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Peugeot, Dacia and Renault featured in a top 50 with eight electric. Luxury cars of four major brands should be the most affected by US tariffs.
In the first quarter of 2025, 8 fully electric models were able to enter the list of 50 best selling passenger cars in Portugal.
O Peugeot 2008 Leaded the market In the first three months of the year, with 2,378 units sold, although it registered a slight break from the same period of the previous year. Just behind the Renault Cliowith 2,364 vehicles enrolled, after leading for eight years. THE Dacia Sandero Complete the podium, with a strong presence, with 1,950 units.
The top 5 closes with the Peugeot 208 and with the Nissan jukewhich went up to fifth place.
O Tesla Model 3 stands out as the most popular electricwith 1,681 units sold in 6th place, and the Citroen C3 In 7th, with 1509 units sold.
Renault Captur, Dacia Duster and Peugeot 308 close the top 10, with 1432, 1350 and 1262 units sold, respectively.
In the universe of 100% electric, the Tesla stands out with two models in the top 50: Model 3 and Model Y, despite a break in sales.
The electric presence is reinforced by Volvo Ex30 (383 units), Renault 5 (382), Dacia Spring (371), and two BYD models – Atto 3 (350) and Seal (327). BMW also is present with the IX1, which is in 47th position.
The Business Journal discloses the full list.
The most affected cars
“Prices will increase to US consumers and if Europe increases tariffs will also increase to European drivers. No one wins,” says expert Alfredo Lavrador on the radio.
And they are “those who sell the most” imported from Europe – Audi, BMW, Mercedes e Porsche – The most affected.
All of these “have factories in the US”, but “those who interest them are the most luxurious, exported directly from Europe to the US, and these will see prices increase by 25%,” says the expert.
“It is possible that some of these models will be produced in the US, not many, because it implies increasing factories and producing new mounting lines. This will force local customers with a more stuffed wallet to open the cords and buy the car that so far bought cheaper,” he explains.
