Portugal January 2018: Dacia Sandero on podium, market down 3.5%

The Dacia Sandero is up 92% to #3 in Portugal in January. 

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The Portuguese new car market drops 3.5% year-on-year in January to 14.505 registrations, a rare occurrence due to an issue with the registration process that had some cars purchased in January see their registration delayed until February. Brand-wise, Peugeot (+6%) takes the lead at 10.8% share ahead of 2017’s leader Renault up just one unit year-on-year at 10.2% of the market. Mercedes is down 2% on January 2017 but soars to an outstanding third place overall with 9.8% share, distancing Opel (+2%) while BMW tumbles down 30% to #5. Fiat (+13%) also impresses inside the Top 10 whereas Volkswagen implodes down 45% to #9 and 4.6% vs. #3 and 7.4% over the FY2017. Further down, Jeep (+717%), Dacia (+54%), DS (+47%), Toyota (+45%), Mitsubishi (+38%), Porsche (+38%) and Honda (+37%) post the largest year-on-year gains in the market.

The Renault Clio remains by far the best-selling model in Portugal with sales up 10% to a round 5% share, distancing the Peugeot 208 up 7% to 2.9% while the Dacia Sandero surges 92% to third place overall with 2.7% share. The Nissan Qashqai (-1%) and Mercedes A Class (-8%) round up the Top 5 while the Peugeot 308 gains 15% to #9. Further down, the Nissan Micra (+232%), Fiat Tipo (+51%), Citroen C4 Cactus (+39%), Ford Fiesta (+33%), Fiat 500 (+28%) and Peugeot 3008 (+26%) make themselves noticed with the Opel Crossland X (#29) topping all recent launches (<12 months) above the Seat Arona (#34), Citroen C3 Aircross (#38) and Kia Stonic (#78).

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