Hungary March 2025: Nissan up to 19.3% share in euphoric market

The Nissan Qashqai holds a record 14.2% share in Hungary in March.

The Hungarian new passenger car market surges 32.1% year-on-year in March to a whopping 17,443 units, the biggest monthly volume since 2020. Q1 levels are up 10.8% to 36,455. The surprise leader this month is Nissan (+190.8%) tripling its sales year-on-year to reach a record 19.3% share. Nissan sells almost as much as #2 Toyota (+36.4%) and #3 Skoda (+53.4%) combined, even though the latter two both beat the market. As a result Nissan ends the Quarter just 12 sales below Toyota in the YTD race. However, 90% of Nissan’s March volumes are reexports, with the brand falling to #17 when removing reexports. Suzuki (-3.6%) struggles and falls to #4, a ranking it also holds year-to-date vs. #1 over the Full Year 2025. BMW (+39%) is the only additional Top 10 outpacing the market, while newcomer Chery is up to an all-time high #12.

The Nissan Qashqhai (+231.4%) surges to a whopping 14.2% share for the month and easily snaps the Q1 top with 9% of the market, once again this is due to reexports. The Skoda Octavia (+41.1%) ranks #2 both in March and year-to-date, toppling the Suzuki S-Cross (+0.2%). The Suzuki Vitara (+3.9%) follows at #4 while the Nissan X-Trail is up to an estimated 5th place and #9 so far this year vs. #33 over the Full Year 2025. Nissan also places the Juke at #10 for the month at #18 year-to-date vs. #91 last year.

Previous month: Hungary February 2026: Suzuki S-Cross, Vitara reclaim top spots

One year ago: Hungary March 2025: Nissan Qashqai best-seller

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