The figures for the Portuguese car market in February are already known and are not encouraging. According to ACAP, last month the volume of new car registrations fell 59% in passenger cars and 17.8% in the light commercial segment.
In total, in February a total of 8311 light passenger vehicles and 2041 light goods vehicles were sold in Portugal. Among heavy vehicles, the fall compared to the same period in 2020 was 19.2%, with 347 units registered.
According to the statement released by ACAP, these figures only confirm "that the automotive sector continues to be one of the most affected by the situation the country is going through".
In case you don't remember, the last time the balance of sales in the Portuguese car market was positive was precisely a year ago, with the month of February 2020 recording a growth of 5.9% compared to the same period of 2019.
Peugeot with reasons to party
Although, in general, the month of February was negative for the national car market, the truth is that there are brands with reasons to celebrate, and Peugeot is one of them.
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After all, the Gallic brand, which recently renewed its logo, led sales in Portugal and reached an unprecedented market share in its history in Portugal: 19%, including light passenger and goods vehicles.
Despite the historic share value, Peugeot only sold 1,955 units in February, a drop of 34.9% compared to 2020. At the same time, it saw its electric models (the e-208 and e-2008) reach a share of 12.1% market.
Very premium podium
Behind Peugeot on the podium in sales of passenger cars in February, come Mercedes-Benz (-45.1%) and BMW (-56.2%). If we count passenger and goods cars, Peugeot maintains the lead, followed by Mercedes-Benz and Citroën.
In total, only one brand saw its February 2021 numbers better than the previous year: Tesla. In total, the North American brand saw sales grow 89.2%, with 140 units registered in February 2021 against 74 registered in the same month of 2020.