The Dacia Sandero now outperforms the Seat 600

The Dacia Sandero was the best-selling car in Spain in 2025 and consolidates an unprecedented historical hegemony in our market, adding the thirteenth consecutive year leading the ranking of best-selling vehicles in the State.

With this milestone, the Sandero surpasses the record of Seat 600The Dacia Sandero was the best-selling car in Spain in the years 1958, 1959, 1969, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, and 1968 (in 1967 the best-selling car was the Seat 850). It's worth remembering that the automotive market during the late Franco era was quite different from today's, with far fewer models and mechanical options available, which further highlights the merits of the Dacia Sandero.

A good quality-price ratio

The key asset that explains the Dacia Sandero's uninterrupted leadership in the Spanish market for the last thirteen years is its balance between price and quality, which consolidates it as the benchmark in the vehicle segment. low cost or affordable. The base version of the Sandero can be bought for €13,900, and the most powerful and well-equipped versions never exceed €19,820. The best-selling versions in Spain were the Stepway body style (with an off-road focus) and the version that can run on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

The Sandero's leadership in the Spanish market since 2013 encompasses three different generations of the Romanian model, which explains the strong demand in this market segment. In fact, last year Dacia sold 38,548 units, 16.8% more than the previous year, further solidifying the Sandero's market leadership.

At this point, it seems difficult to imagine a future model matching the Dacia Sandero's record, given the current market's vast array of brands, models, and powertrain options (combustion, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric), which increasingly diversifies sales and consumer preferences. The Sandero's formula—an affordable, reliable vehicle with an attractive image—has been one of the Renault Group's greatest historical successes, the parent company of the Dacia brand. Sharing platforms and technologies with other models in the group and locating production in countries with cheaper labor (Romania or Morocco) has allowed Dacia to offer the Sandero at a lower price point than other brands on the market, who neither want to nor can challenge the Sandero's dominance.