The Nissan Qashqai is the most popular vehicle in Hungary in March and ranks #4 over Q1

13,199 new cars hit Hungarian roads in March, a +2.4% year-on-year improvement. This leads to a Q1 tally up 3.8% to 32,899. Suzuki dominates the brands ranking with 11.7% share, distancing Toyota at 9.5%. Nissan surges seven spots on last month to #3 and 8.8% of the market, with Skoda and Volkswagen rounding out the Top 5. Dacia is up two ranks to #9 and MG breaks into the Top 20 at #19. Over Q1, Suzuki (-13.9%) and Toyota (-9.7%) struggle but lead the way. BYD (+264.6%) is by far the most dynamic in the Top 20, with Ford (+118.2%) also posting stellar growth. Kia (+38.5%), Renault (+24.8%) and Mercedes (+21.1%) impress.

Model-wise, the Nissan Qashqai takes the lead with 5.7% share for the month, but it’s the Suzuki S-Cross that tops the Q1 charts with 6.5% of the market. The Suzuki Vitara, Skoda Octavia, Kia Ceed and Dacia Duster follow, while the Nissan X-Trail breaks into the Top 10.

Previous month: Hungary February 2025: Ford up 144%

One year ago: Hungary Q1 2024: Suzuki Vitara and S-Cross reclaim lead in solid market

Full March 2025 Top 20 brands and models below.

Hungary March 2025 – brands:

PosBrand PC onlyMar-25%Feb2025%/24PosFY241Suzuki1,54711.7%14,36313.3%– 13.9%112Toyota1,2589.5%23,47510.6%– 9.7%223Nissan1,1568.8%101,9145.8%– 14.1%784Skoda1,0928.3%42,9819.1%+ 3.3%335Volkswagen8406.4%52,2806.9%+ 16.1%546Ford8286.3%32,4967.6%+ 118.2%457Kia7455.6%62,0056.1%+ 38.5%668BMW5033.8%71,5014.6%+ 9.6%879Dacia4943.7%119232.8%– 14.2%111110Hyundai4583.5%91,1923.6%– 14.6%101011Mercedes4523.4%81,2973.9%+ 21.1%9912Renault4123.1%139162.8%+ 24.8%121313Tesla4063.1%195641.7%– 28.7%161614Opel4003.0%166361.9%– 32.9%151215Audi3562.7%128802.7%+ 8.4%131516BYD2852.2%175361.6%+ 264.6%172217Volvo2682.0%146902.1%– 19.2%141418Peugeot2011.5%155061.5%– 4.2%181719MG1691.3%20n/an/an/an/a1920SsangYong1441.1%184151.3%+ 7.5%1918n/aMazda1271.0%n/a3351.0%– 13.4%2021

Hungary March 2025 – models:

Note: This ranking features the Top 20 models year-to-date ordered based on their March volumes and may therefore not be 100% accurate.

PosModelMar-25%FebQ1 2025%/24PosFY241Nissan Qashqai7465.7%51,2433.8%+ 0.7%442Suzuki S-Cross6555.0%12,1416.5%+ 8.9%123Suzuki Vitara6194.7%21,6184.9%– 36.1%214Skoda Octavia5694.3%31,5994.9%– 13.0%335Kia Ceed3502.7%68612.6%+ 19.4%656Dacia Duster3322.5%76862.1%– 20.8%877Toyota Corolla3282.5%107112.2%– 9.9%768Nissan X-Trail (est)2551.9%n/a4651.4%+ 11.2%14259VW Golf2541.9%n/a5421.6%+ 1.1%131510Ford Tourneo Custom2531.9%48922.7%+ 314.9%52211Suzuki Swift2451.9%125491.7%+ 21.5%121712Toyota Yaris Cross2411.8%86001.8%– 3.1%101213Toyota C-HR2311.8%115581.7%– 8.5%11914Kia Sportage2291.7%96051.8%+ 54.3%91415Hyundai Tucson1711.3%154441.3%– 10.3%151916Skoda Superb1541.2%n/a3811.2%+ 80.6%202817Skoda Kodiaq1381.0%n/a3971.2%+ 43.8%182618Ford Kuga1341.0%134311.3%+ 23.1%161319Ford Puma1250.9%144021.2%+ 26.8%172420Toyota Corolla Cross1030.8%n/a3831.2%– 26.5%1920

Source: Datahouse. Many thanks to Csaba