Poland Full Year 2017: Skoda Fabia leads for second time in ten years
The Skoda Fabia is the best-selling vehicle in Poland for the first time since 2013.
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The Polish new car market soars 14% in 2017 to 542.276 registrations including light commercials. Skoda remains the most popular carmaker in the country, beating the market with a 17% increase to 11.6% share whereas Volkswagen loses sone due to a 12% uplift to 9.8%. In contrast, Toyota surges 25% to 9.6% and ends the year only 920 units below the German automaker. Renault (+13%) overtakes Ford (+1%) to #4, Fiat (+2-%) remains at #7, Dacia (+24%) passes Kia (+17%) to #8 while Mercedes (+23%) and BMW (+25%) also impress and Citroen breaks into the Top 15, replacing Mazda.
The Fiat Tipo lands at #12 for its first full year on the Polish market.
In the models ranking, the Skoda Fabia (+25%) manages to snap the annual top spot off the Skoda Octavia (+11%) and ranks #1 for only the second time in the past ten years alongside 2013. It is the sixth time the Fabia is the best-seller in Poland after also ranking first in 2003 and from 2005 to 2008. In comparison, the Octavia ranked first seven times between 2009 and 2016. Below, the Opel Astra (+7%), VW Golf (+5%) and Toyota Yaris (+11%) hold onto their respective rankings while the Ford Focus (+11%) overtakes the Toyota Auris (+1%), the Renault Clio leaps 40% and 6 spots to #8 and the Dacia Duster gains 15% to #9 and best-selling SUV. The Fiat Tipo is an instant blockbuster in Poland, ranking at #12 for its first full year in market while the Toyota C-HR jumps to #19 in the same timeframe. Notice also the VW Tiguan (+32%), Dacia Sandero (+44%) and Volvo XC60 (+55%) posting very strong improvements.
Previous month: Poland November 2017: Skoda Fabia snaps YTD lead off Octavia
Previous year: Poland Full Year 2016: Opel Astra catches up with Skoda Octavia, Fabia
Two years ago: Poland Full Year 2015: Skoda Fabia catches up on Octavia
Full Year 2017 Top 15 brands and Top 50 brands vs. Full Year 2016 figures below.
Full December 2017 Top 15 brands and Top 50 brands below.
