Behind Peugeot were Dacia (1,311) and Toyota (1,192). Mercedes-Benz and BMW close the top 5 in the national market with 1,065 and 1,044 vehicles delivered, respectively.
Renault ranked sixth in national sales (937) ahead of Nissan (762), Kia (607) and Volkswagen (572). Opel (557) rounded out the top 10 best-selling brands in January this year.
Also noteworthy is BYD (392) which, for the first time, delivered more new passenger vehicles than Tesla (389) on national soil.