Portugal March 2018: Nissan surges 61% to #3 in market up 7.4%

The Nissan Micra is up 304% to #7 in Portugal this month.

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The Portuguese new car market is up 7.4% year-on-year in March to 27.908 units, lifting the Q1 volume up 5.6% to 63.229 sales. Brand leader Renault beats the market with a 11% gain to 15.1% share, comfortably distancing Peugeot up 2% to 9.3%. Nissan surges 61% to 9% ahead of Fiat up 18% to 7.4% and Opel up 19% to 6.5%, all easily outpacing the market. Reversely, Volkswagen sinks 25% to #8 and 5.1% share, down to a paltry 9th place year-to-date vs. #3 over the FY2017. Ford (+24%) and Citroen (+13%) also shine in the Top 10 while further down, Jeep (+4950%), DS (+142%), Lexus (+59%), Seat (+39%) and Hyundai (+31%) stand out whereas Audi (-61%), Skoda (-42%) and Land Rover (-27%) struggle.

Over in the models ranking, below the Renault Clio, unchallenged leader at 6.4% share, the Nissan Qashqai soars 73% year-on-year and 8 spots on February to land in the 2nd place overall this month, distancing the Peugeot 208 (+5%), Renault Megane (+32%) and Captur (-2%) in a Top 5 otherwise monopolised by French nameplates. The VW Polo is up two spots on last month to #6, the Nissan Micra up 4 and 304% year-on-year to #7 while at the tail end of the Top 10, the Opel Corsa (+25%), Mercedes A-Class (+16%) and Peugeot 2008 (+36%) all outpace the market. The Opel Crossland X takes the lead of recent launches (<12 months) at #30, up 16 ranks on February, just above the Seat Arona at #31 (+12) and the Citroen C3 Aircross at #32 (-11).

Previous month: Portugal February 2018: Clio and Captur on top, BMW 1 Series up to #3

Previous year: Portugal Full Year 2017: Renault Clio leads for 5th consecutive year

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