The Dacia Sandero was Europe's No. 1 seller for the second consecutive January.
Dacia sold 19,346 units of the small hatchback last month, a gain 20 percent on the same month last year.
The Sandero's volume of 16,193 in January 2022 was also good enough for the Renault subsidiary to win the best-seller title for that month.
The Volkswagen T-Roc was No. 2 in January with a volume of 16,723, a gain of 32 percent on the same month last year, according to preliminary figures from market researcher Dataforce.
The Toyota Yaris rounded out the top three with sales of 14,037 units, a rise of 54 percent, according to data representing about 93 percent of sales in the European Union plus ETFA countries and UK.