Austria October 2024: Skoda signs 2nd ever win, BYD Seal up to #8
The BYD Seal breaks into the Austrian Top 10 for the first time
The Austrian new car market lifts 16.5% year-on-year in October to 21,981 registrations, meaning the year-to-date volume is now up 5.6% to 213,004. We have a momentous event in the brands top spot: Skoda surges 43% to dislodge Volkswagen (+9.5%) and rank #1 for the 2nd time in Austrian history after November 2021. It also posts its 2nd highest ever market share at 12.2% below the 13.1% it hit in pandemic-impacted April 2020. BMW (+9.1%) and Audi (+17.5%) follow ahead of Mercedes (+13.5%). Seat (+40.2%) is the only additional Top 10 member to beat the market, with Hyundai (+12.5%), Renault (+10.7%) and Toyota (+5.1%) in positive but Dacia (-10.4%) declining. BYD (+240.3%) hits a record #17 just as Peugeot (+133.4%) and Nissan (+86.6%) shine. Tesla is down -19.5% to #21.
The Skoda Octavia (+91.2%) leaps up to the pole position, and by far, at 3.8% share vs. 2.3% for the #2, the VW Golf (+39.2%). The Golf holds onto the YTD first place. The Skoda Fabia (+147.1%) repeats at #3 vs. #9 so far this year just as the Hyundai Tucson (+66.9%) storms back inside the Top 20 directly at #4. The BMW X1 (+20.7%) is down one spot on September to #5, a ranking it also holds year-to-date. The Hyundai i30 ranks #6 for the 2nd month running but this is not enough to earn it a spot in the YTD Top 20. Finally the BYD Seal (+4462.5%) breaks into the Austrian Top 10 for the first time at #8.
Previous month: Austria September 2024: Tesla Model Y reclaims lead in stable market
One year ago: Austria October 2023: Skoda Enyaq celebrates first win, sales up 17.5%
Full October 2024 Top 52 All brands and Top 20 models below.
Austria October 2024 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Oct-24 | % | /23 | Sep | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos | FY23 |
| 1 | Skoda | 2,686 | 12.2% | + 43.0% | 2 | 21,328 | 10.0% | + 6.6% | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Volkswagen | 2,675 | 12.2% | + 9.5% | 1 | 31,182 | 14.6% | + 9.1% | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | BMW | 1,791 | 8.1% | + 9.1% | 3 | 15,913 | 7.5% | + 9.6% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Audi | 1,643 | 7.5% | + 17.5% | 4 | 13,613 | 6.4% | – 1.3% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 1,276 | 5.8% | + 13.5% | 8 | 10,428 | 4.9% | + 0.4% | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Hyundai | 988 | 4.5% | + 12.5% | 6 | 7,696 | 3.6% | – 5.5% | 9 | 5 |
| 7 | Seat | 925 | 4.2% | + 40.2% | 5 | 11,224 | 5.3% | + 7.3% | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Toyota | 862 | 3.9% | + 5.1% | 11 | 9,252 | 4.3% | + 9.9% | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Dacia | 834 | 3.8% | – 10.4% | 12 | 9,071 | 4.3% | + 13.5% | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | Renault | 722 | 3.3% | + 10.7% | 9 | 6,057 | 2.8% | – 17.8% | 12 | 11 |
| 11 | Peugeot | 705 | 3.2% | + 133.4% | 10 | 5,989 | 2.8% | + 40.1% | 13 | 17 |
| 12 | Cupra | 680 | 3.1% | – 0.1% | 16 | 5,346 | 2.5% | – 18.7% | 17 | 14 |
| 13 | Kia | 664 | 3.0% | – 18.0% | 13 | 6,182 | 2.9% | – 20.6% | 11 | 10 |
| 14 | Ford | 655 | 3.0% | + 12.2% | 14 | 5,470 | 2.6% | – 27.0% | 15 | 12 |
| 15 | Mazda | 617 | 2.8% | + 9.2% | 20 | 5,715 | 2.7% | + 2.1% | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | Opel | 491 | 2.2% | + 12.1% | 15 | 4,747 | 2.2% | – 0.4% | 18 | 16 |
| 17 | BYD | 422 | 1.9% | + 240.3% | 18 | 3,225 | 1.5% | + 346.7% | 21 | 30 |
| 18 | Volvo | 394 | 1.8% | + 34.0% | 19 | 3,788 | 1.8% | + 44.9% | 20 | 21 |
| 19 | Suzuki | 358 | 1.6% | + 10.8% | 17 | 5,412 | 2.5% | + 53.6% | 16 | 18 |
| 20 | Nissan | 347 | 1.6% | + 86.6% | 24 | 2,331 | 1.1% | + 18.4% | 25 | 22 |
| 21 | Tesla | 273 | 1.2% | – 19.5% | 7 | 6,319 | 3.0% | – 10.7% | 10 | 13 |
| 22 | Fiat | 213 | 1.0% | – 24.7% | 23 | 3,033 | 1.4% | – 10.1% | 23 | 19 |
| 23 | Mini | 213 | 1.0% | + 12.1% | 22 | 1,571 | 0.7% | – 11.0% | 26 | 25 |
| 24 | Citroen | 204 | 0.9% | + 11.5% | 25 | 2,923 | 1.4% | – 6.3% | 24 | 20 |
| 25 | Porsche | 200 | 0.9% | + 25.0% | 26 | 1,509 | 0.7% | + 6.6% | 27 | 26 |
| 26 | Mitsubishi | 186 | 0.8% | + 0.5% | 32 | 3,829 | 1.8% | + 113.7% | 19 | 24 |
| 27 | MG | 186 | 0.8% | – 2.6% | 21 | 3,184 | 1.5% | + 49.9% | 22 | 23 |
| 28 | Alfa Romeo | 142 | 0.6% | + 121.9% | 31 | 951 | 0.4% | + 1.5% | 31 | 29 |
| 29 | Jeep | 112 | 0.5% | + 1.8% | 27 | 1,047 | 0.5% | + 1.6% | 29 | 27 |
| 30 | Honda | 94 | 0.4% | – 19.7% | 30 | 977 | 0.5% | + 22.1% | 30 | 31 |
| 31 | Land Rover | 92 | 0.4% | + 26.0% | 29 | 1,090 | 0.5% | + 11.0% | 28 | 28 |
| 32 | Polestar | 74 | 0.3% | + 42.3% | 28 | 524 | 0.2% | – 16.6% | 32 | 32 |
| 33 | Smart | 72 | 0.3% | + 414.3% | 34 | 422 | 0.2% | + 434.2% | 33 | 39 |
| 34 | Lexus | 60 | 0.3% | + 215.8% | 33 | 393 | 0.2% | + 68.7% | 34 | 36 |
| 35 | KGM/SsangYong | 44 | 0.2% | n/a | 35 | 179 | 0.1% | + 2137.5% | 37 | 40 |
| 36 | Subaru | 18 | 0.1% | – 61.7% | 36 | 223 | 0.1% | – 25.9% | 35 | 33 |
| 37 | DS | 17 | 0.1% | – 19.0% | 38 | 183 | 0.1% | – 28.8% | 36 | 35 |
| 38 | Fisker | 14 | 0.1% | – 66.7% | 40 | 154 | 0.1% | – 3.8% | 38 | 37 |
| 39 | Jaguar | 7 | 0.0% | – 41.7% | 37 | 126 | 0.1% | – 58.0% | 39 | 34 |
| 40 | Ferrari | 6 | 0.0% | – 14.3% | 41 | 86 | 0.0% | – 18.1% | 40 | 38 |
| 41 | Dongfeng (DFSK) | 4 | 0.0% | n/a | 42 | 12 | 0.0% | + 100.0% | 51 | 51 |
| 42 | Skywell | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 29 | 0.0% | + 383.3% | 44 | 53 |
| 43 | McLaren | 2 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 44 | 39 | 0.0% | + 39.3% | 41 | 46 |
| 44 | Maserati | 2 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | – | 16 | 0.0% | – 60.0% | 48 | 41 |
| 45 | Lamborghini | 1 | 0.0% | – 66.7% | 43 | 30 | 0.0% | + 25.0% | 43 | 43 |
| 46 | Aston Martin | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 25 | 0.0% | – 16.7% | 45 | 44 |
| 47 | Ineos | 1 | 0.0% | – 87.5% | 39 | 23 | 0.0% | – 32.4% | 46 | 42 |
| 48 | Forthing | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 13 | 0.0% | + 550.0% | 50 | 55 |
| 49 | Chevrolet | 1 | 0.0% | – 66.7% | 47 | 11 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 52 | 47 |
| 50 | Alpine | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 10 | 0.0% | #DIV/0! | 53 | – |
| 51 | Lotus | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 10 | 0.0% | + 100.0% | 54 | 54 |
| 52 | Caterham | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 4 | 0.0% | + 100.0% | 58 | 56 |
Austria October 2024 – models:
| Pos | Model | Oct-24 | % | /23 | Sep | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos | FY23 |
| 1 | Skoda Octavia | 828 | 3.8% | + 91.2% | 2 | 6,570 | 3.1% | + 11.1% | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | VW Golf | 501 | 2.3% | + 39.2% | 11 | 7,856 | 3.7% | + 79.5% | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Skoda Fabia | 467 | 2.1% | + 147.1% | 3 | 3,396 | 1.6% | + 36.4% | 9 | 16 |
| 4 | Hyundai Tucson | 444 | 2.0% | + 66.9% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 11 |
| 5 | BMW X1 | 437 | 2.0% | + 20.7% | 4 | 3,965 | 1.9% | + 25.6% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Hyundai i30 | 379 | 1.7% | + 198.4% | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 7 | Skoda Karoq | 368 | 1.7% | + 65.8% | 18 | 3,008 | 1.4% | + 15.5% | 12 | 10 |
| 8 | BYD Seal | 365 | 1.7% | + 4462.5% | 12 | 1,842 | 0.9% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 9 | Toyota Yaris/Cross | 348 | 1.6% | + 6.7% | 9 | 3,506 | 1.6% | – 2.8% | 8 | 4 |
| 10 | Dacia Duster | 345 | 1.6% | + 100.6% | n/a | 3,132 | 1.5% | + 33.8% | 11 | 17 |
| 11 | Seat Ibiza | 342 | 1.6% | + 49.3% | 10 | 4,317 | 2.0% | + 62.1% | 4 | 12 |
| 12 | VW Tiguan | 338 | 1.5% | + 27.5% | 5 | 3,924 | 1.8% | + 20.4% | 6 | 7 |
| 13 | Skoda Enyaq | 337 | 1.5% | – 34.7% | 7 | 1,745 | 0.8% | – 41.8% | n/a | 8 |
| 14 | Dacia Sandero | 301 | 1.4% | – 37.4% | 8 | 3,794 | 1.8% | + 16.7% | 7 | 6 |
| 15 | VW T-Cross | 258 | 1.2% | + 210.8% | n/a | 2,128 | 1.0% | + 78.5% | 19 | n/a |
| 16 | Nissan Qashqai | 253 | 1.2% | + 181.1% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 17 | Skoda Kamiq | 237 | 1.1% | + 37.0% | n/a | 2,200 | 1.0% | + 83.0% | 17 | n/a |
| 18 | Kia Ceed | 236 | 1.1% | – 0.8% | n/a | 2,213 | 1.0% | + 23.6% | 16 | n/a |
| 19 | VW Caddy | 230 | 1.0% | + 47.4% | n/a | 2,392 | 1.1% | – 13.1% | 14 | 13 |
| 20 | Audi A3 | 227 | 1.0% | + 63.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Seat Ateca | 225 | 1.0% | – 5.1% | 17 | 2,248 | 1.1% | – 22.3% | 15 | 9 |
| n/a | VW Polo | 205 | 0.9% | + 5.1% | 13 | 2,712 | 1.3% | + 13.4% | 13 | 19 |
| n/a | Audi Q3 | 195 | 0.9% | + 48.9% | n/a | 2,085 | 1.0% | + 0.5% | 20 | n/a |
| n/a | VW ID.4 | 175 | 0.8% | – 20.1% | n/a | 1,217 | 0.6% | – 37.5% | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Tesla Model Y | 169 | 0.8% | – 18.0% | 1 | 4,582 | 2.2% | – 13.1% | 3 | 2 |
| n/a | Seat Arona | 154 | 0.7% | + 85.5% | n/a | 2,163 | 1.0% | – 10.6% | 18 | 20 |
| n/a | VW Bus | 147 | 0.7% | – 32.9% | n/a | 3,182 | 1.5% | + 26.6% | 10 | 14 |
| n/a | BMW i4 | 138 | 0.6% | – 50.7% | n/a | 1,830 | 0.9% | + 35.9% | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Cupra Born | 121 | 0.6% | – 41.0% | n/a | 1,248 | 0.6% | – 49.1% | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Audi Q4 | 110 | 0.5% | – 14.7% | n/a | 1,441 | 0.7% | – 15.0% | n/a | n/a |
Source: Statistik Austria
