The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in May.
New car sales in Croatia skyrocket 69.5% year-on-year in May to 7,097 units, the largest monthly volume this year. Year-to-date tallies add up to 26,584, a 44.3% improvement over the same period a year ago. Renault (+288.5%) shoots up to confirm its newfound leadership both for the month and YTD. Volkswagen (+76%) overtakes Skoda (+175.2%) to #2 whereas Opel (+45.8%) and Dacia (+40%) can’t catchup with the market growth. Suzuki (+303.4%) and Audi (+94.5%) also beat the market in the remainder of the Top 10. Below, notice MG (+1975%), Mercedes (+140.5%) and Ford (+136.6%) all posting fantastic gains.
The Renault Clio (+597%) returns to the top spot it hold year-to-date, surpassing the Skoda Octavia (+562.7%) also in surreal form. The Dacia Duster (+71.8%) is back up three spots on April to #3, a ranking it also holds YTD. The Renault Captur (+382.5%) and Suzuki Vitara (+640%) round out the Top 5. All remaining Top 10 members outpace the market bar the Opel Corsa (+24.1%): the VW Taigo is up 234.5%), the Suzuki S-Cross up 216.1%, the Opel Mokka up 191.5% and the VW T-Cross up 96.8%. The MG ZS is up to #13 and the Peugeot 2008 up to #19.
Previous month: Croatia April 2023: Skoda Octavia and Renault Clio top market up 39.6%
One year ago: Croatia May 2022: Cupra Formentor, Dacia Jogger break into Top 20 in market off -6.6%
Full May 2023 Top 40 All brands and Top 20 models below.
Croatia May 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | May-23 | % | /22 | Apr | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Renault | 878 | 12.4% | 288.5% | 1 | 3,012 | 11.3% | 226.7% | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Volkswagen | 815 | 11.5% | 76.0% | 3 | 2,890 | 10.9% | 53.2% | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Skoda | 787 | 11.1% | 175.2% | 2 | 2,699 | 10.2% | 70.0% | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Opel | 640 | 9.0% | 45.8% | 5 | 1,934 | 7.3% | 36.3% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Dacia | 546 | 7.7% | 40.0% | 7 | 1,909 | 7.2% | 43.2% | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Suzuki | 472 | 6.7% | 303.4% | 6 | 1,572 | 5.9% | 162.4% | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | Kia | 383 | 5.4% | 24.4% | 4 | 1,912 | 7.2% | 15.3% | 5 | 3 |
| 8 | Audi | 321 | 4.5% | 94.5% | 9 | 1,296 | 4.9% | 71.2% | 8 | 12 |
| 9 | Toyota | 309 | 4.4% | 8.4% | 10 | 1,256 | 4.7% | 2.1% | 9 | 6 |
| 10 | Peugeot | 222 | 3.1% | 68.2% | 14 | 699 | 2.6% | 27.6% | 13 | 10 |
| 11 | Fiat | 208 | 2.9% | 31.6% | 19 | 440 | 1.7% | 10.6% | 19 | 19 |
| 12 | Mercedes | 190 | 2.7% | 140.5% | 15 | 726 | 2.7% | 36.0% | 12 | 13 |
| 13 | Ford | 168 | 2.4% | 136.6% | 8 | 1,001 | 3.8% | 44.9% | 10 | 11 |
| 14 | MG | 166 | 2.3% | 1975.0% | 17 | 518 | 1.9% | 6375.0% | 16 | 28 |
| 15 | Citroen | 157 | 2.2% | 36.5% | 18 | 444 | 1.7% | 10.4% | 18 | 17 |
| 16 | Hyundai | 147 | 2.1% | -27.6% | 11 | 993 | 3.7% | -12.1% | 11 | 8 |
| 17 | Mazda | 121 | 1.7% | 42.4% | 13 | 589 | 2.2% | -10.5% | 14 | 14 |
| 18 | Seat | 118 | 1.7% | 13.5% | 12 | 498 | 1.9% | 39.1% | 17 | 16 |
| 19 | BMW | 98 | 1.4% | -24.0% | 16 | 585 | 2.2% | 15.8% | 15 | 15 |
| 20 | Nissan | 65 | 0.9% | -45.4% | 23 | 284 | 1.1% | -27.6% | 21 | 18 |
| 21 | Cupra | 63 | 0.9% | -10.0% | 20 | 303 | 1.1% | 44.3% | 20 | 22 |
| 22 | Volvo | 49 | 0.7% | 14.0% | 24 | 209 | 0.8% | -17.1% | 22 | 20 |
| 23 | Tesla | 29 | 0.4% | 2800.0% | 27 | 154 | 0.6% | 710.5% | 24 | 24 |
| 24 | Porsche | 26 | 0.4% | 44.4% | 21 | 162 | 0.6% | 51.4% | 23 | 23 |
| 25 | Mini | 26 | 0.4% | 420.0% | 22 | 122 | 0.5% | 125.9% | 25 | 29 |
| 26 | Jeep | 22 | 0.3% | -70.7% | 25 | 74 | 0.3% | -82.8% | 26 | 21 |
| 27 | Land Rover | 12 | 0.2% | -62.5% | 28 | 65 | 0.2% | -9.7% | 27 | 25 |
| 28 | Alfa Romeo | 10 | 0.1% | 400.0% | 31 | 33 | 0.1% | 153.8% | 30 | 33 |
| 29 | Jaguar | 8 | 0.1% | -42.9% | 33 | 32 | 0.1% | -11.1% | 31 | 30 |
| 30 | Lexus | 8 | 0.1% | 100.0% | 29 | 23 | 0.1% | 53.3% | 33 | 32 |
| 31 | Honda | 7 | 0.1% | -36.4% | 32 | 41 | 0.2% | -25.5% | 28 | 27 |
| 32 | DS | 6 | 0.1% | -64.7% | 26 | 39 | 0.1% | 56.0% | 29 | 31 |
| 33 | Mitsubishi | 6 | 0.1% | -33.3% | 35 | 10 | 0.0% | -83.3% | 35 | 26 |
| 34 | Subaru | 4 | 0.1% | 100.0% | 30 | 29 | 0.1% | 163.6% | 32 | 34 |
| 35 | Dongfeng | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 34 | 14 | 0.1% | 250.0% | 34 | 37 |
| 36 | Smart | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | – | 8 | 0.0% | -27.3% | 36 | 35 |
| 37 | Ferrari | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 36 | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | 37 | 42 |
| 38 | Maserati | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | 38 | 46 |
| 39 | Chevrolet USA | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 40 | 45 |
| 40 | McLaren | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 41 | – |
Croatia May 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | May-23 | % | /22 | Apr | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Renault Clio | 467 | 6.6% | 597.0% | 2 | 1,405 | 5.3% | 283.9% | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Skoda Octavia | 391 | 5.5% | 562.7% | 1 | 1,053 | 4.0% | 95.0% | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Dacia Duster | 292 | 4.1% | 71.8% | 6 | 896 | 3.4% | 39.8% | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Renault Captur | 275 | 3.9% | 382.5% | 3 | 734 | 2.8% | 263.4% | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Suzuki Vitara | 222 | 3.1% | 640.0% | 5 | 732 | 2.8% | 216.9% | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | Opel Corsa | 196 | 2.8% | 24.1% | 4 | 782 | 2.9% | 88.0% | 4 | 16 |
| 7 | Suzuki SX4 S-Cross | 196 | 2.8% | 216.1% | 9 | 699 | 2.6% | 168.8% | 7 | 13 |
| 8 | VW Taigo | 194 | 2.7% | 234.5% | 10 | 640 | 2.4% | 84.4% | 9 | 6 |
| 9 | VW T-Cross | 183 | 2.6% | 96.8% | 18 | 519 | 2.0% | 60.2% | 11 | 7 |
| 10 | Opel Mokka | 172 | 2.4% | 191.5% | 19 | 421 | 1.6% | -10.8% | 18 | 12 |
| 11 | Dacia Sandero | 170 | 2.4% | 24.1% | 12 | 651 | 2.4% | 28.7% | 8 | 4 |
| 12 | VW T-Roc | 167 | 2.4% | 12.8% | 7 | 565 | 2.1% | 15.5% | 10 | 10 |
| 13 | MG ZS | 150 | 2.1% | 4900.0% | 15 | 461 | 1.7% | 15266.7% | 14 | n/a |
| 14 | Opel Crossland | 145 | 2.0% | 0.0% | n/a | 450 | 1.7% | 30.4% | 16 | 3 |
| 15 | Ford Focus | 139 | 2.0% | n/a | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 16 | Skoda Kamiq | 123 | 1.7% | 123.6% | 17 | 467 | 1.8% | 81.0% | 13 | n/a |
| 17 | Fiat 500 | 120 | 1.7% | 5.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 18 | Kia Stonic | 105 | 1.5% | 29.6% | 8 | 496 | 1.9% | 7.1% | 12 | 5 |
| 19 | Peugeot 2008 | 102 | 1.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 20 | Kia Sportage | 95 | 1.3% | 227.6% | n/a | 455 | 1.7% | 107.8% | 15 | n/a |
| n/a | VW Tiguan | 84 | 1.2% | 180.0% | n/a | 423 | 1.6% | 128.6% | 17 | 14 |
| n/a | Kia Xceed | 80 | 1.1% | 1.3% | n/a | 383 | 1.4% | -10.9% | 19 | 20 |
| n/a | Renault Megane | 52 | 0.7% | 333.3% | 11 | 359 | 1.4% | 452.3% | 20 | n/a |
Source: Promocija Plus
