Dacia Sandero Remains Leader in Europe: Over 185.000 Units Sold in the First 9 Months of 2025
Low-Cost Victory: Why Do People All Over Europe Choose Dacia Sandero?
Dacia Sandero firmly maintains its position as the best-selling car on the European market after the first nine months of 2025. Even though the model registered a slight decrease compared to the previous year, the cumulative figures ensure the Romanian model a comfortable lead at the top of the ranking.
Sandero's performance highlights the change in mentality of European consumers, who continue to prioritize value, efficiency and low operating costs.
Model Ranking: Sandero, In 1st Place
Between January and September 2025, Dacia Sandero was sold in 185,947 units on the continent. Although this total represents a decrease of approximately 17,000 units compared to the same period in 2024, Sandero managed to keep its crown as leader.
In September, Sandero ranked third in the monthly ranking, but the cumulative advance from previous quarters was enough to maintain the first place.
Top 3 best-selling cars in Europe, in the first 9 months of 2025:
- Dacia Sandero: 185,947
- Renault Clio: 170,256
- Volkswagen T-Roc: 160,730
Romania on the Map of Europe: Duster and Puma in the Top
In addition to Sandero, Dacia's performance is supported by two other successful models. Dacia Duster ranked an honorable 8th in the overall ranking, with 133,644 units sold. Duster was narrowly surpassed by its rival within the group, Peugeot 2008.
Another model with Romanian roots, Ford Puma, produced in Craiova, ranked 15th, with 115,768 units sold.
In addition, the new Dacia Bigster model, recently launched, has already registered 39,514 units sold in the nine months, signaling an increased potential to influence the overall ranking in the coming period.
Dacia, 9th Place in the Brand Ranking
At the brand level, Dacia continues to be an important player on the European automotive scene, occupying 9th place in the brand ranking, with a total of 448,351 cars sold in the first three quarters.
The company is ahead of volume brands such as Kia (402,937 units), but lags behind established giants:
- Volkswagen (over 1 million units)
- Toyota
- Skoda
- BMW
- Renault
- Mercedes-Benz
- Peugeot
- Audi
- Dacia
Dacia's performance in the Top 10 brands, along with the dominance of Sandero at the model level, confirms that the brand's strategy of focusing on the essentials and the best quality-price ratio continues to be a growth engine in an increasingly price-sensitive European car market.