First Top 10 finish for the Geely Coolray in Moldova.
According to data by our local partner CE Auto, the Moldovan new car market jumps up 16.3% year-on-year in January to 486 sales. #1 over the Full Year 2022, the Dacia Duster (+100%) doubles its sales year-on-year to continue dominating the ranking with 11.1% share. The Kia Sportage (+206.3%) is up 3-fold to repeat at #2 ahead of the Suzuki Vitara up three spots on December to #3. The Skoda Karoq and Kodiaq are equal #4. The Geely Coolray breaks into the Top 10 for the first time.
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One year ago: Moldova January 2022: Dacia Logan surges to 17.9% share, Haval H6 #3 in market up 18.1%
Full January 2023 Top 10 models ranking below.
Moldova January 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Jan-23 | % | /22 | Dec | FY22 |
| 1 | Dacia Duster | 54 | 11.1% | 100.0% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Kia Sportage | 49 | 10.1% | 206.3% | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Suzuki Vitara | 26 | 5.3% | n/a | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | Skoda Karoq | 24 | 4.9% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 4 | Skoda Kodiaq | 24 | 4.9% | 118.2% | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Toyota Yaris | 16 | 3.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 7 | Dacia Sandero | 14 | 2.9% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 8 | Dacia Logan | 13 | 2.7% | -82.7% | 9 | 5 |
| 9 | Hyundai Tucson | 11 | 2.3% | 0.0% | 10 | 7 |
| 10 | Geely Coolray | 10 | 2.1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 10 | Kia Stonic | 10 | 2.1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: CE Auto
