Greece January 2026: Citroen C3 best-seller in weak market

The Citroen C3 is the most popular vehicle in Greece in January.

New car sales in Greece drop -5.4% year-on-year in January to 10,087 units, keep in mind January 2025 was a already off -16.4% on the year prior so this is a weak result. Toyota (-19.5%) is by far the most popular brand again with 14.9% share and despite a hefty year-on-year fall. It is followed by Opel (-19%) back up 16 spots on December but down sharply on a particularly strong year-ago result. Peugeot (-14.3%) is up 7 ranks to #3 bay also falls heavily YoY. In contrast Citroen (+34.1%) and Suzuki (+43.1%) surge ahead to complete the Top 5. Audi (+43.8%) and MG (+9.1%) also defy the negative context in the remainder of the Top 10 but Hyundai (-27.5%) and most strikingly Volkswagen (-40.6%) are hit hard, the latter even ranking below its premium counterpart Audi. Just outside the 10 best-sellers, Skoda (+116.9%) and Dacia (+64%) impress. Newcomer Chery is down for spots on a record December showing to a still stellar 14th place.

Model-wise, the Citroen C3 (-8%) records its first win in almost a year and 6th ever for the nameplate after May, June and July 2012, February 2023, January 2024 and March 2025. It distances the Full Year 2025 leader, the Toyota Yaris Cross (-12.5%) while the Peugeot 2008 (-23.6%) is in difficulty year-on-year and ranks at #3. The Suzuki Vitara (+92.4%) almost doubles its sales year-on-year and climbs to 4th place ahead of the Opel Corsa (-34.8%) and Toyota Yaris (-18.7%). Like last month, the Chery Tiggo 4 (#14) is the best-selling recent launch, above the Fiat Grande Panda (#16) and Opel Frontera (#20).

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