Greece 1992 / 2012 Comparison

We all know about the economic woes of Europe, especially countries such as Greece. So how do car sales compare with today and twenty years ago? Let's find out.

Below is a chart of sales for 1992 and 2012 (the 2012 figures are only nine months). Despite that, the trend is clear. There is the rank brands have in the Greek market, brand and sales, finally market share:

		1992					2012
Rk	Brand	Sales	Sh		Rk	Brand	Sales	Sh
1	Nissan	18,107	9.1%		1	Opel	5,443	12.0%
2	Fiat	16,979	8.5%		2	VW	4,468	9.8%
3	Toyota	15,951	8.0%		3	Toyota	4,445	9.8%
4	Opel	12,308	6.2%		4	Citroen	3,149	6.9%
5	Citroen	11,556	5.8%		5	Fiat	2,602	5.7%
6	Ford	11,201	5.6%		6	Ford	2,505	5.5%
7	Peugeot	10,808	5.4%		7	Nissan	2,502	5.5%
8	Renault	10,158	5.1%		8	Skoda	2,155	4.7%
9	Hyundai	9,844	4.9%		9	Hyundai	2,144	4.7%
10	BMW	8,711	4.4%		10	Suzuki	1,929	4.2%
11	VW	7,486	3.8%		11	Peugeot	1,924	4.2%
12	Mazda	7,456	3.7%		12	Audi	1,476	3.2%
13	Seat	7,295	3.7%		13	Kia	1,241	2.7%
14	Alfa Romeo	6,568	3.3%		14	Seat	1,013	2.2%
15	Suzuki	6,466	3.2%		15	Volvo	988	2.2%
16	Austin/Rover	5,961	3.0%		16	BMW	964	2.1%
17	Lada	5,871	3.0%		17	Mercedes	874	1.9%
18	Skoda	5,647	2.8%		18	Renault	809	1.8%
19	Honda	5,103	2.6%		19	Chevrolet	804	1.8%
20	Mercedes	3,590	1.8%		20	Alfa Romeo	683	1.5%
21	Audi	3,006	1.5%		21	Lancia	647	1.4%
22	Lancia	2,913	1.5%		22	Honda	531	1.2%
23	Mitsubishi	1,722	0.9%		23	Mitsubishi	508	1.1%
24	Subaru	1,444	0.7%		24	MINI	450	1.0%
25	Daihatsu	1,186	0.6%		25	smart	386	0.8%
26	Zastava	1,015	0.5%		26	Dacia	283	0.6%
27	Volvo	417	0.2%		27	Mazda	219	0.5%
28	Saab	157	0.1%		28	Daihatsu	149	0.3%
	Others	78				Others	244
	Total	199,004				Total	45,535

Even with 2012 only being for nine months, sales have collapsed, so no surprise there. In most markets, the biggest brands have lost share over the years, but here the reverse has taken place. The difficult trading conditions seem to be the reason as this has only happened over the last three years. As far as brands go, a few have gone, others shuffled around but overall not that much change. Except for the crash in volume of course.

For Greek sales in 2011 please click here 

Data source: SEAA