Lithuania cars market boomed in the 2017 improving 36.6% from the previous year sustained by the economic solid expansion and hitting the best in this decade. Market leader was again Fiat with 23% of market share.
Lithuania economic activity expanded at a sustained pace in the final stretch of 2017, following a moderation in growth in Q3. External demand, especially from the EU, was buoyant in October and November: Year-on-year export growth came in at double-digit rates in both months. Healthy demand for Lithuanian products was reflected in the solid annual expansions in industrial production recorded throughout the quarter. Moreover, after reaching a six-month high in October, the unemployment rate inched down in November. Together with some easing in inflationary pressures, this sustained consumer spending, as suggested by the acceleration in year-on-year growth in retail sales registered in the same month.
Lithuania vehicles market in recent years hit a negative peak in the 2014 when sales fell at 16.500, before to start a recovery with three years consistently positive with the 2017 ended at 29.709 units, up 36.6% from the previous year.
| Sales 2012 | Sales 2013 | Sales 2014 | Sales 2015 | Sales 2016 | Sales 2017 | Sales 2018 e | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car | 22.094 | 19.410 | 14.503 | 17.064 | 18.956 | 25.865 | 26.900 |
| LCV | 1.598 | 1.823 | 1.997 | 3.361 | 2.793 | 3.844 | 3.756 |
| Total | 23.692 | 21.233 | 16.500 | 20.425 | 21.749 | 29.709 | 30.655 |
| 2012 Var | 2013 Var | 2014 Var | 2015 Var | 2016 Var | 2017 Var | 2018 var e | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car | -11,1% | -12,1% | -25,3% | 17,7% | 11,1% | 36,4% | 4,0% |
| LCV | -12,4% | 14,1% | 9,5% | 68,3% | -16,9% | 37,6% | -2,3% |
| Total | -11,2% | -10,4% | -22,3% | 23,8% | 6,5% | 36,6% | 3,2% |
The market leader was again Fiat with 23.7% of market share and 6.118 sales (+81.5%).
In second place Volkswagen with 3.506 units (+32.7%) and Toyota with 3.376 (+39.8%).
| Rank 2017 | Rank 2016 | Brand | Sales 2017 | Sales 2016 | Variation 2017 | Share 2017 | Share 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Fiat | 6.118 | 3.370 | 81,5% | 23,7% | 17,8% |
| 2 | 2 | Volkswagen | 3.506 | 2.643 | 32,7% | 13,6% | 13,9% |
| 3 | 3 | Toyota | 3.376 | 2.415 | 39,8% | 13,1% | 12,7% |
| 4 | 4 | Skoda | 1.800 | 1.640 | 9,8% | 7,0% | 8,7% |
| 5 | 5 | Nissan | 1.462 | 1.410 | 3,7% | 5,7% | 7,4% |
| 6 | 6 | Renault | 1.020 | 925 | 10,3% | 3,9% | 4,9% |
| 7 | 19 | Citroen | 830 | 234 | 254,6% | 3,2% | 1,2% |
| 8 | 7 | Kia | 822 | 828 | -0,7% | 3,2% | 4,4% |
| 9 | 8 | Opel | 732 | 747 | -2,0% | 2,8% | 3,9% |
| 10 | 9 | BMW | 621 | 662 | -6,2% | 2,4% | 3,5% |
| Rank 2017 | Rank 2016 | Sales 2017 | Sales 2016 | Variation 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Fiat 500 | 3.488 | 2.459 | 41,8% |
| 2 | 5 | Fiat 500x | 1.231 | 691 | 78,1% |
| 3 | 3 | Skoda Octavia | 1.044 | 783 | 33,3% |
| 4 | 4 | Volkswagen Passat | 960 | 747 | 28,5% |
| 5 | 16 | Fiat Tipo | 834 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Nissan Qashqai | 816 | 794 | 2,8% |
| 7 | 6 | Volkswagen Golf | 744 | 601 | 23,8% |
| 8 | 9 | Toyota RAV4 | 672 | 474 | 41,8% |
| 9 | 16 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 637 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Toyota Auris | 612 | 599 | 2,2% |
