AutoWallis’ vehicle sales expanded in the first half of the year

By: Trademagazin Date: 2025. 07. 15. 12:10

Acquisitions were the main driver behind the 3.4 percent growth in AutoWallis Group vehicle sales in the first half of the year, which was hit by global challenges, after the Czech acquisitions completed last year significantly contributed to the performance of the region’s leading integrated car dealer and mobility service provider. The growth in used car sales and service hours remained strong, at over 50 percent, and the number of rental days for short-term vehicle rentals also increased.

The pace of vehicle sales at AutoWallis Group strengthened in the second quarter of 2025: this year’s half-year sales thus increased by 3.4 percent to 26,314 units compared to the same period last year, following a 1.8 percent increase in the first quarter. The expansion was driven by the AutoWallis Retail Business, which increased its new vehicle sales by 18.8 percent to 5,849 and used car sales by 54.9 percent to 1,866 units in the first half of the year. Of the increase in new vehicle sales, 1,131 units were due to the Czech acquisitions closed last year – the three BMW dealerships of NC Auto (Stratos) and the acquisition of Milan Král Group – as well as the sales of the Renault and Dacia dealerships in Budapest that opened in the autumn. The Retail Business’s sales excluding acquisitions decreased in the first half of the year compared to the same period last year. This was mainly due to the strong base period: sales jumped at this time last year due to the campaigns of the brands concerned (Toyota, Suzuki, Nissan) closing the 2023 Japanese business year in March 2024. The Division’s used vehicle sales also grew organically: they jumped by 54.9 percent to 1,866, of which 47.9 percent was due to acquisitions, while the number of service hours increased by 58.5 percent to 160,590 hours (of which 58.7 percent was an acquisition effect).

In the first half of 2025, the AutoWallis Wholesale Division sold 18,599 cars, down 3.7 percent (a slight improvement compared to the 5.1 percent decline in the first quarter), partly due to one-off effects, while the achievement of the targets in line with the growth strategy was not jeopardized. The decline is primarily due to the delayed market launch and production of the new versions of the Opel Grandland and Frontera models, and their positive impact is only expected from the second half of the year. At the same time, Opel fleet models performed particularly well in Croatia, where sales increased by more than 500 units.

The AutoWallis Mobility Services Business Unit (which includes the Group’s short- and long-term car rental and fleet management) saw rental events increase by 0.6 percent to 192,358 units, a significant improvement from the 2.9 percent decline in the first quarter. Rental days increased by 15.9 percent to 99,821. The AutoWallis Group’s average fleet size increased by 3 percent to 3,888 units in the first six months of the year.

Gábor Ormosy, CEO of AutoWallis Group, when evaluating the sales data for the first half of 2025, said that this year, manufacturer campaigns fell short of last year’s outstanding support, and the uncertainty of global trade policy measures that hit the industry hard was also a determining factor, while the impact of previously closed acquisitions and business developments has already positively influenced the company’s sales data. AutoWallis’s continuously strengthening regional role is demonstrated by the fact that more than half of the Wholesale Business Unit’s sales now permanently come from abroad. The CEO added that AutoWallis will continue to implement its growth strategy and examine regional acquisition and business development opportunities.

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