The Dacia Sandero is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in August.
The Croatian new car market advances 8.4% year-on-year in August to 3,683 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 29.5% to 46,168. Skoda (+14.1%) remains in the brands pole position with a splendid 13.2% share vs. 11% year-to-date but stays in third place YTD. It towers above Volkswagen (-21.8%) and Renault (+13.4%) at 9.4% and 8.3% share respectively. Dacia (+40.2%) and Kia (+83.8%) post fantastic gains to round out the Top 5, with Hyundai (+15.8%) all strong at #6 as are Peugeot (+24.1%) and Audi (+34.5%). Below, MG (+500%), Seat (+162.9%), Volvo (+64.7%) and BMW (+59.3%) stand out.
Model-wise, the Dacia Sandero (+106.3%) takes charge and makes it a second consecutive month dominated by a Dacia after the Duster topped the charts in August. The Skoda Octavia (-35.8%) takes a harsh hit at #2 while the Renault Clio (+23.7%) is up seven spots on last month to #3 and the VW Tiguan (+40%) up 11 to #4. The Suzuki S-Cross (-1.2%) and Hyundai Tucson (-15.6%) disappoint unlike the Kia Ceed (+142.4%), Skoda Fabia (#8) and Kamiq (+34.5%). Skoda places 6 models in the Top 20: add the Kodiaq (#16), Scala (#19) and Karoq (#20).
Previous month: Croatia August 2023: Dacia Duster leads shy market
One year ago: Croatia September 2022: Skoda Octavia #1, Tesla Model 3 #10
Full September 2023 Top 36 All brands and Top 20 models below.
Croatia September 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Sep-23 | % | /22 | Aug | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Skoda | 486 | 13.2% | 14.1% | 1 | 5,079 | 11.0% | 47.9% | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Volkswagen | 347 | 9.4% | -21.8% | 2 | 5,479 | 11.9% | 33.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Renault | 304 | 8.3% | 13.4% | 6 | 5,086 | 11.0% | 159.2% | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Dacia | 300 | 8.1% | 40.2% | 3 | 3,049 | 6.6% | 9.3% | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | Kia | 294 | 8.0% | 83.8% | 4 | 3,377 | 7.3% | 14.2% | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Hyundai | 227 | 6.2% | 15.8% | 8 | 1,846 | 4.0% | -0.6% | 10 | 8 |
| 7 | Suzuki | 213 | 5.8% | 8.1% | 5 | 2,779 | 6.0% | 114.6% | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | Toyota | 201 | 5.5% | 0.0% | 7 | 2,150 | 4.7% | -11.6% | 8 | 6 |
| 9 | Peugeot | 170 | 4.6% | 24.1% | 9 | 1,496 | 3.2% | 14.2% | 12 | 10 |
| 10 | Audi | 152 | 4.1% | 34.5% | 10 | 2,059 | 4.5% | 59.7% | 9 | 12 |
| 11 | Mazda | 135 | 3.7% | 29.8% | 11 | 1,135 | 2.5% | 17.9% | 15 | 14 |
| 12 | BMW | 129 | 3.5% | 59.3% | 14 | 1,014 | 2.2% | 17.0% | 16 | 15 |
| 13 | Mercedes | 98 | 2.7% | -16.2% | 12 | 1,144 | 2.5% | 19.3% | 14 | 13 |
| 14 | Seat | 92 | 2.5% | 162.9% | 13 | 1,164 | 2.5% | 57.1% | 13 | 16 |
| 15 | Citroen | 84 | 2.3% | 68.0% | 16 | 807 | 1.7% | 13.0% | 18 | 17 |
| 16 | MG | 60 | 1.6% | 500.0% | 20 | 834 | 1.8% | 2094.7% | 17 | 28 |
| 17 | Nissan | 57 | 1.5% | -12.3% | 17 | 521 | 1.1% | -28.2% | 21 | 18 |
| 18 | Volvo | 56 | 1.5% | 64.7% | 19 | 420 | 0.9% | 13.2% | 22 | 20 |
| 19 | Opel | 50 | 1.4% | -78.5% | 21 | 2,502 | 5.4% | -20.2% | 7 | 4 |
| 20 | Fiat | 45 | 1.2% | 55.2% | 22 | 659 | 1.4% | -4.2% | 19 | 19 |
| 21 | Tesla | 42 | 1.1% | -61.5% | 18 | 312 | 0.7% | 98.7% | 23 | 24 |
| 22 | Ford | 33 | 0.9% | -2.9% | 23 | 1,577 | 3.4% | 48.2% | 11 | 11 |
| 23 | Cupra | 32 | 0.9% | 45.5% | 15 | 624 | 1.4% | 70.5% | 20 | 22 |
| 24 | Porsche | 27 | 0.7% | -6.9% | 24 | 258 | 0.6% | 33.0% | 24 | 23 |
| 25 | Mini | 11 | 0.3% | -8.3% | 25 | 162 | 0.4% | 78.0% | 25 | 29 |
| 26 | Subaru | 8 | 0.2% | 300.0% | 27 | 65 | 0.1% | 182.6% | 29 | 34 |
| 27 | Land Rover | 5 | 0.1% | -76.2% | 26 | 122 | 0.3% | -20.8% | 26 | 25 |
| 28 | Jeep | 5 | 0.1% | 400.0% | 32 | 101 | 0.2% | -79.1% | 27 | 21 |
| 29 | Alfa Romeo | 4 | 0.1% | -33.3% | 28 | 56 | 0.1% | 100.0% | 31 | 33 |
| 30 | Lexus | 4 | 0.1% | 33.3% | 30 | 49 | 0.1% | 58.1% | 32 | 32 |
| 31 | Honda | 3 | 0.1% | -66.7% | 29 | 75 | 0.2% | -21.9% | 28 | 27 |
| 32 | DS | 3 | 0.1% | -50.0% | 33 | 62 | 0.1% | 34.8% | 30 | 31 |
| 33 | Jaguar | 3 | 0.1% | -50.0% | 31 | 48 | 0.1% | -36.8% | 33 | 30 |
| 34 | Mitsubishi | 1 | 0.0% | -95.0% | – | 16 | 0.0% | -87.1% | 34 | 26 |
| 35 | Dongfeng | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 15 | 0.0% | 200.0% | 35 | 37 |
| 36 | SsangYong | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | -75.0% | 43 | 40 |
Croatia September 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Sep-23 | % | /22 | Aug | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Dacia Sandero | 196 | 5.3% | 106.3% | 7 | 1,156 | 2.5% | 5.4% | 8 | 4 |
| 2 | Skoda Octavia | 149 | 4.0% | -35.8% | 2 | 1,955 | 4.2% | 23.1% | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Renault Clio | 120 | 3.3% | 23.7% | 10 | 2,310 | 5.0% | 240.7% | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | VW Tiguan | 105 | 2.9% | 40.0% | 15 | 770 | 1.7% | 31.4% | 14 | 14 |
| 5 | Suzuki SX4 S-Cross | 85 | 2.3% | -1.2% | 4 | 1,191 | 2.6% | 91.5% | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | Hyundai Tucson | 81 | 2.2% | -15.6% | 6 | 683 | 1.5% | 1.0% | 16 | 11 |
| 7 | Kia Ceed | 80 | 2.2% | 142.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 19 |
| 8 | Skoda Fabia | 80 | 2.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 9 | Skoda Kamiq | 78 | 2.1% | 34.5% | 5 | 867 | 1.9% | 98.9% | 12 | n/a |
| 10 | Dacia Duster | 71 | 1.9% | -26.0% | 1 | 1,342 | 2.9% | 0.9% | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Suzuki Vitara | 71 | 1.9% | -16.5% | 3 | 1,222 | 2.6% | 169.2% | 5 | 18 |
| 12 | Kia Stonic | 67 | 1.8% | 36.7% | 16 | 871 | 1.9% | -5.6% | 11 | 5 |
| 13 | Renault Megane | 66 | 1.8% | 7840.0% | n/a | 660 | 1.4% | 505.5% | 18 | n/a |
| 14 | Renault Captur | 64 | 1.7% | -8.6% | 11 | 1,295 | 2.8% | 102.3% | 4 | 15 |
| 15 | Kia Sportage | 60 | 1.6% | 100.0% | 18 | 735 | 1.6% | 70.5% | 15 | n/a |
| 16 | Skoda Kodiaq | 54 | 1.5% | 31.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 17 | Mazda CX-30 | 52 | 1.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 18 | Hyundai i30 | 51 | 1.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 19 | Skoda Scala | 51 | 1.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 20 | Skoda Karoq | 50 | 1.4% | n/a | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 21 | VW T-Roc | 50 | 1.4% | -34.2% | 8 | 985 | 2.1% | 38.0% | 10 | 10 |
| n/a | MG ZS | 49 | 1.3% | 390.0% | n/a | 671 | 1.5% | 2480.8% | 17 | n/a |
| n/a | Kia Xceed | 46 | 1.2% | 142.1% | n/a | 638 | 1.4% | 6.2% | 20 | 20 |
| n/a | VW Taigo | 41 | 1.1% | -43.1% | 12 | 1,165 | 2.5% | 59.2% | 7 | 6 |
| n/a | VW T-Cross | 38 | 1.0% | -45.7% | 20 | 1,051 | 2.3% | 32.9% | 9 | 7 |
| n/a | Opel Corsa | 11 | 0.3% | -81.0% | n/a | 830 | 1.8% | 18.9% | 13 | 16 |
| n/a | Opel Crossland | 10 | 0.3% | -90.7% | n/a | 644 | 1.4% | -47.9% | 19 | 3 |
Source: Promocija Plus
