The semiconductor crisis and the unpredictable economic situation caused by the covid have directly affected the registration of cars in Spain. 32% fewer vehicles have been sold than in 2019, a year that will be remembered for the achievement of one million registrations. But going back to the present, in 2021 that purchase has barely grown by 1% compared to the fateful 2020, marked by the pandemic. Of course, and since it is important to see the glass half full, it is not all bad news. Even less so for the conglomerate formed by Seat and Cupra, which close a 2021 of success and growth in a hostile and complicated environment. The Seat Arona is the best-selling car of the year, with 21,946 registered units , making it the first urban SUV to top this list in our country. In addition, Cupra is the firm that has grown the most in our territory, multiplying its sales by four.
This latest news is one of the best we could hear, given that Arona’s leadership hardly surprises us anymore. For the fourth consecutive year, Seat consolidates its good work in the field of private passenger cars, also placing the Seat León as the seventh best-selling on the market and the Ibiza in eleventh position. The tables have turned, that is clear. Previously untouchable icons like the Leon are now relegated by newcomers of crossover aesthetics and slightly elevated bodies. The market is what it demands, as the definitive ranking shows us:
- Seat Arona: 21,946 units
- Hyundai Tuscon: 21,258 units
- Dacia Sandero: 20,419 units
- 2008 Peugeot: 19,426 units
- Toyota Corolla: 16,983 units
- Peugeot 3008: 16,812 units
- Seat Leon: 16,691 units
- Volkswagen T-Roc: 15,988 units
- Citroën C3: 15,948 units
- Fiat 500: 15,941 units
Those who know the market will have realized that there are some other low cost options on the list, such as the Dacia Sandero or the Fiat 500 . Both are options that you have in the ranking of the cheapest cars, which tend to be successful among the most rational and less passionate public. Nor is the appearance of the new Hyundai Tucson surprising, which surprised by its qualitative leap both aesthetically and at the level of technology and equipment. We tell you more in the gallery.
