The Kia Sportage is the best-selling vehicle in Moldova in March.
Data by our Central European market data partner CE Auto shows a Moldovan new car market surging 64.3% year-on-year in March to 672 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 32.8% to 1,709. The podium remains unchanged on last month, with the Kia Sportage (+3550%!), Dacia Duster (+230%) and Skoda Kodiaq (+9.4%) in the lead. The Peugeot 3008 is up three spots on February to #4 and the Suzuki Vitara (-41.7%), leader a year ago, makes it 5 SUVs in the Top 5. Note that in the year-to-date charts, there are six SUVs in the Top 6 (add the Skoda Karoq). The Toyota RAV4, #2 over the Full Year 2022, is back up to #8 for the month but remains outside the YTD Top 10.
Previous month: Moldova February 2023: Kia Sportage #1, Toyota Corolla Cross and BMW X7 in Top 10
One year ago: Moldova March 2022: Suzuki Vitara and Skoda Kodiaq lead market falling -16.5%
Full March 2023 Top 10 models ranking below.
Moldova March 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Mar-23 | % | /22 | Feb | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Kia Sportage | 73 | 10.9% | 3550.0% | 1 | 177 | 10.4% | 420.6% | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Dacia Duster | 66 | 9.8% | 230.0% | 2 | 161 | 9.4% | 203.8% | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Skoda Kodiaq | 35 | 5.2% | 9.4% | 3 | 85 | 5.0% | 49.1% | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Peugeot 3008 | 33 | 4.9% | n/a | 7 | 50 | 2.9% | n/a | 5 | n/a |
| 5 | Suzuki Vitara | 21 | 3.1% | -41.7% | 5 | 68 | 4.0% | 47.8% | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Dacia Logan | 20 | 3.0% | -16.7% | n/a | 44 | 2.6% | -70.1% | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | Hyundai Tucson | 20 | 3.0% | 66.7% | n/a | 44 | 2.6% | 18.9% | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Toyota RAV4 | 19 | 2.8% | 850.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2 |
| 9 | Toyota Corolla | 17 | 2.5% | n/a | 8 | 39 | 2.3% | n/a | 10 | n/a |
| 10 | Skoda Karoq | 16 | 2.4% | 45.5% | n/a | 48 | 2.8% | n/a | 6 | n/a |
| n/a | Dacia Sandero | 9 | 1.3% | n/a | 4 | 46 | 2.7% | n/a | 7 | n/a |
Source: CE Auto
