New car sales in Hungary plunged 76pc to 3,200 in September from the same month a year earlier, after dropping more than 78pc in the previous month, the business daily Napi Gazdasag reported, quoting figures from Datahouse Kft.
This was the second biggest monthly drop this year after the 78.4pc fall in August.
New car sales in January-September plummeted 59.5pc to 49,000 from 121,000 one year earlier. The yr/yr drop was 43pc in Q1, 60pc in Q2, and 76pc in Q3.
Suzuki took the top spot in September, however, Ford remains market leader for January-September sales.
Ford’s most popular model, Focus accounted for almost half of Ford’s nine-months turnover of close to 6,500, with Fiesta making up 16pc.
Of Suzuki’s models, SX4, Swift and Splash each accounted for approximately one-third of sales.