VW Bus climbs to #1 in June and YTD, sales down -12.7% – Best Selling Cars Blog
The VW Bus is the best-selling vehicle in Austria in June.
New car sales in Austria drop -12.7% year-on-year in June to 22,760, leading to a year-to-date tally off -19.2% to just 108,606 units. Volkswagen (-8.3%) keeps its fall into the single-digits and climbs to 16.2% share as a result vs. 14% halfway through the year. Skoda (-23.2%) remains in 2nd place while Hyundai (+23.4%) swims upstream, rising four ranks on May to land on the third step of the podium. Below, BMW (-9.7%), Seat (-34.5%), Audi (-18.7%) and Ford (-21.7%) are all knocked down one spot as a result. Dacia (+64.4%) lodges the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 10 (and Top 15) and slices its May ranking in two to reach #8, making Austria yet another European country where the French-Romanian brand overperforms. Kia (+9.4%) also gains ground in the remainder of the Top 10 while further down Peugeot (+37.4%), Toyota (+11%) and Cupra (+255.5%) shine.
Over in the models ranking, the VW Bus (+51.1%) storms into the pole position both in June and over H1 2022, for the latter going from #4 at the end of May. The Tesla Model Y holds 3.5% share in 2nd place and now ranks #6 year-to-date. The Dacia Sandero (+111.6%) comes back from outside the May Top 20 directly into the third spot, a ranking it also holds year-to-date. The Skoda Fabia (-2.1%) and Hyundai Tucson (+1.1%) round out the Top 5. #1 a year ago, the Fiat 500 lineup (-48.8%) ranks 6th this month ahead of the VW T-Roc (-12.4%) and VW Golf (-33%) once ultra dominant in Austria. The Toyota Yaris/Cross is up 70.6% at #9 just as the Ford Galaxy (+43.4%) signs by far its best ranking across Europe at #10. Notice also the Cupra Formentor (+124.3%), Hyundai i30 (+67%) and Audi A3 (+24.9%) sporting fantastic scores.
Previous month: Austria May 2022: Hyundai i30 surprise leader, Cupra Formentor on podium, sales off -24%
One year ago: Austria June 2021: Fiat 500 lineup takes control of market down -2.2%
Full June 2022 Top 50 All-brands and Top 20 models below.
Austria June 2022 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Jun-22 | % | /21 | May | 2022 | % | /21 | Pos | FY21 |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 3,689 | 16.2% | -8.3% | 1 | 15,167 | 14.0% | -30.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Skoda | 1,811 | 8.0% | -23.2% | 2 | 9,498 | 8.7% | -24.5% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Hyundai | 1,700 | 7.5% | 23.4% | 7 | 5,236 | 4.8% | 1.4% | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | BMW | 1,309 | 5.8% | -9.7% | 3 | 7,665 | 7.1% | -6.6% | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Seat | 1,231 | 5.4% | -34.5% | 4 | 5,845 | 5.4% | -42.1% | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Audi | 1,099 | 4.8% | -18.7% | 5 | 7,096 | 6.5% | -3.7% | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Ford | 1,042 | 4.6% | -21.7% | 6 | 5,623 | 5.2% | -19.2% | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Dacia | 960 | 4.2% | 64.4% | 16 | 3,309 | 3.0% | 15.6% | 13 | 15 |
| 9 | Mercedes | 955 | 4.2% | -20.1% | 8 | 5,631 | 5.2% | -16.7% | 6 | 5 |
| 10 | Kia | 895 | 3.9% | 9.4% | 10 | 4,695 | 4.3% | 12.3% | 9 | 12 |
| 11 | Peugeot | 874 | 3.8% | 37.4% | 14 | 3,641 | 3.4% | -14.9% | 12 | 13 |
| 12 | Tesla | 838 | 3.7% | 4.0% | 33 | 2,366 | 2.2% | -9.4% | 17 | 19 |
| 13 | Renault | 801 | 3.5% | -40.3% | 11 | 4,390 | 4.0% | -31.8% | 11 | 9 |
| 14 | Opel | 780 | 3.4% | -8.7% | 15 | 3,025 | 2.8% | -38.8% | 15 | 11 |
| 15 | Toyota | 754 | 3.3% | 11.0% | 9 | 4,596 | 4.2% | 41.9% | 10 | 16 |
| 16 | Cupra | 583 | 2.6% | 255.5% | 12 | 2,786 | 2.6% | 232.1% | 16 | 25 |
| 17 | Fiat | 571 | 2.5% | -57.5% | 17 | 2,172 | 2.0% | -61.2% | 18 | 10 |
| 18 | Citroen | 434 | 1.9% | -23.9% | 21 | 1,788 | 1.6% | -39.7% | 19 | 18 |
| 19 | Mazda | 405 | 1.8% | -52.5% | 13 | 3,134 | 2.9% | -23.3% | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | Suzuki | 303 | 1.3% | -37.8% | 18 | 1,784 | 1.6% | -40.5% | 20 | 17 |
| 21 | Mini | 239 | 1.1% | -20.6% | 23 | 1,091 | 1.0% | -18.8% | 22 | 21 |
| 22 | Mitsubishi | 230 | 1.0% | -1.3% | 22 | 1,016 | 0.9% | -15.3% | 23 | 23 |
| 23 | Nissan | 181 | 0.8% | -3.7% | 20 | 965 | 0.9% | -23.4% | 24 | 22 |
| 24 | Volvo | 163 | 0.7% | -41.6% | 19 | 1,445 | 1.3% | -12.3% | 21 | 20 |
| 25 | Jeep | 150 | 0.7% | -35.3% | 26 | 782 | 0.7% | -30.6% | 25 | 24 |
| 26 | Porsche | 128 | 0.6% | -15.2% | 25 | 737 | 0.7% | -0.1% | 26 | 27 |
| 27 | Land Rover | 114 | 0.5% | -13.0% | 27 | 545 | 0.5% | -36.0% | 28 | 26 |
| 28 | Honda | 110 | 0.5% | -12.0% | 24 | 676 | 0.6% | 9.4% | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | Alfa Romeo | 90 | 0.4% | 18.4% | 30 | 282 | 0.3% | 2.9% | 31 | 31 |
| 30 | Polestar | 89 | 0.4% | n/a | 28 | 299 | 0.3% | 3637.5% | 30 | 36 |
| 31 | MG | 56 | 0.2% | 3.7% | 29 | 425 | 0.4% | 36.7% | 29 | 30 |
| 32 | DS | 49 | 0.2% | 390.0% | 32 | 132 | 0.1% | 78.4% | 35 | 35 |
| 33 | Jaguar | 39 | 0.2% | -49.4% | 35 | 195 | 0.2% | -64.3% | 32 | 29 |
| 34 | Lexus | 31 | 0.1% | 106.7% | 34 | 146 | 0.1% | 67.8% | 34 | 34 |
| 35 | Subaru | 14 | 0.1% | -66.7% | 31 | 181 | 0.2% | -6.2% | 33 | 32 |
| 36 | Ferrari | 12 | 0.1% | 20.0% | 37< /td> | 66 | 0.1% | 20.0% | 36 | 37 |
| 37 | Lamborghini | 9 | 0.0% | 125.0% | 38 | 24 | 0.0% | -4.0% | 38 | 38 |
| 38 | Smart | 5 | 0.0% | -73.7% | 36 | 52 | 0.0% | -36.6% | 37 | 33 |
| 39 | Bentley | 5 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 39 | 20 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 40 | 42 |
| 40 | Aston Martin | 2 | 0.0% | -60.0% | 40 | 22 | 0.0% | 4.8% | 39 | 40 |
| 41 | Chrysler | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 44 | 8 | 0.0% | n/a | 42 | 47 |
| 42 | Chevrolet | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 46 | 5 | 0.0% | n/a | 46 | 55 |
| 43 | Maserati | 1 | 0.0% | -85.7% | 43 | 10 | 0.0% | -33.3% | 41 | 41 |
| 44 | JAC | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 42 | 7 | 0.0% | -46.2% | 43 | 43 |
| 45 | MAN | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | – | 3 | 0.0% | -57.1% | 48 | 44 |
| 46 | Cadillac | 1 | 0.0% | -50.0% | – | 1 | 0.0% | -75.0% | 52 | 48 |
| 47 | Morgan | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 53 | – |
| 48 | Dallara | 1 | 0.0% | new | – | 1 | 0.0% | new | 54 | – |
| 49 | SsangYong | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 41 | 7 | 0.0% | -58.8% | 44 | 39 |
| 50 | Lotus | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | – | 6 | 0.0% | 200.0% | 45 | 49 |
Austria June 2022 – models:
| Pos | Model | Jun-22 | % | /21 | May | 2022 | % | /21 | Pos | FY21 |
| 1 | VW Bus | 887 | 3.9% | 51.1% | 6 | 2,414 | 2.2% | 6.6% | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Tesla Model Y | 786 | 3.5% | new | n/a | 1,900 | 1.7% | new | 6 | n/a |
| 3 | Dacia Sandero | 603 | 2.6% | 111.6% | n/a | 1,968 | 1.8% | 36.1% | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Skoda Fabia | 456 | 2.0% | -2.1% | 2 | 2,119 | 2.0% | -18.2% | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Hyundai Tucson | 455 | 2.0% | 1.1% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 12 |
| 6 | Fiat 500 lineup | 443 | 1.9% | -48.8% | 18 | 1,478 | 1.4% | -59.0% | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | VW T-Roc | 423 | 1.9% | -12.4% | 8 | 1,652 | 1.5% | -45.1% | 9 | 4 |
| 8 | VW Golf | 410 | 1.8% | -33.0% | 7 | 1,775 | 1.6% | -42.9% | 7 | 3 |
| 9 | Toyota Yaris/Cross | 343 | 1.5% | 70.6% | 5 | 1,934 | 1.8% | 87.8% | 5 | n/a |
| 10 | Ford Galaxy | 327 | 1.4% | 43.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 11 | BMW X3 | 323 | 1.4% | -11.3% | 17 | 1,308 | 1.2% | 1.0% | 17 | 18 |
| 12 | Seat Arona | 316 | 1.4% | 28.5% | 15 | 1,359 | 1.3% | -32.9% | 15 | 13 |
| 13 | Cupra Formentor | 314 | 1.4% | 124.3% | 3 | 1,435 | 1.3% | 126.7% | 12 | n/a |
| 14 | Hyundai I30 | 314 | 1.4% | 67.0% | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 15 | VW ID.4 | 307 | 1.3% | -0.6% | n/a | 517 | 0.5% | -60.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 16 | Seat Ibiza | 299 | 1.3% | -28.8% | 4 | 1,505 | 1.4% | -41.7% | 10 | 8 |
| 17 | VW Tiguan | 290 | 1.3% | 2.5% | n/a | 1,423 | 1.3% | -28.3% | 13 | 17 |
| 18 | VW Polo | 283 | 1.2% | -12.9% | 9 | 1,954 | 1.8% | -11.3% | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | VW T-Cross | 266 | 1.2% | -43.6% | 13 | 1,366 | 1.3% | -40.0% | 14 | 11 |
| 20 | Audi A3 | 266 | 1.2% | 24.9% | n/a | 1,344 | 1.2% | 9.1% | 16 | n/a |
| n/a | VW Caddy | 257 | 1.1% | n/a | n/a | 1,213 | 1.1% | #DIV/0! | 18 | n/a |
| n/a | Skoda Octavia | 237 | 1.0% | -47.5% | 11 | 1,712 | 1.6% | -48.4% | 8 | 2 |
| n/a | Cupra Born | 214 | 0.9% | new | 14 | 1,189 | 1.1% | new | 19 | n/a |
| n/a | Tesla Model 3 | 88 | 0.4% | -89.1% | n/a | 502 | 0.5% | -80.6% | n/a | 10 |
Source: Statistik Austria
