First Top 10 finish in Moldova for the BMW X7.
According to data shared by our Central European market data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova gain a whopping 17.5% year-on-year in February to 551 units. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 18.1% to 1,037 sales. The Kia Sportage (+243.8%) soars into pole position with an outstanding 10% share, snapping the YTD top spot in the process. The Dacia Duster (+583.3%) is relegated to 2nd place both for the month and YTD despite a surreal year-on-year lift. The Skoda Kodiaq (+85.7%) closes the podium ahead of the Dacia Sandero and Suzuki Vitara (+110%). First Top 10 finishes for the Toyota Corolla Cross (#6) and BMW X7 (#9).
Previous month: Moldova January 2023: Dacia Duster #1 again, Geely Coolray in Top 10, sales jump 16.3%
One year ago: Moldova February 2022: Dacia Logan confirms return to domination in market up 19.5%
Full February 2023 Top 10 models ranking below.
Moldova February 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Feb-23 | % | /22 | Jan | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Kia Sportage | 55 | 10.0% | 243.8% | 2 | 104 | 10.0% | 225.0% | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Dacia Duster | 41 | 7.4% | 583.3% | 1 | 95 | 9.2% | 187.9% | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Skoda Kodiaq | 26 | 4.7% | 85.7% | 5 | 50 | 4.8% | 100.0% | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Dacia Sandero | 23 | 4.2% | n/a | 7 | 37 | 3.6% | n/a | 5 | n/a |
| 5 | Suzuki Vitara | 21 | 3.8% | 110.0% | 3 | 47 | 4.5% | n/a | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 19 | 3.4% | new | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 7 | Peugeot 3008 | 15 | 2.7% | n/a | n/a | 15 | 1.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 8 | Toyota Corolla | 15 | 2.7% | n/a | n/a | 22 | 2.1% | n/a | 9 | n/a |
| 9 | BMW X7 | 14 | 2.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 10 | Geely Atlas Pro | 14 | 2.5% | n/a | n/a | 21 | 2.0% | n/a | 10 | n/a |
| n/a | Hyundai Tucson | 13 | 2.4% | -7.1% | 9 | 24 | 2.3% | -4.0% | 8 | 7 |
| n/a | Dacia Logan | 11 | 2.0% | -77.1% | 8 | 24 | 2.3% | -80.5% | 7 | 5 |
| n/a | Skoda Karoq | 8 | 1.5% | n/a | 4 | 32 | 3.1% | n/a | 6 | n/a |
Source: CE Auto
