Portugal April 2023: Dacia signs first ever win, places Sandero and Duster on podium

Dacia holds 9.9% of the Portuguese market in April.

The Portuguese new car market continues to rally back up in April at +29.1% to 16,107 units, however we are still way below the 21,121 sales of pre-pandemic April 2019. The year-to-date volume is now up 44.2% to 68,298. Dacia surges 126% year-on-year to snap its first ever win in Portugal with 9.9% share. It distances Peugeot (+31.6%) at 9.7% and still #1 year-to-date and Volkswagen (+140.7%) at #3 and accessing the #3 spot year-to-date also. Renault (+76%) and Mercedes (+56.2%) also beat the market as do Ford (+537.6%) and Kia (+37.2%) in the remainder of the Top 10. In contrast Toyota (-39.3%) and Seat (-21.3%) are hit hard. Further down, Tesla (+4600%!), Suzuki (+366.7%), Land Rover (+248.7%), Porsche (+168.9%) and Cupra (+76%) stand out. Chinese fare BYD lands at #37 with 10 sales.

Model-wise, the Renault Captur (+139.9%) soars to first place with a round 4% share and now ranks #4 year-to-date as it did over the Full Year 2022. The Dacia Sandero (+112%) is up four spots on March to #2 with the Dacia Duster (+49.4%) up 9 ranks to #3. The Dacia Jogger (+641.7%) scores the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 10 ahead of the VW T-Cross (+383.7%) and Nissan Qashqai (+262.2%). The Mercedes A-Class (+165.1%) and Renault Clio (+122.9%) also impress.

Previous month: Portugal March 2023: Peugeot 2008 reclaims control of market up 60.1%

One year ago: Portugal April 2022: Citroen C3 #1 for the first time, sales down -16.1%

Full April 2023 Top 46 All brands and Top 270 All models below.