The Renault Clio signs its first Croatian win since June 2020.
New car sales in Croatia rally back up 24.6% year-on-year in February to 3,627 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 18.6% to 6,973 units. Skoda (+24.2%) matches the market and climbs two spots on January to snap the brands pole position ahead of a surging Volkswagen (+78%). Renault (+186%) and Dacia (+156.3%) follow at #3 and #4 respectively, both posting surreal gains. Suzuki (+128.9%) is also in outstanding shape at #8 with Kia (+28.6%) and Audi (+25%) beating the market in the remainder of the Top 10. However Mazda (-26.1%), Toyota (-1.4%) and Hyundai (stable) underperform. Further down, notice MG up to a record 17th place.
The Renault Clio (+116.9%) signs its first win since June 2020 with 5% share and also takes the lead of the year-to-date charts vs. #9 over the Full Year 2022. Dacia places the Duster (+82.9%) and Sandero (+150.8%) on the podium while the VW Taigo (+140%) continues to make Croatia its best performing market by far by ranking #4 for the month. In fact the entire Top 10 outpaces the market with stellar upticks. The Skoda Fabia (+394.4%), Renault Captur (+370%), VW Tiguan (+300%) and Suzuki Vitara (+200%) fare best above the Skoda Kamiq (+70.9%) and Hyundai Tucson (+35.2%). Leader last month, the Ford Ecosport (+15.9%) falls to #20.
Previous month: Croatia January 2023: Ford Ecosport best-seller, sales up 12.6%
One year ago: Croatia February 2022: Jeep Compass up to #2 in market off -15.4%
Full February 2023 Top 37 all brands and Top 20 models below.
Croatia February 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Feb-23 | % | /22 | Jan | 2023 | % | /22 | FY22 |
| 1 | Skoda | 457 | 12.6% | 24.2% | 3 | 738 | 10.6% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2 | Volkswagen | 429 | 11.8% | 78.0% | 1 | 820 | 11.8% | 39.5% | 1 |
| 3 | Renault | 409 | 11.3% | 186.0% | 4 | 682 | 9.8% | 136.0% | 7 |
| 4 | Dacia | 369 | 10.2% | 156.3% | 5 | 632 | 9.1% | 80.1% | 5 |
| 5 | Kia | 292 | 8.1% | 28.6% | 6 | 552 | 7.9% | 22.4% | 3 |
| 6 | Hyundai | 226 | 6.2% | 0.0% | 8 | 419 | 6.0% | -3.0% | 8 |
| 7 | Toyota | 217 | 6.0% | -1.4% | 10 | 361 | 5.2% | -4.5% | 6 |
| 8 | Suzuki | 190 | 5.2% | 128.9% | 12 | 311 | 4.5% | 75.7% | 9 |
| 9 | Audi | 155 | 4.3% | 25.0% | 9 | 307 | 4.4% | 30.1% | 12 |
| 10 | Mazda | 102 | 2.8% | -26.1% | 14 | 188 | 2.7% | -19.7% | 14 |
| 11 | Mercedes | 90 | 2.5% | 3.4% | 13 | 192 | 2.8% | -4.0% | 13 |
| 12 | BMW | 88 | 2.4% | 18.9% | 11 | 219 | 3.1% | 28.1% | 15 |
| 13 | Peugeot | 83 | 2.3% | 20.3% | 15 | 151 | 2.2% | -5.0% | 10 |
| 14 | Ford | 73 | 2.0% | -40.7% | 2 | 391 | 5.6% | 57.7% | 11 |
| 15 | Opel | 59 | 1.6% | -57.2% | 7 | 281 | 4.0% | 7.7% | 4 |
| 16 | Seat | 52 | 1.4% | 8.3% | 17 | 91 | 1.3% | -18.0% | 16 |
| 17 | MG | 50 | 1.4% | new | 21 | 81 | 1.2% | new | 28 |
| 18 | Cupra | 44 | 1.2% | 18.9% | 22 | 68 | 1.0% | 25.9% | 22 |
| 19 | Citroen | 42 | 1.2% | -37.3% | 18 | 79 | 1.1% | -35.8% | 17 |
| 20 | Nissan | 39 | 1.1% | -38.1% | 20 | 72 | 1.0% | -37.9% | 18 |
| 21 | Volvo | 26 | 0.7% | -45.8% | 16 | 73 | 1.0% | -26.3% | 20 |
| 22 | Tesla | 22 | 0.6% | 2100.0% | 26 | 34 | 0.5% | 1600.0% | 24 |
| 23 | Porsche | 19 | 0.5% | 5.6% | 19 | 55 | 0.8% | 0.0% | 23 |
| 24 | Fiat | 19 | 0.5% | -64.2% | 23 | 35 | 0.5% | -62.4% | 19 |
| 25 | Land Rover | 13 | 0.4% | 0.0% | 24 | 27 | 0.4% | 28.6% | 25 |
| 26 | Mini | 12 | 0.3% | -25.0% | 25 | 25 | 0.4% | -10.7% | 29 |
| 27 | Honda | 12 | 0.3% | 33.3% | 34 | 14 | 0.2% | 0.0% | 27 |
| 28 | Jeep | 10 | 0.3% | -90.2% | 31 | 14 | 0.2% | -92.9% | 21 |
| 29 | Jaguar | 7 | 0.2% | 75.0% | 27 | 16 | 0.2% | 77.8% | 30 |
| 30 | Subaru | 5 | 0.1% | 25.0% | 28 | 11 | 0.2% | 57.1% | 34 |
| 31 | Dongfeng | 5 | 0.1% | 400.0% | 32 | 8 | 0.1% | 166.7% | 37 |
| 32 | DS | 3 | 0.1% | 200.0% | 29 | 9 | 0.1% | 350.0% | 31 |
| 33 | Alfa Romeo | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 30 | 7 | 0.1% | 16.7% | 33 |
| 34 | Smart | 2 | 0.1% | n/a | 36 | 3 | 0.0% | -25.0% | 35 |
| 35 | Mitsubishi | 1 | 0.0% | -92.3% | 33 | 3 | 0.0% | -87.0% | 26 |
| 36 | Lexus | 1 | 0.0% | -75.0% | 35 | 3 | 0.0% | -40.0% | 32 |
| 37 | Aston Martin | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 41 |
Croatia February 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Feb-23 | % | /22 | Jan | 2023 | % | /21 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Renault Clio | 180 | 5.0% | 116.9% | 8 | 260 | 3.7% | 81.8% | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Dacia Duster | 150 | 4.1% | 82.9% | 3 | 254 | 3.6% | 29.6% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Dacia Sandero | 148 | 4.1% | 150.8% | 7 | 228 | 3.3% | 66.4% | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | VW Taigo | 108 | 3.0% | 140.0% | 6 | 196 | 2.8% | 106.3% | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Hyundai Tucson | 96 | 2.6% | 35.2% | 16 | 153 | 2.2% | 36.6% | 9 | 11 |
| 6 | Renault Captur | 94 | 2.6% | 370.0% | n/a | 139 | 2.0% | 183.7% | 13 | 15 |
| 7 | Skoda Kamiq | 94 | 2.6% | 70.9% | 10 | 162 | 2.3% | 44.6% | 8 | n/a |
| 8 | Skoda Fabia | 89 | 2.5% | 394.4% | n/a | 122 | 1.7% | 408.3% | 19 | n/a |
| 9 | VW Tiguan | 88 | 2.4% | 300.0% | 4 | 185 | 2.7% | 140.3% | 6 | 14 |
| 10 | Suzuki Vitara | 87 | 2.4% | 200.0% | 15 | 145 | 2.1% | 104.2% | 10 | 18 |
| 11 | Toyota Corolla | 87 | 2.4% | 26.1% | 17 | 144 | 2.1% | 26.3% | 11 | 17 |
| 12 | Skoda Octavia | 86 | 2.4% | -52.5% | 5 | 174 | 2.5% | -52.5% | 7 | 1 |
| 13 | Suzuki SX4 S-Cross | 86 | 2.4% | 138.9% | n/a | 136 | 2.0% | 106.1% | 14 | 13 |
| 14 | Skoda Kodiaq | 83 | 2.3% | 29.7% | n/a | 112 | 1.6% | -21.1% | 20 | n/a |
| 15 | Renault Megane | 81 | 2.2% | 710.0% | 19 | 135 | 1.9% | 743.8% | 16 | n/a |
| 16 | Kia Xceed | 80 | 2.2% | 33.3% | 12 | 141 | 2.0% | 9.3% | 12 | 20 |
| 17 | Kia Sportage | 72 | 2.0% | 63.6% | 18 | 126 | 1.8% | 72.6% | 18 | n/a |
| 18 | VW T-Cross | 65 | 1.8% | 91.2% | 11 | 128 | 1.8% | 124.6% | 17 | 7 |
| 19 | Kia Ceed | 57 | 1.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 19 |
| 20 | Ford Ecosport | 51 | 1.4% | 15.9% | 1 | 197 | 2.8% | 169.9% | 4 | n/a |
| n/a | Opel Corsa | 17 | 0.5% | -55.3% | 2 | 135 | 1.9% | 107.7% | 15 | 16 |
Source: Promocija Plus
