Portugal February 2013: Has the market bottomed out?
Opel Mokka. Opel sales are up 49% year-on-year in February in Portugal.
* See the Top 34 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! *
Still no models ranking available for Portugal in 2013, so we’ll have to do with a complete brands ranking which is not so bad. But first let’s marvel at the 9% year-on-year increase the Portuguese new car market is enjoying in February at 7,496 registrations, putting it at +5% and 14,511 units year-to-date. After falling by 31% in 2011 and by a further 38% in 2012 to fall below the 100,000 annual units for the first time since 1985, it would seem that new car sales in Portugal have finally bottomed out and could be headed for a small improvement in 2013…
Mitsubishi Outlander. Mitsubishi sales are up 136% year-on-year in February in Portugal.
In the brands ranking, Volkswagen takes the lead this month thanks to 779 sales and 10.4% market share, up 10% year-on-year while Renault drops to #2 at 702 units and 9.4% but still leads year-to-date by just 4 sales at 1,428 and 9.8% vs. 1,424 for Volkswagen. Peugeot remains #3 at 666 units and 8.9% followed by BMW up a fantastic 33% year-on-year to 597 sales and 8% and Opel up an even better 49% to 540 units and 7.2% Other big gainers this month include Toyota up 47% to #11, Honda up 65% to #15, Hyundai up 34% to #18, Mitsubishi up 136% to #20 and Dacia up 67% to #22
Previous month: Portugal January 2013: Mercedes up 70% in stable market
Previous year: Portugal Full Year 2012: Renault Megane #1 in worst year since 1985
Full February 2013 Top 34 All-brands Ranking Table below.
Portugal February 2013:
| Pos | Brand | Feb 13 | % | /12 | Jan | 2013 | % | Pos | 2012 |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 779 | 10.4% | 10% | 2 | 1,424 | 9.8% | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Renault | 702 | 9.4% | 6% | 1 | 1,428 | 9.8% | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Peugeot | 666 | 8.9% | 13% | 3 | 1,310 | 9.0% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | BMW | 597 | 8.0% | 33% | 4 | 1,199 | 8.3% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Opel | 540 | 7.2% | 49% | 9 | 881 | 6.1% | 7 | 5 |
| 6 | Mercedes | 510 | 6.8% | 16% | 5 | 1,072 | 7.4% | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | Audi | 489 | 6.5% | 10% | 6 | 1,001 | 6.9% | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Fiat | 390 | 5.2% | 9% | 7 | 741 | 5.1% | 8 | 10 |
| 9 | Citroen | 377 | 5.0% | 7% | 8 | 719 | 5.0% | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Ford | 291 | 3.9% | -42% | 10 | 567 | 3.9% | 10 | 8 |
| 11 | Toyota | 270 | 3.6% | 47% | 12 | 504 | 3.5% | 12 | 12 |
| 12 | Nissan | 266 | 3.5% | -1% | 11 | 511 | 3.5% | 11 | 11 |
| 13 | Seat | 210 | 2.8% | 19% | 13 | 430 | 3.0% | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Chevrolet | 173 | 2.3% | -14% | 14 | 336 | 2.3% | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Honda | 155 | 2.1% | 65% | 20 | 259 | 1.8% | 16 | 19 |
| 16 | Volvo | 145 | 1.9% | -8% | 15 | 289 | 2.0% | 15 | 15 |
| 17 | Skoda | 122 | 1.6% | -7% | 16 | 242 | 1.7% | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | Hyundai | 122 | 1.6% | 34% | 22 | 193 | 1.3% | 21 | 20 |
| 19 | Smart | 117 | 1.6% | -27% | 19 | 223 | 1.5% | 18 | 18 |
| 20 | Mitsubishi | 106 | 1.4% | 136% | 23 | 165 | 1.1% | 23 | 24 |
| 21 | Kia | 101 | 1.3% | -41% | 17 | 212 | 1.5% | 19 | 16 |
| 22 | Dacia | 100 | 1.3% | 67% | 18 | 211 | 1.5% | 20 | 21 |
| 23 | Mini | 91 | 1.2% | 2% | 21 | 176 | 1.2% | 22 | 22 |
| 24 | Alfa Romeo | 48 | 0.6% | -42% | 28 | 78 | 0.5% | 25 | 23 |
| 25 | Mazda | 34 | 0.5% | 21% | 25 | 74 | 0.5% | 26 | 26 |
| 26 | Land Rover | 32 | 0.4% | 100% | 24 | 79 | 0.5% | 24 | 25 |
| 27 | Lexus | 21 | 0.3% | 250% | 30 | 32 | 0.2% | 29 | 31 |
| 28 | Lancia | 17 | 0.2% | 21% | 31 | 26 | 0.2% | 31 | 27 |
| 29 | Porsche | 13 | 0.2% | -43% | 29 | 28 | 0.2% | 30 | 28 |
| 30 | Jaguar | 5 | 0.1% | -50% | 27 | 42 | 0.3% | 28 | 30 |
| 31 | Suzuki | 3 | 0.0% | -70% | 26 | 42 | 0.3% | 27 | 29 |
| 32 | Dodge | 2 | 0.0% | -50% | 32 | 4 | 0.0% | 32 | 32 |
| 33 | Saab | 1 | 0.0% | 0% | 35 | 1 | 0.0% | 35 | 33 |
| 34 | Lamborghini | 1 | 0.0% | 0% | 39 | 1 | 0.0% | 36 | 39 |
Source: www.autoinforma.pt
@Miguel
Just because you’ve never heard of Lamborghini sales in Portugal doesn’t mean they don’t exist…There would be no need to have a Lambo showroom in Lisbon for many years now if there were no sales, and I’ve seen a few Portugal-bought Lamborghinis here, not second-hand imports.
And saying that you can’t buy Dodge cars in Portugal is too ridiculous to comment…
Also, if you want an Opel Mokka you can simply go to an Opel showroom, order one and wait until it is delivered. I can even give you the price if you want.
If a showroom still had SAABs available, it is normal for sales to appear even after the bankrupcy.
Finally, the 92% figure for Mercedes, BMW and the 80% one is completely made up by you.
So before questioning reputable sources you should maybe question your ignorance, just a friendly advice…
@Miguel
Then go to http://www.autoinforma.pt and send them an e-mail. They will surely give you an explanation.
@Sonico
Hi friends! I use to read some automotive portuguese issues and I never heard about Lamborghini sales here in Portugal. A futebool player maybe!
You pictured a Opel Mokka… it´s ok but this model is not even sold here in Portugal!
Ok, these numbers can be factual but for instance Saab is out of the country 2 years ago and Dodge do not sell cars here. It´s quite strange!!
His bedroom window.
1 Lamborghini sold???????????? Where did you get this???
92% of Mercedes and BMW sales are due to government, state and fleet companies sales.
80% of Renault, Peugeot, Citroen, Fiat… are due to Rent a car companies…
We must know the finality of sales not only put them in the blog with numbers!!!!
Hi Miguel,
As always you can check the source at the bottom of the table.
As for your figures, I would be curious to see where you found them. Care to share the source with everyone?
Cheers,
Matt