Consultancy PwC expects new car registrations to be between 200,000 and 220,000 this year, slightly below 2023 levels. “The improvement in the economic situation should have a positive impact, on the other hand, the impact of orders from previous years will pass,” said Daniel Janecek from PwC.
Car sales in the Czech Republic in 2023
The best-selling brand last year was Škoda, with sales up 23% to 77,490 vehicles, followed by Hyundai with sales of 20,068 vehicles, up 8%, and in third place Volkswagen, with sales up 18%. , up to 18,938 cars. Fourth place was taken by Toyota, whose sales grew by 42%, which is the largest figure in the top ten, and fifth place by Kia. The most popular model was the Škoda Octavia with 21,815 vehicles, followed by the Škoda Fabia with 10,775 and the Škoda Scala with 9,784.
In 75.6% of cases, cars were purchased by companies. More than 66% of cars sold were petrol, a quarter were diesel, and electric vehicles accounted for about 3% of sales, roughly double the previous figure. Sales of hybrids, which largely fall into the gasoline-powered category, rose 44.5%. SUVs became the best-selling business class with a share of 45%.
Sales of light commercial vehicles increased by 34.7% to 22,780 vehicles. In the last month of the year the increase was 27%. The best-selling car was Renault with 3,555 cars, followed by Volkswagen and Ford. The most popular van was the Renault Master.
Truck registrations increased by 15.9% to 10,424 vehicles. However, sales were down 8% in December compared to last year. Mercedes-Benz came in first place with 2,076 vehicles, followed by Volvo and DAF in third. Tractor units accounted for 53% of sales.
Bus sales fell by 11% compared to last year and amounted to 1,080 vehicles. In December, this segment showed 141 percent growth. Iveco Bus sold the most buses – 290, Setra was in second place, and SOR was in third place.
New motorcycle registrations rose 4% to 26,575 units. Sales fell by a fifth in December. Honda took the top spot with sales of 6,949 motorcycles, followed by China’s CF Moto, while Yamaha came in third.
2024-01-13 15:00:00
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