Austria February 2025: Audi Q8 inside Top 5, Renault 5 in Top 20
The Audi Q8 is up to a record 5th place in February.
19,619 new cars found a buyer in Austria in February, a -1.9% year-on-year drop. This way, the year-to-date tally is up 6.7% to 40,067 thanks to a splendid start of the year (January at +16.5%). Volkswagen (-5.2%) falls faster than the market but easily remains in the lead with 14.8% ahead of a strong Skoda (+13.5%). BMW (+7.8%) is back up to #3 but Audi (+52%) does even better at #4. Seat (-27.5%) is in freefall year-on-year but still sports a 5th place ahead of Dacia (-4.6%) and Mercedes (-12.2%) both down. Cupra (+137.9%) is the best performer in the Top 30 and advances 113.7% year-to-date to #8 vs. #15 over the Full Year 2024. Opel (+95.7%) posts a rare surge, with Renault (+43.4%) and Ford (+30.5%) also in great shape. BYD (+99.1%) doubles its sales year-on-year and ranks #16 ahead of such established brands as Kia, Mazda, Citroen and Nissan. Alfa Romeo jumps 101.3% to #24. Tesla sinks -70.1%.
Over in the models charts, the Skoda Octavia (-28.7%), VW Golf (-36.9%) and Seat Ibiza (-33.1%) all collapse but still manage to keep their grip on the ranking. The Dacia Sandero (+12.1%) stays at #4 while the Audi Q8 (+223.3%) breaks into the Austrian Top 5 for the first time in the nameplate’s history at #5. Excellent showing also by the Skoda Fabia (+67.3%) and BMW X3 (+71.1%). The Cupra Terramar brilliantly cracks the Top 10 for the first time at #9 while the BYD Seal (+215.9%) holds itself at #13 vs. #11 year-to-date. The Renault 5 breaks into the Top 20 for the first time at #18, just as the Tesla Model Y implodes -75.6%.
Previous month: Austria January 2025: Audi Q8, BYD Seal and Cupra Terramar hit record rankings
One year ago: Austria February 2024: VW Golf repeats at #1, Seat Ibiza shoots up
Full February 2025 Top 50 All brands and Top 20 models below.
Austria February 2025 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Feb-25 | % | /24 | Jan | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 2,913 | 14.8% | – 5.2% | 1 | 5,862 | 14.6% | + 8.0% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Skoda | 2,006 | 10.2% | + 13.5% | 2 | 4,502 | 11.2% | + 17.7% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | BMW | 1,516 | 7.7% | + 7.8% | 4 | 3,044 | 7.6% | + 2.6% | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Audi | 1,477 | 7.5% | + 52.0% | 3 | 3,228 | 8.1% | + 33.2% | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Seat | 963 | 4.9% | – 27.5% | 5 | 2,185 | 5.5% | – 8.9% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Dacia | 955 | 4.9% | – 4.6% | 8 | 1,885 | 4.7% | – 1.8% | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | Mercedes | 842 | 4.3% | – 12.2% | 6 | 1,860 | 4.6% | + 6.6% | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | Cupra | 728 | 3.7% | + 137.9% | 7 | 1,688 | 4.2% | + 113.7% | 8 | 15 |
| 9 | Toyota | 727 | 3.7% | – 17.0% | 9 | 1,463 | 3.7% | – 13.6% | 9 | 8 |
| 10 | Renault | 710 | 3.6% | + 43.4% | 11 | 1,347 | 3.4% | + 62.5% | 10 | 12 |
| 11 | Ford | 672 | 3.4% | + 30.5% | 12 | 1,274 | 3.2% | + 30.9% | 11 | 16 |
| 12 | Opel | 630 | 3.2% | + 95.7% | 15 | 1,069 | 2.7% | + 73.8% | 13 | 18 |
| 13 | Suzuki | 567 | 2.9% | – 25.0% | 17 | 932 | 2.3% | – 28.1% | 15 | 17 |
| 14 | Peugeot | 521 | 2.7% | – 20.7% | 13 | 1,037 | 2.6% | – 0.2% | 14 | 10 |
| 15 | Hyundai | 502 | 2.6% | – 3.1% | 10 | 1,191 | 3.0% | + 53.3% | 12 | 7 |
| 16 | BYD | 446 | 2.3% | + 99.1% | 14 | 926 | 2.3% | + 143.0% | 16 | 22 |
| 17 | Kia | 430 | 2.2% | – 12.4% | 16 | 834 | 2.1% | – 22.1% | 17 | 13 |
| 18 | Mazda | 426 | 2.2% | – 35.6% | 18 | 786 | 2.0% | – 25.1% | 18 | 14 |
| 19 | Citroen | 422 | 2.2% | + 16.6% | 19 | 744 | 1.9% | + 30.1% | 19 | 23 |
| 20 | Nissan | 345 | 1.8% | + 4.2% | 21 | 612 | 1.5% | + 15.9% | 20 | 25 |
| 21 | Tesla | 262 | 1.3% | – 70.1% | 22 | 489 | 1.2% | – 61.4% | 22 | 11 |
| 22 | Volvo | 202 | 1.0% | – 39.7% | 20 | 502 | 1.3% | – 22.3% | 21 | 19 |
| 23 | Fiat | 198 | 1.0% | – 23.8% | 25 | 343 | 0.9% | – 30.7% | 23 | 24 |
| 24 | Alfa Romeo | 153 | 0.8% | + 101.3% | 29 | 240 | 0.6% | + 70.2% | 27 | 30 |
| 25 | Mini | 124 | 0.6% | – 6.1% | 26 | 246 | 0.6% | – 14.3% | 26 | 26 |
| 26 | Mitsubishi | 122 | 0.6% | – 66.2% | 31 | 177 | 0.4% | – 74.4% | 30 | 20 |
| 27 | Porsche | 114 | 0.6% | – 21.4% | 24 | 266 | 0.7% | + 11.8% | 25 | 27 |
| 28 | Land Rover | 103 | 0.5% | – 1.0% | 27 | 222 | 0.6% | + 2.3% | 28 | 28 |
| 29 | Jeep | 98 | 0.5% | + 15.3% | 28 | 199 | 0.5% | + 11.2% | 29 | 29 |
| 30 | MG | 97 | 0.5% | – 69.1% | 23 | 320 | 0.8% | – 33.3% | 24 | 21 |
| 31 | Honda | 87 | 0.4% | – 28.1% | 30 | 171 | 0.4% | – 2.3% | 31 | 31 |
| 32 | Polestar | 48 | 0.2% | + 71.4% | 32 | 101 | 0.3% | + 77.2% | 32 | 32 |
| 33 | Smart | 35 | 0.2% | – 2.8% | 33 | 60 | 0.1% | – 36.2% | 33 | 34 |
| 34 | KGM/SsangYong | 33 | 0.2% | + 200.0% | 38 | 41 | 0.1% | + 173.3% | 35 | 36 |
| 35 | Lexus | 28 | 0.1% | + 12.0% | 34 | 44 | 0.1% | – 24.1% | 34 | 33 |
| 36 | Fisker | 24 | 0.1% | + 41.2% | 39 | 29 | 0.1% | – 52.5% | 37 | 38 |
| 37 | Leapmotor | 22 | 0.1% | new | – | 22 | 0.1% | new | 38 | – |
| 38 | Subaru | 21 | 0.1% | + 61.5% | 35 | 36 | 0.1% | + 20.0% | 36 | 35 |
| 39 | DS | 10 | 0.1% | – 44.4% | 37 | 20 | 0.0% | – 55.6% | 39 | 37 |
| 40 | Ferrari | 9 | 0.0% | – 10.0% | 41 | 13 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 41 | 40 |
| 41 | Alpine | 7 | 0.0% | n/a | 36 | 17 | 0.0% | n/a | 40 | 50 |
| 42 | Bentley | 5 | 0.0% | + 400.0% | 40 | 9 | 0.0% | + 800.0% | 42 | 49 |
| 43 | Jaguar | 5 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 42 | 9 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 43 | 39 |
| 44 | BAIC | 4 | 0.0% | + 100.0% | – | 4 | 0.0% | + 33.3% | 45 | 56 |
| 45 | Lamborghini | 3 | 0.0% | + 200.0% | 45 | 5 | 0.0% | + 66.7% | 44 | 43 |
| 46 | McLaren | 3 | 0.0% | + 200.0% | – | 3 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 48 | 41 |
| 47 | Chrysler | 1 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 43 | 3 | 0.0% | – 25.0% | 46 | 48 |
| 48 | DFSK | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 44 | 3 | 0.0% | + 200.0% | 47 | 51 |
| 49 | Aston Martin | 1 | 0.0% | – 80.0% | – | 1 | 0.0% | – 87.5% | 51 | 45 |
| 50 | Lotus | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 52 | 54 |
Austria February 2025 – models:
| Pos | Model | Feb-25 | % | /24 | Jan | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Skoda Octavia | 636 | 3.2% | – 28.7% | 1 | 1,447 | 3.6% | – 4.7% | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | VW Golf | 589 | 3.0% | – 36.9% | 3 | 1,160 | 2.9% | – 27.3% | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Seat Ibiza | 514 | 2.6% | – 33.1% | 2 | 1,143 | 2.9% | – 4.4% | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Dacia Sandero | 397 | 2.0% | + 12.1% | 4 | 869 | 2.2% | + 25.9% | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Audi Q8 | 375 | 1.9% | + 223.3% | 6 | 774 | 1.9% | + 125.0% | 5 | n/a |
| 6 | Skoda Fabia | 348 | 1.8% | + 67.3% | 8 | 725 | 1.8% | + 58.6% | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | Dacia Duster | 344 | 1.8% | – 17.9% | 15 | 612 | 1.5% | – 19.7% | 12 | 11 |
| 8 | BMW X3 | 344 | 1.8% | + 71.1% | n/a | 577 | 1.4% | + 35.4% | 13 | n/a |
| 9 | Cupra Terramar | 341 | 1.7% | new | 11 | 676 | 1.7% | new | 9 | n/a |
| 10 | BMW X1 | 335 | 1.7% | + 5.3% | 9 | 710 | 1.8% | + 23.1% | 7 | 4 |
| 11 | VW Tiguan | 323 | 1.6% | + 23.3% | 10 | 667 | 1.7% | + 35.0% | 10 | 7 |
| 12 | VW Polo | 285 | 1.5% | + 9.6% | 19 | 537 | 1.3% | + 5.3% | 14 | 13 |
| 13 | BYD Seal | 278 | 1.4% | + 215.9% | 7 | 659 | 1.6% | + 399.2% | 11 | 18 |
| 14 | Skoda Karoq | 268 | 1.4% | + 27.0% | 5 | 684 | 1.7% | + 33.1% | 8 | 10 |
| 15 | Opel Corsa | 268 | 1.4% | + 208.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 20 |
| 16 | VW T-Roc | 264 | 1.3% | + 51.7% | n/a | 466 | 1.2% | + 46.5% | 18 | n/a |
| 17 | Skoda Kamiq | 242 | 1.2% | + 108.6% | 17 | 502 | 1.3% | + 45.1% | 15 | 16 |
| 18 | Renault 5 | 237 | 1.2% | new | n/a | 419 | 1.0% | new | n/a | n/a |
| 19 | Toyota Yaris/Cross | 223 | 1.1% | – 11.2% | 18 | 477 | 1.2% | – 13.9% | 16 | 8 |
| 20 | VW ID.3 | 214 | 1.1% | + 830.4% | n/a | 290 | 0.7% | + 281.6% | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | VW Caddy | 179 | 0.9% | – 25.4% | 14 | 457 | 1.1% | + 42.8% | 19 | 15 |
| n/a | Seat Ateca | 169 | 0.9% | + 28.0% | 13 | 468 | 1.2% | + 46.7% | 17 | n/a |
| n/a | Audi A3 | 168 | 0.9% | + 25.4% | 16 | 435 | 1.1% | + 59.3% | 20 | n/a |
| n/a | Tesla Model Y | 166 | 0.8% | – 75.6% | n/a | 313 | 0.8% | – 68.2% | n/a | 3 |
| n/a | Audi Q6 | 152 | 0.8% | new | n/a | 349 | 0.9% | new | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | VW ID.4 | 146 | 0.7% | + 108.6% | n/a | 274 | 0.7% | + 87.7% | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Skoda Enyaq | 142 | 0.7% | – 6.0% | n/a | 337 | 0.8% | – 2.0% | n/a | n/a |
Source: Statistik Austria
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The sales of the Audi Q8 are most likely more e-trons, I guess.