Greece May 2023: Opel Corsa (+163.5%) cements leadership

The Opel Corsa is once again the most popular vehicle in Greece.

New car sales in Greece slow down their growth in May at a still solid +8.1% to 12,957 sales, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 30.3% to 56,968. Toyota (-8.4%) disappoints but keeps the lead of the brands ranking with 12.8% share. Once again Opel (+174.4%) shows insolent health and clings to the 2nd spot with 10.8% of the market. Volkswagen (+5.8%) and Hyundai (-23.3%) both trail the market while Peugeot (+10.4%) edges past it at #5. Notice also Renault (+191.9%), Suzuki (+66.9%) and BMW (+24.4%) all euphoric in the remainder of the Top 10.

Over in the models aisle, the Opel Corsa (+165.3%) confirms it is the new favourite of Greek car buyers and cements its YTD dominance. The Toyota Yaris (-35.4%) is in freefall but climbs back up two spots on April to #2 while the Hyundai i20 (+11.3%) rallies back up 25 ranks to #3. The Toyota C-HR (+28.5%) is very solid at #4 vs. #9 last month and YTD with the Opel Mokka (+723.8%) is up 32 spots to #5. The Renault Clio (+194.3%), Suzuki Swift (+193.8%) and Hyundai i10 (+59.6%) also stun below.

Previous month: Greece April 2023: Opel (+83.2%) places Corsa at #1, Crossland at #5

One year ago: Greece May 2022: Toyota (+45.8%), Hyundai (+58.5%) tighten grip on market up 10.5%

Full May 2023 Top 40 All brands and Top 213 All models below.