April is a month of optimism for automotive brands. Registrations grew by 16% in Europe, close to one million and have accumulated nine consecutive months of growth. SUVs, in reference to the sports utility vehicle, accounted for half, with 492,000 units sold, which represented a record market share.
In April, 960,191 units were registered in Europe, according to data from the consultancy Jato Dynamics, which link the results “directly†with the relaxation of pressures in the supply chain, which has increased the availability of new cars. The brands have been anticipating for weeks that this situation of increasing normality is encouraging the market.
The Dacia Sandero led the best-selling vehicles in April, with 18,659 units (44%). This car was the second most registered in Spain. It is followed in Europe by the Volkswagen T-Roc, with 16,746 units (19%), and the Opel Corsa, with 16,578 cars sold (40%). For its part, the cars that grew the most in the month were the Skoda Octavia, 230% (12,817 units), the Volkswagen Tiguan, with 152% and 11,353 units, and the Renault Clio, which grew 119% compared to the same month. month of 2022 up to 15,792 cars sold.
In the accumulated of the year, the best-selling car has been the Tesla Model Y with more than 82,000 deliveries. This Tesla model was the best-selling electric of the month, followed by the Volkswagen ID.4 and the ID.3 model of the same brand, which grew by 125% and 259%, respectively.
The consultant highlights, in effect, the “growing demand” for electric vehicles, which represented 13% of total sales with some 126,000 registered vehicles. In this range, SUVs increased by 0.7% compared to the same month, while the Volkswagen group, Stellantis and Hyundai-Kia dominated the segment. By models, the Volkswagen T-Roc was the leader, followed by the Toyota Yaris Cross and the Dacia Duster.
By brands, Volkswagen was the best-selling in Europe during the month of April, with 105,669, 30% more than in 2022; followed by Audi, which grew by 25% to 58,841 units sold. The podium was completed by Toyota, which added 54,224 cars registered, although it reduced its European sales by 4%.
Renault and BMW were next for the top 5 for the month, with 53,013 and 52,673 units, respectively. The ranking is completed by Skoda, Mercedes, Peugeot, Kia and Ford.
As for the greatest growth compared to the same month in 2022, Tesla stood out with 865% more units sold, with 14,120, followed by MG, with 104% (15,042 units), and Cupra, which grew 52% to 15,419. enrolled units.
