291: Most common cars in Austria

In Austria, as in most of the Central European countries, you can see all kinds of cars with world-famous brands on the streets.

According to the report (13 012-040/23) of Austria's Federal Statistical Office, the list of top 10 passenger cars, which includes 69.1% (2023) of all registered passenger cars in Austria (around 5.15 million - 2022) is as follows:

1- VW (Volkswagen)

• Market share in AT: 20 % (2023) => −0.3 %
• Market share in AT: 20.3 % (2022)
• German car

2- Audi

• Market share in AT: 7.6% (2023) => +0.2 %
• Market share in AT: 7.4% (2022)
• German car

3- BMW

• Market share in AT: 6.6 % (2023) => +2.8 %
• Market share in AT: 3.8 % (2022)
• German car

4- Skoda (Škoda)

• Market share in AT: 6.5 % (2023) => +2.8 %
• Market share in AT: 3.7 % (2022)
• Czech Republic car

5- Mercedes

• Market share in AT: 5.8 % (2023) => +1.5 %
• Market share in AT: 4.3 % (2022)
• German car

6- Ford

• Market share in AT: 5.7 % (2023) => −0.6 %
• Market share in AT: 6.3 % (2022)
• American car

7- Opel

• Market share in AT: 5.2 % (2023) => −3.5 %
• Market share in AT: 8.7 % (2022)
• German car

8- Seat

• Market share in AT: 4.3 % (2023) => +1.4 %
• Market share in AT: 2.9 % (2022)
• Spanish car

9- Renault

• Market share in AT: 4.0 % (2023) => −1 %
• Market share in AT: 5.0 % (2022)
• French car

10- Peugeot

• Market share in AT: 3.4 % (2023) => −2.5 %
• Market share in AT: 5.9 % (2022)
• French car

1- Tesla

• Market share in AT: 17.0 % (2023)
• Qty: 18685 (2023)
• American car

2- VW (Volkswagen)

• Market share in AT: 15.4 % (2023)
• Qty: 16967 (2023)
• German car

3- Renault

• Market share in AT: 10.9 % (2023)
• Qty: 12031 (2023)
• French car

4- BMW

• Market share in AT: 8.6 % (2023)
• Qty: 9427 (2023)
• German car

5- Hyundai

• Market share in AT: 6.3 % (2023)
• Qty: 6954 (2023)
• South Korean car

So we can roughly calculate as following for 2023:

• Total quantities for all above five electrical vehicles: 64,064
• Total percentage for all above five electrical vehicles: 58.2%
• So total number of electrical vehicles should be: around 110,000 (Considering other companies such as Cupra, Skoda, KIA, AUDI etc.)
• Total cars in AT (2023): 5,150,000 passenger cars
• The approximate percentage of electric cars in Austria should be something like 0.02% percent!

• Rosenbauer (1866-now) => Fire truck
• Puch (1899-now), Magna International => Automobiles, Motorcycle, Mopeds, Bicycles, etc.
• Steyr-Deimler-Puch, Purchased by MAN
• ÖAF: Gräf & Stift (1902-2001), Purchased by MAN
• Laurin & Klement (1905-…), Acquired by a Czech company
• Denzel (1948-…)
• Felber & Co (1952-…)
• Libelle Fahrzeugbau- und Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH (1952-1954)
• Custoca (1966-1988)
• Ledl Ges. mbH (1973-1994)
• KTM => Motorcycle, Sport cars, etc.
• Tushek & Spigel (2012-now)
• PRC => Racing car
• Kreisel => Sport cars
• Greiner => Automotive Component
• MIBA => Automotive Component
• AVL => Test, Simulation and development in car industries
• EH Line => Bikes, Electric bikes, etc.
• Achleitner => Tires

• Magna Steyr (Canada)
• MAN (Germany) => Truck & Bus
• BMW Motoren (Germany)
• Bosch (Germany)
• ZKW (Germany)

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