3.0% | 8 | 71,796 | – 2.4% | 14 | 9 |
| 16 | Renault Captur | 12,902 | – 6.3% | 17 | 62,719 | + 3.8% | 20 | 19 |
| 17 | Hyundai Tucson | 12,805 | – 6.6% | 14 | 66,587 | – 0.5% | 18 | 14 |
| 18 | Tesla Model Y | 11,662 | – 45.8% | 27 | 79,163 | – 23.7% | 9 | 1 |
| 19 | Audi A3 | 11,062 | – 4.9% | 20 | 58,612 | + 20.7% | 22 | 23 |
| 20 | Fiat Panda | 10,989 | + 21.6% | 15 | 63,342 | + 22.6% | 19 | 25 |
| 21 | Toyota Corolla | 10,608 | – 3.7% | 19 | 59,457 | + 18.6% | 21 | 22 |
| 22 | VW Polo | 10,607 | + 3.3% | 22 | 52,017 | + 3.6% | 23 | 21 |
| 23 | VW T-Cross | 10,541 | + 17.2% | 16 | 49,532 | + 1.8% | 25 | 28 |
| 24 | Nissan Qashqai | 10,069 | – 2.7% | 23 | 69,328 | + 14.9% | 17 | 20 |
| 25 | Toyota C-HR | 9,537 | + 15.2% | 34 | 47,547 | – 5.0% | 26 | 30 |
Source: ACEA
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