New car registrations in Spain continue to fall hopelessly (-20.5% in October). The Peugeot 2008 was the best-selling model of the month. Hyundai prevails in the Spanish sales ranking for the first time in its history.
The good news does not finish arriving in terms of new car registrations in Spain. During the month of October there has been a new setback, this time a 20.5% decrease in comparison with the same month of the previous year, when registering 59,044 units. With a total of 706,998 units, the annual accumulated remains positive (+ 5.6%) compared to 2020, which had dealerships closed for almost three months due to the pandemic.
The new Hyundai Tucson takes the Korean brand to the lead in Spain for the first time
Despite this adverse scenario, several brands have been able to rejoice with this month’s data. One of them is Peugeot, which has managed to lead the monthly ranking of models with the Peugeot 2008 and that it has also managed to place 3008 and 208 within the Top 10.
No less interesting is the performance of the Hyundai tucson which has been able to reach second position, even surpassing the popular bestseller Dacia sandero. Thanks to this (and the good numbers of the i20 and the Kona) Hyundai can boast of having conquered the victory for the first time in its history in the ranking of Spanish brands.
In this way the classification of registrations leaves Hyundai at the top. It surpasses Peugeot that must settle for second position now KIA who has completed the podium. SEAT has put on the brakes this month falling to a discreet eighth notch. Among premium brands, leadership of Mercedes.
Good news also arrives for the Chinese brand Aiways after having achieved its first registration in Spanish territory with its Aiways U5 electric SUV. Only three manufacturers within the Top 20 have managed to improve their data for October 2020: Cupra (+ 1,147%), Hyundai (+ 57%) and KIA (+ 22%) while the ones that give the most ground are SEAT (-53%), Audi (-42%) and Dacia (-39%).