Austria September 2024: Tesla Model Y reclaims lead in stable market
The Tesla Model Y is the most popular vehicle in Austria in September.
19,894 new cars hit Austrian roads in September, a tiny +0.3% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 4.4% to 191,023 units. The Top 3 brands all outpace the market: Volkswagen (+5.1%) keeps the lead with 12.5% share, a mere 117 units above Skoda (+18.9%). BMW (+17.3%) is also in great shape at #3. Audi (+0.1%) is handicapped by a particularly high year-ago performance when its sales were up 78.6% on the year prior. Peugeot (+100.8%) and Tesla (+60.7%) delivers the largest year-on-year gains in the Top 10, ranking #10 and #7 respectively. Below, BYD (+168.3%), MG (+99.3%), Mini (+87.3%) and Volvo (+39.6%) stand out.
Model-wise, the Tesla Model Y (+21.1%) is very solid and manages its first win since last March. It ranks #3 year-to-date vs. #2 over the Full Year 2023. Just below is the Skoda Octavia (+11.1%), also at #2 year-to-date whereas it was #1 over the FY2023. The Skoda Fabia (+100.9%) shoots up to #3 vs. #10 YTD, ahead of the BMW X1 (+61.5%) and VW Tiguan (+63.7%). The Hyundai i30 (+38.9%) surges back inside the Top 20 at #6. Excellent scores also by the Seat Ibiza (+109.2%), VW Polo (+131.5%), Tesla Model 3 (+1547.1%) and Mini Cooper (+87.3%). Still by far the year-to-date leader, the VW Golf (-33.4%) falls to #11 for the month.
Previous month: Austria August 2024: VW Polo #1, BYD Seal up to #11
One year ago: Austria September 2023: Audi up 78.6%, Tesla down -59.4%, market off -4.3%
Full September 2024 Top 48 All brands and Top 20 models below.
Austria September 2024 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Sep-24 | % | /23 | Aug | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos | FY23 |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 2,485 | 12.5% | + 5.1% | 1 | 28,507 | 14.9% | + 9.1% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Skoda | 2,368 | 11.9% | + 18.9% | 2 | 18,642 | 9.8% | + 2.8% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | BMW | 1,576 | 7.9% | + 17.3% | 3 | 14,122 | 7.4% | + 9.7% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Audi | 1,390 | 7.0% | + 0.1% | 4 | 11,970 | 6.3% | – 3.4% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Seat | 993 | 5.0% | + 28.8% | 8 | 10,299 | 5.4% | + 5.1% | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | Hyundai | 970 | 4.9% | – 17.6% | 14 | 6,708 | 3.5% | – 7.7% | 9 | 5 |
| 7 | Tesla | 961 | 4.8% | + 60.7% | 16 | 6,046 | 3.2% | – 10.3% | 10 | 13 |
| 8 | Mercedes | 866 | 4.4% | – 15.3% | 6 | 9,152 | 4.8% | – 1.2% | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Renault | 789 | 4.0% | – 2.0% | 11 | 5,335 | 2.8% | – 20.6% | 12 | 11 |
| 10 | Peugeot | 757 | 3.8% | + 100.8% | 9 | 5,284 | 2.8% | + 33.0% | 13 | 17 |
| 11 | Toyota | 744 | 3.7% | – 5.9% | 5 | 8,390 | 4.4% | + 10.4% | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | Dacia | 674 | 3.4% | – 22.2% | 7 | 8,237 | 4.3% | + 16.7% | 8 | 9 |
| 13 | Kia | 583 | 2.9% | – 37.1% | 10 | 5,518 | 2.9% | – 20.9% | 11 | 10 |
| 14 | Ford | 556 | 2.8% | – 17.8% | 12 | 4,815 | 2.5% | – 30.3% | 16 | 12 |
| 15 | Opel | 440 | 2.2% | – 20.0% | 15 | 4,256 | 2.2% | – 1.7% | 18 | 16 |
| 16 | Cupra | 427 | 2.1% | – 49.6% | 17 | 4,666 | 2.4% | – 20.8% | 17 | 14 |
| 17 | Suzuki | 396 | 2.0% | – 13.2% | 18 | 5,054 | 2.6% | + 57.9% | 15 | 18 |
| 18 | BYD | 373 | 1.9% | + 168.3% | 19 | 2,803 | 1.5% | + 368.7% | 23 | 30 |
| 19 | Volvo | 370 | 1.9% | + 39.6% | 20 | 3,394 | 1.8% | + 46.2% | 20 | 21 |
| 20 | Mazda | 334 | 1.7% | – 50.0% | 13 | 5,098 | 2.7% | + 1.3% | 14 | 15 |
| 21 | MG | 303 | 1.5% | + 99.3% | 21 | 2,998 | 1.6% | + 55.1% | 21 | 23 |
| 22 | Mini | 266 | 1.3% | + 87.3% | 24 | 1,358 | 0.7% | – 13.8% | 26 | 25 |
| 23 | Fiat | 207 | 1.0% | – 16.9% | 28 | 2,820 | 1.5% | – 8.8% | 22 | 19 |
| 24 | Nissan | 169 | 0.8% | + 11.2% | 22 | 1,984 | 1.0% | + 11.3% | 25 | 22 |
| 25 | Citroen | 131 | 0.7% | – 31.1% | 25 | 2,719 | 1.4% | – 7.4% | 24 | 20 |
| 26 | Porsche | 127 | 0.6% | + 74.0% | 26 | 1,309 | 0.7% | + 4.2% | 27 | 26 |
| 27 | Jeep | 118 | 0.6% | – 31.8% | 23 | 935 | 0.5% | + 1.5% | 29 | 27 |
| 28 | Polestar | 111 | 0.6% | + 136.2% | 31 | 450 | 0.2% | – 21.9% | 32 | 32 |
| 29 | Land Rover | 75 | 0.4% | – 6.3% | 27 | 998 | 0.5% | + 9.8% | 28 | 28 |
| 30 | Honda | 66 | 0.3% | – 53.5% | 29 | 883 | 0.5% | + 29.3% | 30 | 31 |
| 31 | Alfa Romeo | 52 | 0.3% | + 33.3% | 30 | 809 | 0.4% | – 7.3% | 31 | 29 |
| 32 | Mitsubishi | 49 | 0.2% | – 70.3% | 32 | 3,643 | 1.9% | + 126.7% | 19 | 24 |
| 33 | Lexus | 48 | 0.2% | + 128.6% | 34 | 333 | 0.2% | + 55.6% | 34 | 36 |
| 34 | Smart | 32 | 0.2% | + 190.9% | 33 | 350 | 0.2% | + 438.5% | 33 | 39 |
| 35 | KGM/SsangYong | 27 | 0.1% | n/a | 37 | 135 | 0.1% | + 1587.5% | 38 | 40 |
| 36 | Subaru | 23 | 0.1% | + 130.0% | 35 | 205 | 0.1% | – 19.3% | 35 | 33 |
| 37 | Jaguar | 10 | 0.1% | – 50.0% | 40 | 119 | 0.1% | – 58.7% | 39 | 34 |
| 38 | DS | 5 | 0.0% | – 90.7% | 38 | 166 | 0.1% | – 29.7% | 36 | 35 |
| 39 | Ineos | 5 | 0.0% | – 54.5% | – | 22 | 0.0% | – 15.4% | 46 | 42 |
| 40 | Fisker | 4 | 0.0% | – 92.5% | – | 140 | 0.1% | + 18.6% | 37 | 37 |
| 41 | Ferrari | 4 | 0.0% | – 63.6% | 36 | 80 | 0.0% | – 18.4% | 40 | 38 |
| 42 | Dongfeng (DFSK) | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | 48 | 8 | 0.0% | + 33.3% | 55 | 51 |
| 43 | Lamborghini | 2 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 42 | 29 | 0.0% | + 38.1% | 43 | 43 |
| 44 | McLaren | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 41 | 37 | 0.0% | + 42.3% | 41 | 46 |
| 45 | Chrysler | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 45 | 17 | 0.0% | + 54.5% | 47 | 49 |
| 46 | Bentley | 1 | 0.0% | – 80.0% | – | 15 | 0.0% | – 42.3% | 48 | 45 |
| 47 | Chevrolet | 1 | 0.0% | – 66.7% | – | 10 | 0.0% | – 47.4% | 51 | 47 |
| 48 | Cadillac | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | 58 | – |
Austria September 2024 – models:
| Pos | Model | Sep-24 | % | /23 | Aug | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos | FY23 |
| 1 | Tesla Model Y | 655 | 3.3% | + 21.1% | 6 | 4,413 | 2.3% | – 12.9% | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Skoda Octavia | 629 | 3.2% | + 11.1% | 5 | 5,742 | 3.0% | + 4.8% | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Skoda Fabia | 446 | 2.2% | + 100.9% | 4 | 2,929 | 1.5% | + 27.3% | 10 | 16 |
| 4 | BMW X1 | 436 | 2.2% | + 61.5% | 2 | 3,528 | 1.8% | + 26.2% | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | VW Tiguan | 419 | 2.1% | + 63.7% | 10 | 3,586 | 1.9% | + 19.8% | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | Hyundai i30 | 393 | 2.0% | + 38.9% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 7 | Skoda Enyaq | 378 | 1.9% | – 12.5% | n/a | 1,408 | 0.7% | – 43.3% | n/a | 8 |
| 8 | Dacia Sandero | 366 | 1.8% | + 1.1% | 3 | 3,493 | 1.8% | + 26.1% | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | Toyota Yaris/Cross | 366 | 1.8% | + 7.6% | 12 | 3,158 | 1.7% | – 3.8% | 8 | 4 |
| 10 | Seat Ibiza | 364 | 1.8% | + 109.2% | 13 | 3,975 | 2.1% | + 63.3% | 4 | 12 |
| 11 | VW Golf | 355 | 1.8% | – 33.4% | 7 | 7,355 | 3.9% | + 83.1% | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | BYD Seal | 299 | 1.5% | new | 11 | 1,477 | 0.8% | new | n/a | n/a |
| 13 | VW Polo | 294 | 1.5% | + 131.5% | 1 | 2,507 | 1.3% | + 14.2% | 13 | 19 |
| 14 | Tesla Model 3 | 280 | 1.4% | + 1547.1% | n/a | 1,520 | 0.8% | + 15.2% | n/a | n/a |
| 15 | BMW X3 | 278 | 1.4% | – 9.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 18 |
| 16 | Mini Cooper | 266 | 1.3% | + 87.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 17 | Seat Ateca | 245 | 1.2% | – 6.1% | n/a | 2,023 | 1.1% | – 25.9% | 15 | 9 |
| 18 | Skoda Karoq | 228 | 1.1% | + 8.6% | 17 | 2,640 | 1.4% | + 10.8% | 12 | 10 |
| 19 | Renault Clio | 228 | 1.1% | + 145.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 20 | Skoda Scala | 221 | 1.1% | + 55.6% | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Seat Arona | 218 | 1.1% | + 115.8% | 20 | 2,009 | 1.1% | – 14.0% | 16 | 20 |
| n/a | VW Caddy | 207 | 1.0% | + 18.3% | n/a | 2,162 | 1.1% | – 16.8% | 14 | 13 |
| n/a | Kia Ceed | 196 | 1.0% | – 22.5% | n/a | 1,977 | 1.0% | + 681.4% | 17 | n/a |
| n/a | VW Bus | 194 | 1.0% | – 26.8% | n/a | 3,035 | 1.6% | + 32.2% | 9 | 14 |
| n/a | Audi Q3 | 169 | 0.8% | + 3.7% | n/a | 1,890 | 1.0% | + 28.4% | 19 | n/a |
| n/a | Dacia Duster | 167 | 0.8% | – 29.8% | 15 | 2,787 | 1.5% | + 28.6% | 11 | 17 |
| n/a | Skoda Kamiq | 160 | 0.8% | – 5.9% | 14 | 1,963 | 1.0% | + 7.0% | 18 | n/a |
| n/a | VW ID.4 | 131 | 0.7% | – 14.9% | n/a | 1,042 | 0.5% | – 39.7% | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Audi Q4 | 130 | 0.7% | – 54.9% | n/a | 1,331 | 0.7% | – 21.5% | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Cupra Tavascan | 129 | 0.6% | new | n/a | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | – |
| n/a | Cupra Born | 119 | 0.6% | – 61.4% | n/a | 1,127 | 0.6% | – 49.9% | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | BMW i4 | 109 | 0.5% | – 0.9% | n/a | 1,692 | 0.9% | + 58.6% | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | BYD Atto 3 | 9 | 0.0% | – 91.3% | n/a | 887 | 0.5% | + 76.3% | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | VW T-Cross | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1,870 | 1.0% | + 16.1% | 20 | n/a |
Source: Statistik Austria
