Poland October 2019: Mazda CX-3 breaks into Top 10 in market up 13.2%

The Mazda CX-3 lifts its Polish ranking record from #26 to #8.

The Polish new vehicle market steps up 13.2% year-on-year in October to 52.691 units including light commercials, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.1% to a record 514.221 sales. As it has been the case for the past few months, the passenger cars market is even more dynamic at +18.4% to 48.216, with the YTD volume up 3.5% to 448.474. Skoda (+12.3%) roughly matches the market growth the reclaim the brands top spot it holds YTD with 12.6% share vs. 11%, distancing Toyota (+67.3%) vastly outpacing the market while below, Volkswagen (+0.3%), Ford (-1.7%) and Mercedes (+1.1%) all underperform but the latter still soars to a fantastic 5th place overall. In the remainder of the Top 10, Mazda (+85.7%) is the best performer and earns a spot in the YTD Top 15, with Fiat (+38.3%) also impressive at #9. Note in the PC ranking, Mazda is up to #8 this month and #13 YTD.

Model-wise, the Toyota Corolla (+494.6%) manages a stunning 6th consecutive monthly win but remains #2 year-to-date below the Skoda Octavia (+21.6%). The Skoda Fabia (-24.1%) is back onto the podium despite a dire year-on-year drop, distancing the Toyota Yaris (+30.7%), Opel Astra (+20.1%) and Dacia Duster (+17.3%). But the most impressive performer this month in Poland is without a doubt the Mazda CX-3 (+122.1%) up 28 spots on September to brilliantly break into the Top 10 for the first time in any main European country at #8, smashing its previous ranking record of #26 hit last January. The Skoda Superb (+42.3%) and VW Tiguan (+66.7%) also impress in the remainder of the Top 10. The Skoda Scala is up 19 spots on last month to a record #14.

Note: Since June 2019, we also publish the Top 15 brands and Top 50 models for passenger cars excluding light commercials.

Previous month: Poland September 2019: Toyota Corolla scores 5th straight win, Volvo XC40 in Top 40

One year ago: Poland October 2018: Mercedes (+59%), BMW (+37%) help market up 1.5%

Full October 2019 Top 15 brands and Top 50 models below (all market and passenger cars only).