Hungary-based AutoWallis — the parent company of No. 2 Hungary-based auto site JoAutok.hu, car-auction site Auto-Licit.hu and several dealerships — increased total vehicle sales by 8.4% year on year (y-o-y) to 39,406 units in the first nine months of 2025, significantly outpacing the 3.4% growth recorded in H1 and signaling strong Q3 momentum.
The Retail Business Unit drove the expansion, with new-vehicle sales surging 21.1% to 8,716 units and used-car sales climbing 45.2% to 2,766 units during the nine-month period. This strong performance came despite a tough comparison base due to Japanese brand campaigns (Toyota, Suzuki, Nissan) that ended in March 2024. Around 1,400 units of the new-vehicle sales growth stemmed from Czech acquisitions — three BMW dealerships from NC Auto (Stratos) and the Milan Král Group — plus a Renault and Dacia dealership opened in Budapest last autumn. Service hours jumped 46.8% to 232,742 hours during the nine-month period.
The Wholesale Business Unit recovered strongly in Q3 after posting a 3.7% decline in H1, finishing the nine-month period with a 2.5% increase to 27,924 units. The turnaround was driven by strong Dacia performance, improved Opel sales (primarily in Croatia), and the launch of Nissan operations in Romania.
In the Mobility Services Business Unit — covering short- and long-term vehicle rentals and fleet management — rental events rose 5.8% to 299,983 during the first nine months, while rental days increased 16.8% to 183,433. The average fleet size grew 4.6% to 4,032 vehicles, according to a report on Vivilhetes.net.
AutoWallis CEO Gábor Ormosy noted in the report that the company, now representing 30 brands across 17 countries in the region, has benefited from both organic growth and recent acquisitions. He added that the company’s diversified portfolio enables stable growth even in volatile economic conditions. AutoWallis aims to reach 100,000 vehicle sales by 2028 — 75,000 from wholesale and 25,000 from retail — as part of its updated strategy published last spring, which targets doubled revenue and profit by 2028.
JoAutok received 346,290 visits in September, according to Similarweb data. Auto-Licit attracted 3,805 visitors during the same month.
JoAutok’s main competitors are HasznaltAuto.hu and the auto category of horizontal Jofogas.hu, which are both owned by Ingatlan. HasznaltAuto saw 10.7 million visits in April, while Jofogas’ auto category had 871,646.
