The Polish passenger car market declines by 6% in 2022 compared to 2021
- The Polish passenger car market is the sixth largest in Europe, behind Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy and Spain. In 2022, it accounted for 419,749 passenger cars, compared to 446,647 in 2021, representing a decrease of 6%. Above all, the level of sales in 2022 is very different from 2018 and 2019, when the Polish market had reached a peak in registrations, at more than 500,000 units per year (555,000 in 2019).
- This registrations peak had been reached after uninterrupted sales growth between 2013 and 2019, as the Polish market stood at 300,000 units per year between 2007 and 2013. It was the enrichment of the middle classes that made it possible to build this growth from 2013 and 2019, but the year 2020 put a stop to this uptrend.
- We must also put these good figures into perspective, because at 80% of the population of Spain, Poland only achieves 50% of the sales made in Spain. So there is still a gap to fill in regarding Western European markets.
- In addition, market electrification remains very low in Poland, with BEV sales only reaching less than 40% of those seen in Spain.
- (25% market share), thanks to the strong presence of the Skoda brand (ndon the market behind Toyota). The Toyota group is behind the Volkswagen group (19% market share) but ahead of the Hyundai-Kia (15%), Renault-Nissan (10%) and (9%) groups.