Algeria Full Year 2018: Dacia Sandero cements lead

The Dacia Sandero remains the best-selling vehicle in Algeria.

Consult 15 years worth of Algerian Historical Data here

Under the impulse of a dynamic domestic push for local production while imports are now fully banned, the Algerian new car market is estimated to have lifted up roughly 25% year-on-year to establish itself around the 125.000 unit mark. The Renault Group is the main local producer and logically ultra-dominant with sales up 14.6% to an estimated 56.7% share. Thanks to the start of local production for the Clio, Renault (+22.9%) overtakes Dacia (+8.9%) to take the lead of the brands ranking. Seat (+263%) posts an incredible surge, making Algeria its 6th largest market volume-wise, below Germany, Spain, the UK, France and Italy. Model-wise, the Dacia Sandero (+8.9%) cements its leadership ahead of the Renault Symbol (-21.2%) and Clio (new).

Previous year: Algeria 2017: Renault Symbol and Sandero top atone market

Two years ago: Algeria 2016: Import quotas bring market to standstill

Full Year 2018 Top 3 brands and models vs. Full Year 2017 figures below.