Greece January 2018: Hyundai and Peugeot shine in market up 37.5%

The Hyundai i30 is up 19-fold on a year ago in Greece this month.

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New car sales in Greece shoot up 37.5% year-on-year in January to 8.885 registrations. Toyota remains the most popular carmaker in the country, reaching a solid 13.7% share vs. 11.4% over FY2017 in spite of trailing the market at +23%. Peugeot surges 85% to 10.4% in 2nd place vs. 7.4% and #5 in 2017. Opel follows with deliveries soaring 73%, ahead of Volkswagen (+8%) and Nissan (+36%). Hyundai (+139%), Ford (+62%) and Citroen (+53%) also beat the market in the Top 10 while below, Seat (+335%), Mitsubishi (+200%), Kia (+183%), Dacia (+166%), Land Rover (+111%), Jeep (+73%), Honda (+70%) and Smart (+55%) also beat the market. The Toyota Yaris continues to lead the Greek models ranking but gains just 21%, ahead of the Peugeot 208 (+124%), Nissan Qashqai (+27%) and Opel Corsa (+131%). The Hyundai i30 (+1800%!), Nissan Micra (+300%), Hyundai i10 (+166%), Toyota C-HR (+109%), Suzuki Swift (+103%), Ford Fiesta (+100%) and  Citroen C3 (+50%) also impress in the Top 20.

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Full January 2018 Top 35 All-brands and Top 190 All-models below.