Hungary April 2022: Suzuki S-Cross retains lead in market off -16.9%
The Suzuki S-Cross cements its best-seller status in Hungary.
In April, the Hungarian new car and light vehicle market falls -16.9% year-on-year to 10,673 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -14.2% to 43,620. In the PC + LCV charts, Ford takes the lead for the month with 13% share ahead of Suzuki at 12.7%, Toyota at 11.5% and Volkswagen at 8.2%. In the PC-only ranking and over the first 4 months of the year, Suzuki (-19.5%) is #1 above Toyota (+20.2%), Ford (-12.7%), Volkswagen (+12.9%) and Kia (+0.9%). Opel (+90.3%), Ssangyong (+84.2%), Porsche (+44%), Abarth (+70%), Tesla (+3180%) and Cupra (+164%) make themselves noticed with fantastic gains.
Over in the models ranking, the Suzuki S-Cross remains in the overall lead with 6.6% share vs. 6.4% year-to-date, distancing the Suzuki Vitara at 5.3% and the Toyota Corolla at 3.1%. The Kia Ceed follows at 4.8% above the Ford Tourneo Custom, Puma and Transit. The Toyota C-HR, VW T-Roc and Dacia Duster close out the Top 10.
Previous month: Hungary March/Q1 2022: Toyota and Suzuki S-Cross best-seller, volumes down -13.3%
Previous year: Hungary Full Year 2021: Suzuki Vitara sports 6th straight win, Kia up 45% in market off -4.8%
Full April 2022 Top 5 PC + LCV brands, Top 8 PC brands, Top 25 models and Top 50 models YTD below.
Hungary April 2022 – PC + LCV brands:
Pos | Brand | Apr-22 | % | 4m 2022 | % | Pos | FY21 |
1 | Ford | 1,386 | 13.0% | 5,066 | 11.6% | 3 | 3 |
2 | Suzuki | 1,356 | 12.7% | 5,269 | 12.1% | 2 | 1 |
3 | Toyota | 1,227 | 11.5% | 5,610 | 12.9% | 1 | 2 |
4 | Volkswagen | 873 | 8.2% | 3,183 | 7.3% | 4 | 7 |
5 | Kia | n/a | n/a | 2,729 | 6.3% | 5 | 4 |
Hungary April 2022 – PC brands:
Pos | Brand | Apr-22 | 4m 2022 | /21 | Pos | FY21 |
1 | Suzuki | 1,314 | 5,069 | -19.5% | 1 | 2 |
2 | Toyota | 1,052 | 4,859 | 20.2% | 2 | 3 |
3 | Ford | 914 | 3,553 | -12.7% | 3 | 1 |
4 | Volkswagen | 791 | 2,814 | 12.9% | 4 | 5 |
5 | Kia | 576 | 2,729 | 0.9% | 5 | 4 |
6 | Dacia | 537 | 1,841 | -37.5% | 7 | 6 |
7 | Skoda | 527 | 2,393 | -20.9% | 6 | 7 |
8 | Opel | 290 | 1,492 | 90.3% | 8 | 11 |
n/a | SsangYong | 223 | 678 | 84.2% | n/a | 23 |
n/a | Fiat | 107 | 734 | -70.0% | n/a | 8 |
n/a | Seat | 47 | 230 | -41.8% | n/a | 21 |
n/a | Jeep | 46 | 169 | -84.8% | n/a | 14 |
n/a | Land Rover | 29 | 52 | -71.4% | n/a | 28 |
n/a | Porsche | 28 | 144 | 44.0% | n/a | 29 |
n/a | Abarth | 26 | 187 | 70.0% | n/a | 30 |
n/a | Jaguar | 5 | 15 | -62.5% | n/a | 33 |
n/a | Ferrari | 3 | 9 | -30.8% | n/a | 36 |
n/a | Tesla | 2 | 164 | 3180.0% | n/a | 31 |
n/a | Cupra | n/a | 66 | 164.0% | n/a | 32 |
Hungary April 2022 – brands:
Pos | Model | Apr-22 | % | 4m 2022 | % | Pos | FY21 |
1 | Suzuki S-Cross | 702 | 6.6% | 2,796 | 6.4% | 1 | 2 |
2 | Suzuki Vitara | 562 | 5.3% | 1,888 | 4.3% | 2 | 1 |
3 | Toyota Corolla | 334 | 3.1% | 1,353 | 3.1% | 3 | 8 |
4 | Kia Ceed | 299 | 2.8% | 1,335 | 3.1% | 4 | 5 |
5 | Ford Tourneo Custom | 255 | 2.4% | 703 | 1.6% | 9 | 9 |
6 | Ford Puma | 241 | 2.3% | 640 | 1.5% | 12 | 13 |
7 | Ford Transit | 235 | 2.2% | 558 | 1.3% | 16 | 6 |
8 | Toyota C-HR | 225 | 2.1% | 792 | 1.8% | 7 | 18 |
9 | VW T-Roc | 184 | 1.7% | 617 | 1.4% | 13 | 26 |
10 | Dacia Duster | 174 | 1.6% | 965 | 2.2% | 5 | 4 |
11 | Ford Kuga | 165 | 1.5% | 644 | 1.5% | 11 | n/a |
12 | Ssangyong Korando | 159 | 1.5% | 495 | 1.1% | 21 | 38 |
13 | VW Passat | 142 | 1.3% | 368 | 0.8% | 28 | 24 |
14 | Kia Sportage | 140 | 1.3% | 592 | 1.4% | 14 | 10 |
15 | Renault Master | 140 | 1.3% | 548 | 1.3% | 17 | n/a |
16 | Skoda Octavia | 135 | 1.3% | 962 | 2.2% | 6 | 7 |
17 | Toyota Yaris | 135 | 1.3% | 770 | 1.8% | 8 | 14 |
18 | Toyota Hilux | 122 | 1.1% | 496 | 1.1% | 20 | n/a |
19 | Ford Ranger | 122 | 1.1% | 476 | 1.1% | 22 | n/a |
20 | Skoda Superb | 115 | 1.1% | 373 | 0.9% | 27 | 34 |
21 | VW T-Cross | 110 | 1.0% | 408 | 0.9% | 25 | 29 |
22 | Toyota RAV4 | 105 | 1.0% | 657 | 1.5% | 10 | 16 |
23 | Opel Mokka | 104 | 1.0% | 347 | 0.8% | 29 | n/a |
24 | Hyundai i30 | 101 | 0.9% | 411 | 0.9% | 24 | 21 |
25 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 86 | 0.8% | 578 | 1.3% | 15 | n/a |
Hungary 4 months 2022 – models:
Pos | Model | 4m 2022 | % | FY21 |
1 | Suzuki S-Cross | 2,796 | 6.4% | 2 |
2 | Suzuki Vitara | 1,888 | 4.3% | 1 |
3 | Toyota Corolla | 1,353 | 3.1% | 8 |
4 | Kia Ceed | 1,335 | 3.1% | 5 |
5 | Dacia Duster | 965 | 2.2% | 4 |
6 | Skoda Octavia | 962 | 2.2% | 7 |
7 | Toyota C-HR | 792 | 1.8% | 18 |
8 | Toyota Yaris | 770 | 1.8% | 14 |
9 | Ford Tourneo Custom | 703 | 1.6% | 9 |
10 | Toyota RAV4 | 657 | 1.5% | 16 |
11 | Ford Kuga | 644 | 1.5% | n/a |
12 | Ford Puma | 640 | 1.5% | 13 |
13 | VW T-Roc | 617 | 1.4% | 26 |
14 | Kia Sportage | 592 | 1.4% | 10 |
15 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 578 | 1.3% | n/a |
16 | Ford Transit | 558 | 1.3% | 6 |
17 | Renault Master | 548 | 1.3% | n/a |
18 | Opel Astra K | 535 | 1.2% | 36 |
19 | Fiat 500 | 517 | 1.2% | 3 |
20 | Toyota Hilux | 496 | 1.1% | n/a |
21 | Ssangyong Korando | 495 | 1.1% | 38 |
22 | Ford Ranger | 476 | 1.1% | n/a |
23 | Ford Focus | 451 | 1.0% | 20 |
24 | Hyundai i30 | 411 | 0.9% | 21 |
25 | VW T-Cross | 408 | 0.9% | 29 |
26 | Hyundai Tucson | 381 | 0.9% | 15 |
27 | Skoda Superb | 373 | 0.9% | 34 |
28 | VW Passat | 368 | 0.8% | 24 |
29 | Opel Mokka | 347 | 0.8% | n/a |
30 | Volvo XC60 | 324 | 0.7% | 39 |
31 | Ford Ecosport | 321 | 0.7% | 40 |
32 | Ford Transit Custom | 304 | 0.7% | 48 |
33 | Skoda Kodiaq | 301 | 0.7% | 27 |
34 | Opel Crossland | 296 | 0.7% | 22 |
35 | Skoda Scala | 294 | 0.7% | 31 |
36 | Volvo XC40 | 263 | 0.6% | 35 |
37 | Dacia Sandero | 262 | 0.6% | 25 |
38 | Mercedes Sprinter | 261 | 0.6% | n/a |
39 | VW Golf | 255 | 0.6% | 32 |
40 | Hyundai Kona | 253 | 0.6% | 28 |
41 | VW Polo | 246 | 0.6% | n/a |
42 | Dacia Lodgy | 245 | 0.6% | 19 |
43 | BMW X5 | 245 | 0.6% | n/a |
44 | Renault Clio | 242 | 0.6% | 41 |
45 | BMW 3 Series | 237 | 0.5% | 50 |
46 | Toyota Proace City Verso | 236 | 0.5% | 23 |
47 | Kia Niro | 232 | 0.5% | 33 |
48 | Citroen C3 | 227 | 0.5% | n/a |
49 | Nissan Qashqai | 221 | 0.5% | 17 |
50 | Fiat Ducato | 220 | 0.5% | n/a |
Source: Datahouse, many thanks to Csaba
Suzuki is very underappreciated in Europe. On other hand India, Pakistan and Japan know very well what Suzuki is capable of!
Europeans (mostly the french and germans) are very chauvinistic but now they are finally start to buy non european vehicles because of the chip crisis.
“Europeans (mostly the french and germans) are very chauvinistic”.
Wow, I take a bow!
No doubt you did proper & objective research prior to sharing your wisdom with us mortals, ain’t that right?
Unlike koreans and japanese, correct?
The Japanese/South Koreans don’t buy many European cars because our manufactureurs don’t have factories there. But they have a lot of factories in Europe and their sales were still small until last year. Only now the europeans are starting to buy Kia/Hyundai/Toyota etc vehicles in decent numbers.