The Kia Sportage is up to 5th place Europe-wide in July.

According to data by JATO Dynamics, the European new car market (28 countries) is up 1.5% year-on-year in July to 1.03 million units. The year-to-date tally is up 4.2% to just under 7.9 million. Among the Top 5 markets, Italy is up 4.7%, Spain up 3.4% and the UK up 2.4%, but France (-2.3%) and Germany (-2.1%) are both down. Best performing countries include Poland (+19%), Portugal (+27%) and Slovakia (+12%). SUVs climb 6% year-on-year to 554,000 units and 54% share, a new record. Year-to-date SUV sales are up 5% to 4.2 million and 53% share. 139,244 BEVs found a buyer in July, off -6% year-on-year and leading to a 13.5% share vs. 14.6% in July 2023. Of note is BMW (+35%) taking the lead of the BEV brands ranking with 14,869 sales vs. 14,561 for Tesla.

Brand-wise, Volkswagen (-3.4%) recedes but easily keeps on top, followed by Toyota (+15.6%) and BMW (+13.4%) both in stellar shape. Skoda (+4.3%) is more muted but reclaims the #4 spot it holds year-to-date. Mercedes (+12.7%) is very strong and up two ranks on last month to #5. Peugeot (+9.4%) advances to #7 and Hyundai (+2.1%) also beats the market at #10. In contrast Renault (-6%), Kia (-4%) and Audi (-1.9%) fall into negative territory. Below, Dacia (+11.3%), Citroen (+5.6%), Opel/Vauxhall (+2.7%) and Seat (+2.2%) all outpace the overall growth rate but the best performer is Volvo (+38.8%) pushed by the success of the new EX30.

Over in the models charts, the Dacia Sandero surges 33.7% year-on-year to cement its YTD leadership. It ranked #1 in France, #1 in Spain and #2 in Italy. The VW T-Roc (+5.2%), #1 a year ago in July 2023, is #2 and overtakes the Renault Clio (-4.8%) to snap the third spot YTD. The Toyota Yaris Cross (+46.6%) soars to #3, its third ever podium finish after October 2023 and January 2024. The Dacia Duster (+29.4%) climbs to #4 overall, its highest since June 2022 when it also ranked #4. The Kia Sportage (+14.8%) leaps up 12 ranks on last month to #5, smashing its ranking record with a previous best of #9 hit in April 2022 and January 2024. The Toyota Yaris (+10.7%) also shines and is up 8 spots on June to #6. The recovery period is over for the VW Golf (-12.8%) down to #11 vs. #2 year-to-date. 

Previous month: Europe June 2024: Toyota (+16.4%), Skoda (+12.1%) stand out, Dacia Sandero #1 YTD

One year ago: Europe July 2023: VW T-Roc signs third ever win, market up 16.5%

Full July 2024 Top 25 brands and Top 25 models below.

Europe July 2024 – brands:

PosBrandJul-24/23Jun2024/23PosFY231Volkswagen108,959– 3.4%1815,224+ 1.0%112Toyota75,338+ 15.6%2557,613+ 15.6%223BMW64,012+ 13.4%4461,908+ 12.8%344Skoda59,727+ 4.3%5436,621+ 10.1%475Mercedes59,545+ 12.7%7417,150+ 2.6%556Audi59,299– 1.9%6405,118– 6.8%737Peugeot49,916+ 9.4%9395,600– 1.5%888Renault  49,054– 6.0%3412,825+ 2.7%669Kia49,033– 4.0%11326,948– 3.5%11910Hyundai47,949+ 2.1%10328,002+ 4.1%101211Dacia47,074+ 11.3%8347,975+ 4.1%91112Ford  36,040– 18.6%13279,437– 17.1%121013Opel/Vauxhall34,794+ 2.7%12268,337– 2.3%131314Volvo29,648+ 38.8%17221,801+ 34.3%151815Citroën26,935+ 5.6%15247,764+ 12.0%141516Fiat23,174– 24.7%16213,444– 6.3%161417Seat22,622+ 2.2%18174,272+ 12.2%191918Nissan22,068– 0.5%20197,071+ 15.9%171719MG21,294+ 22.2%19147,690+ 21.3%202020Cupra16,964– 8.9%21127,687+ 14.3%222121Suzuki15,439– 2.5%22130,361+ 22.6%212222Tesla14,561– 16.0%14176,086– 13.1%181623Mazda12,187– 7.5%23104,657– 1.2%232424Mini10,884– 28.3%2579,812– 25.3%252325Jeep10,556+ 0.3%2481,566+ 9.6%2425

Europe July 2024 – models:

PosModelJul-24/23Jun2024/23PosFY231Dacia Sandero22,398+ 33.7%1167,247+ 19.3%122VW T-Roc19,254+ 5.2%3130,872+ 0.7%333Toyota Yaris Cross17,314+ 46.6%8117,441+ 8.4%684Dacia Duster15,884+ 29.4%6104,792+ 5.6%13165Kia Sportage15,531+ 14.8%17103,043+ 13.3%14176Toyota Yaris15,237+ 10.7%14108,622+ 10.3%10157Renault Clio15,157– 4.8%2129,249+ 11.2%448VW Tiguan14,875+ 2.5%12107,142+ 1.8%1199Hyundai Tucson14,391+ 3.8%1995,080– 1.6%161410Opel/Vauxhall Corsa13,938+ 18.3%15100,634– 14.3%15611VW Golf13,924– 12.8%5139,749+ 33.6%2712Peugeot 20813,601– 0.5%16120,155+ 0.7%5513Skoda Octavia13,030– 10.0%11115,776+ 19.6%71114Peugeot 200812,261+ 2.7%13105,681+ 10.2%121315VW Polo12,057+ 11.9%1879,617+ 5.1%212116Toyota Corolla10,978– 4.8%2881,256+ 10.4%202217Renault Captur10,725– 1.0%990,595+ 2.4%191918VW T-Cross10,502+ 32.6%2372,444+ 9.9%232819Toyota C-HR10,346+ 42.3%2769,247+ 6.3%253020Ford Puma10,342– 24.7%2593,979+ 3.2%171221Citroen C310,320– 9.1%10115,296+ 44.4%81822Nissan Qashqai9,794– 11.0%2192,437+ 9.8%182023BMW X19,567+ 33.2%4164,118+ 30.7%273924Tesla Model Y9,544– 15.7%4111,866– 24.4%9125Hyundai Kona9,424+ 8.1%4060,936+ 9.2%2835

Source: JATO Dynamics