Portugal March 2015: Nissan Qashqai and Opel Corsa push up.

The Nissan Qashqai is up to #2 in Portugal this month.

* See the Top 208 All-models and Top 33 All-brands by clicking on the title *

Portuguese new car sales continue their recovery with sales up a splendid 42% year-on-year in March to 20,082 registrations, bringing the first quarter total to 46,229 units, up an equally reassuring 36% on 2014. Despite underperforming in March (+29%), Renault keeps the lead of the brands ranking by far at 12.1% share above Volkswagen (+57%), Peugeot (+42%) and Nissan doubling its sales year-on-year to 1,613 units and a shiny 8% market share. Notice also Fiat up 80% to #8, Ford up 87% to #10, Toyota up 81% to #11, Mitsubishi up 98% to #15 and Kia up 113% to #17. The Renault Clio remains the most popular nameplate in Portugal and the only one to sell more than 1,000 units this month at 1,065 and 5.3% share, but the Nissan Qashqai (789) and Opel Corsa (696) also shine up, followed by the Renault Megane (678) and Peugeot 208 (650).

Previous month: Portugal February 2015: Renault Clio reclaims pole position

One year ago: Portugal March 2014: Renault Mégane takes off to pole position

Full March 2015 Top 208 All-models and Top 33 All-brands below.

Portugal March 2015 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Mar-15	%	/14	Feb	2015	%	/14	Pos	FY14
1	Renault	2,430	12.1%	29%	1	5,217	11.3%	37%	1	1
2	Volkswagen	1,770	8.8%	57%	3	4,177	9.0%	41%	3	2
3	Peugeot	1,749	8.7%	42%	2	4,368	9.4%	40%	2	3
4	Nissan	1,613	8.0%	99%	8	3,033	6.6%	72%	6	8
5	Mercedes	1,363	6.8%	33%	5	3,562	7.7%	35%	5	5
6	BMW	1,337	6.7%	27%	4	3,614	7.8%	26%	4	4
7	Opel	1,291	6.4%	23%	6	2,678	5.8%	36%	7	6
8	Fiat	1,071	5.3%	80%	10	2,180	4.7%	55%	10	12
9	Citroen	1,000	5.0%	21%	7	2,671	5.8%	43%	8	9
10	Ford	909	4.5%	87%	11	2,003	4.3%	48%	11	13
11	Toyota	896	4.5%	81%	13	1,747	3.8%	41%	12	11
12	Audi	803	4.0%	17%	9	2,371	5.1%	23%	9	7
13	Seat	715	3.6%	38%	12	1,625	3.5%	31%	13	10
14	Dacia	475	2.4%	49%	14	1,041	2.3%	49%	14	14
15	Mitsubishi	445	2.2%	98%	21	640	1.4%	43%	18	19
16	Volvo	389	1.9%	54%	16	921	2.0%	48%	15	15
17	Kia	388	1.9%	113%	15	867	1.9%	72%	16	16
18	Mini	264	1.3%	63%	17	651	1.4%	73%	17	20
19	Skoda	242	1.2%	-3%	18	635	1.4%	4%	19	17
20	Smart	232	1.2%	51%	19	607	1.3%	50%	20	21
21	Honda	184	0.9%	23%	20	384	0.8%	-21%	21	18
22	Hyundai	166	0.8%	60%	22	337	0.7%	21%	22	22
23	Mazda	126	0.6%	20%	23	185	0.4%	-33%	24	23
24	Alfa Romeo	90	0.4%	-40%	25	168	0.4%	-30%	25	24
25	Land Rover	52	0.3%	-2%	24	200	0.4%	4%	23	25
26	Lexus	30	0.1%	88%	26	92	0.2%	48%	26	29
27	Jeep	18	0.1%	800%	29	37	0.1%	640%	29	32
28	Jaguar	10	0.0%	-29%	28	51	0.1%	28%	28	30
29	Porsche	8	0.0%	-78%	27	59	0.1%	-25%	27	27
30	Lancia	8	0.0%	-93%	31	23	0.0%	-89%	30	26
31	Suzuki	6	0.0%	500%	30	15	0.0%	650%	31	31
32	Maserati	1	0.0%	n/a	32	4	0.0%	n/a	32	34
33	Ferrari	1	0.0%	0%	33	3	0.0%	-25%	33	33

Portugal March 2015 – models:

Pos	Model	Mar-15	%	Feb	2015	%	Pos	FY14
1	Renault Clio	1,065	5.3%	1	2,239	4.8%	1	1
2	Nissan Qashqai	789	3.9%	6	1,491	3.2%	3	6
3	Opel Corsa	696	3.5%	4	1,382	3.0%	6	7
4	Renault Mégane	678	3.4%	8	1,360	2.9%	7	5
5	Peugeot 208	650	3.2%	3	1,485	3.2%	4	3
6	VW Polo	637	3.2%	2	1,559	3.4%	2	4
7	VW Golf	559	2.8%	5	1,426	3.1%	5	2
8	Renault Captur	532	2.6%	10	1,203	2.6%	8	11
9	Seat Ibiza	447	2.2%	14	973	2.1%	13	8
10	Mercedes A-Class	419	2.1%	11	1,078	2.3%	10	12
11	Toyota Yaris	410	2.0%	22	764	1.7%	18	18
12	Peugeot 308	403	2.0%	7	1,200	2.6%	9	13
13	Fiat 500	396	2.0%	16	807	1.7%	16	25
14	Ford Focus	384	1.9%	15	864	1.9%	14	24
15	Opel Astra	354	1.8%	19	717	1.6%	22	21
16	BMW 1 Series	335	1.7%	12	992	2.1%	12	9
17	Toyota Auris	332	1.7%	34	619	1.3%	24	16
18	BMW 3 Series	319	1.6%	21	749	1.6%	19	10
19	Ford Fiesta	303	1.5%	18	733	1.6%	20	20
20	Citroen C3	298	1.5%	13	828	1.8%	15	19
21	Mitsubishi Space Star	295	1.5%	75	367	0.8%	43	51
22	Fiat Punto	290	1.4%	23	589	1.3%	25	17
23	VW Up!	279	1.4%	55	393	0.9%	39	35
24	Volvo V40	274	1.4%	25	624	1.3%	23	26
25	Audi A3	268	1.3%	9	1,014	2.2%	11	14
26	Dacia Sandero	262	1.3%	27	522	1.1%	29	29
27	Peugeot 2008	259	1.3%	17	722	1.6%	21	23
28	Mercedes C-Class	238	1.2%	20	803	1.7%	17	22
29	Fiat Panda	237	1.2%	56	472	1.0%	32	48
30	Mini	236	1.2%	26	552	1.2%	28	46
31	Nissan Pulsar	235	1.2%	24	454	1.0%	34	107
32	Seat Leon	234	1.2%	29	554	1.2%	26	15
33	BMW 2 Series	228	1.1%	30	504	1.1%	30	78
34	Citroen C4 Cactus	221	1.1%	31	552	1.2%	27	57
35	Nissan Juke	211	1.1%	40	406	0.9%	38	34
36	Citroen C1	201	1.0%	39	434	0.9%	36	41
37	Peugeot 108	200	1.0%	41	391	0.8%	40	64
38	BMW 4 Series	187	0.9%	32	497	1.1%	31	49
39	VW Passat	178	0.9%	36	437	0.9%	35	39
40	Mercedes B-Class	171	0.9%	48	329	0.7%	44	38
41	Nissan Micra	171	0.9%	69	273	0.6%	50	44
42	Mercedes CLA	168	0.8%	35	416	0.9%	37	50
43	Audi A4	160	0.8%	49	302	0.7%	47	28
44	BMW 5 Series	144	0.7%	33	457	1.0%	33	27
45	Mercedes GLA	142	0.7%	37	382	0.8%	42	55
46	Smart Fortfour	139	0.7%	47	306	0.7%	46	115
47	Audi A1	135	0.7%	28	388	0.8%	41	31
48	Mercedes E-Class	133	0.7%	42	325	0.7%	45	30
49	Kia Rio	127	0.6%	45	299	0.6%	49	60
50	Honda Civic	121	0.6%	53	262	0.6%	51	32
51	Dacia Logan	121	0.6%	60	239	0.5%	54	40
52	Nissan Note	121	0.6%	59	236	0.5%	56	37
53	Mitsubishi ASX	113	0.6%	143	176	0.4%	64	61
54	Peugeot 508	111	0.6%	54	259	0.6%	52	54
55	Kia Cee’d	107	0.5%	50	237	0.5%	55	43
56	Fiat 500L	101	0.5%	88	145	0.3%	73	69
57	Ford Ka	98	0.5%	95	140	0.3%	75	114
58	Smart Fortwo	93	0.5%	44	301	0.7%	48	33
59	Citroen C4	93	0.5%	51	215	0.5%	57	45
60	Peugeot 3008	91	0.5%	58	203	0.4%	58	58
61	Skoda Fabia	91	0.5%	117	134	0.3%	78	102
62	Hyundai i20	90	0.4%	77	156	0.3%	70	68
63	Audi A5	81	0.4%	62	170	0.4%	67	63
64	Renault Scénic	78	0.4%	71	154	0.3%	71	67
65	Alfa Romeo Giulietta	78	0.4%	72	140	0.3%	74	62
66	Opel Insignia	77	0.4%	57	187	0.4%	60	47
67	Dacia Duster	75	0.4%	64	199	0.4%	59	53
68	Skoda Octavia	71	0.4%	38	255	0.6%	53	36
69	Toyota Aygo	71	0.4%	70	173	0.4%	66	89
70	Opel Mokka	69	0.3%	87	114	0.2%	82	87
71	Audi Q3	64	0.3%	104	177	0.4%	63	73
72	Volvo V60	62	0.3%	90	139	0.3%	77	70
73	Kia Sportage	61	0.3%	61	151	0.3%	72	77
74	Opel Adam	60	0.3%	43	182	0.4%	62	75
75	Citroen C4 Picasso	59	0.3%	63	186	0.4%	61	52
76	Kia Carens	51	0.3%	106	92	0.2%	87	103
77	Nissan X-Trail	48	0.2%	73	115	0.2%	81	116
78	Renault Twingo	44	0.2%	46	176	0.4%	65	101
79	Audi A6	44	0.2%	66	169	0.4%	68	56
80	Mazda3	40	0.2%	116	77	0.2%	95	100
81	Fiat 500X	38	0.2%	52	127	0.3%	79	-
82	Honda CR-V	37	0.2%	89	83	0.2%	90	82
83	Hyundai i30	37	0.2%	98	76	0.2%	96	93
84	Skoda Rapid	36	0.2%	68	139	0.3%	76	59
85	Ford Tourneo Courier	36	0.2%	105	69	0.1%	102	-
86	Nissan Leaf	36	0.2%	123	55	0.1%	111	161
87	Citroen C-Elysée	35	0.2%	67	169	0.4%	69	42
88	Mazda2	35	0.2%	124	49	0.1%	117	84
89	Volvo XC60	33	0.2%	81	100	0.2%	86	81
90	Mitsubishi Outlander	32	0.2%	118	58	0.1%	108	105
91	Citroen DS3	30	0.1%	74	85	0.2%	89	112
92	Kia Picanto	30	0.1%	101	66	0.1%	104	98
93	VW Sharan	29	0.1%	65	109	0.2%	83	71
94	Skoda Citigo	29	0.1%	120	74	0.2%	99	142
95	Mazda CX-5	29	0.1%	97	73	0.2%	100	80
96	BMW X3	28	0.1%	92	100	0.2%	84	96
97	Mercedes CLS	28	0.1%	91	76	0.2%	97	110
98	VW Tiguan	28	0.1%	108	56	0.1%	110	92
99	Range Rover Evoque	27	0.1%	76	119	0.3%	80	76
100	BMW X5	27	0.1%	85	100	0.2%	85	99
101	Audi Q5	26	0.1%	78	85	0.2%	88	88
102	BMW X4	26	0.1%	96	81	0.2%	91	117
103	Hyundai i10	26	0.1%	112	65	0.1%	105	120
104	Honda Jazz	26	0.1%	161	38	0.1%	124	111
105	Ford C-Max	25	0.1%	111	50	0.1%	114	94
106	Ford Mondeo	24	0.1%	82	77	0.2%	94	125
107	Toyota Avensis	24	0.1%	99	69	0.1%	103	65
108	Mini Countryman	23	0.1%	79	78	0.2%	93	66
109	Seat Alhambra	23	0.1%	94	74	0.2%	98	86
110	Citroen DS4	22	0.1%	80	64	0.1%	106	118
111	Toyota Corolla	22	0.1%	113	46	0.1%	120	97
112	VW Golf Sportsvan	21	0.1%	86	71	0.2%	101	129
113	Peugeot 5008	21	0.1%	110	63	0.1%	107	83
114	Mazda6	21	0.1%	102	51	0.1%	112	109
115	Citroen DS5	19	0.1%	100	56	0.1%	109	104
116	Opel Meriva	19	0.1%	84	51	0.1%	113	90
117	Mercedes S-Class	18	0.1%	107	50	0.1%	115	108
118	Jeep Renegade	18	0.1%	128	37	0.1%	126	246
119	Dacia Lodgy	17	0.1%	93	81	0.2%	92	95
120	BMW X1	17	0.1%	125	49	0.1%	116	79
121	Mercedes GLK	17	0.1%	140	32	0.1%	130	122
122	Ford Ecosport	17	0.1%	135	30	0.1%	132	133
123	Opel Zafira Tourer	16	0.1%	132	42	0.1%	123	72
124	Toyota RAV4	16	0.1%	121	29	0.1%	134	150
125	Mercedes V-Class	15	0.1%	141	30	0.1%	133	157
126	Peugeot Partner	14	0.1%	103	43	0.1%	121	130
127	VW Eos	14	0.1%	171	24	0.1%	143	175
128	VW Scirocco	13	0.1%	152	47	0.1%	119	165
129	Lexus CT	13	0.1%	173	22	0.0%	145	141
130	Alfa Romeo MiTo	12	0.1%	119	28	0.1%	135	121
131	Toyota Verso	12	0.1%	137	25	0.1%	141	127
132	Citroen C5	11	0.1%	83	48	0.1%	118	123
133	Range Rover Sport	11	0.1%	131	43	0.1%	122	134
134	Skoda Yeti	11	0.1%	156	19	0.0%	150	106
135	Land Rover Discovery Sport	11	0.1%	168	14	0.0%	162	-
136	Volvo XC70	10	0.0%	133	26	0.1%	136	140
137	Ford S-Max	9	0.0%	109	34	0.1%	127	85
138	Audi A7	9	0.0%	122	33	0.1%	129	147
139	Renault Laguna	9	0.0%	129	24	0.1%	142	124
140	Lexus IS	8	0.0%	153	34	0.1%	128	126
141	Lexus NX	8	0.0%	145	25	0.1%	138	187
142	Renault Kangoo	8	0.0%	115	25	0.1%	140	158
143	Renault Zoe	8	0.0%	130	21	0.0%	149	179
144	Toyota Prius	8	0.0%	150	17	0.0%	152	172
145	Hyundai Santa Fe	8	0.0%	157	15	0.0%	156	169
146	Volvo S60	8	0.0%	139	15	0.0%	157	128
147	Jaguar XF	7	0.0%	126	37	0.1%	125	135
148	BMW i3	7	0.0%	134	21	0.0%	147	156
149	Renault Fluence	7	0.0%	151	14	0.0%	163	160
150	VW CC	7	0.0%	176	13	0.0%	166	144
151	Kia Venga	7	0.0%	189	11	0.0%	170	166
152	Ford Kuga	7	0.0%	167	10	0.0%	172	162
153	Fiat 500L Living	6	0.0%	114	23	0.0%	144	143
154	BMW X6	5	0.0%	127	30	0.1%	131	174
155	Mini Paceman	5	0.0%	146	21	0.0%	148	132
156	Seat Mii	5	0.0%	142	16	0.0%	155	148
157	Citroen Berlingo	5	0.0%	149	14	0.0%	159	155
158	Audi Q7	5	0.0%	164	13	0.0%	165	176
159	Audi A8	5	0.0%	-	11	0.0%	168	168
160	Lancia Voyager	5	0.0%	178	9	0.0%	177	186
161	Audi TT	5	0.0%	192	8	0.0%	179	190
162	BMW Z4	5	0.0%	179	8	0.0%	180	189
163	Citroen C4 Aircross	4	0.0%	138	16	0.0%	153	180
164	Skoda Superb	4	0.0%	163	14	0.0%	164	151
165	Hyundai ix35	4	0.0%	185	11	0.0%	169	188
166	Kia Optima	4	0.0%	165	10	0.0%	173	178
167	Mercedes GL-Class	4	0.0%	186	10	0.0%	174	196
168	BMW 7 Series	4	0.0%	187	9	0.0%	175	164
169	Ford B-Max	4	0.0%	188	9	0.0%	176	137
170	Mercedes SLK	4	0.0%	180	7	0.0%	183	171
171	Porsche Macan	3	0.0%	160	25	0.1%	139	131
172	Range Rover	3	0.0%	144	22	0.0%	146	173
173	Fiat Freemont	3	0.0%	148	16	0.0%	154	113
174	Lancia Ypsilon	3	0.0%	162	14	0.0%	161	74
175	BMW 6 Series	3	0.0%	172	12	0.0%	167	119
176	Mercedes M-Class	3	0.0%	155	11	0.0%	171	159
177	Porsche Panamera	3	0.0%	-	7	0.0%	184	138
178	VW Beetle	3	0.0%	191	7	0.0%	185	170
179	Suzuki Swift	3	0.0%	196	5	0.0%	192	203
180	Mitsubishi i-Miev	3	0.0%	-	3	0.0%	199	237
181	Porsche Cayenne	2	0.0%	147	17	0.0%	151	167
182	Jaguar XJ	2	0.0%	177	6	0.0%	186	197
183	VW Caddy	2	0.0%	159	6	0.0%	188	191
184	BMW i8	2	0.0%	-	5	0.0%	189	206
185	Ford Tourneo Connect	2	0.0%	n/a	5	0.0%	190	-
186	Suzuki Celerio	2	0.0%	169	5	0.0%	191	-
187	Citroen Nemo	2	0.0%	193	4	0.0%	193	208
188	Mercedes AMG GT	2	0.0%	-	3	0.0%	198	-
189	Nissan GT-R	2	0.0%	-	3	0.0%	200	238
190	Volvo S80	1	0.0%	170	15	0.0%	158	200
191	Hyundai i40	1	0.0%	136	14	0.0%	160	152
192	Jaguar F-Type	1	0.0%	175	8	0.0%	181	177
193	Mitsubishi Lancer	1	0.0%	181	4	0.0%	194	218
194	Maserati Ghibli	1	0.0%	-	3	0.0%	197	211
195	Seat Toledo	1	0.0%	195	3	0.0%	201	221
196	Toyota Prius+	1	0.0%	197	3	0.0%	202	204
197	Ferrari California	1	0.0%	200	2	0.0%	204	241
198	Lexus RX	1	0.0%	-	2	0.0%	206	213
199	Mazda MX-5	1	0.0%	-	2	0.0%	207	212
200	Volvo V70	1	0.0%	-	2	0.0%	210	209
201	Audi R8	1	0.0%	-	1	0.0%	212	250
202	Kia Soul	1	0.0%	-	1	0.0%	218	214
203	Mercedes G-Class	1	0.0%	-	1	0.0%	222	228
204	Mitsubishi Pajero	1	0.0%	-	1	0.0%	223	-
205	Renault Espace	1	0.0%	-	1	0.0%	225	198
206	Seat Altea	1	0.0%	-	1	0.0%	226	183
207	Seat Exeo	1	0.0%	-	1	0.0%	227	220
208	Suzuki Vitara	1	0.0%	-	1	0.0%	228	-

Source: ACAP, many thanks to Antonio for sharing the data.

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