The MG ZS scores its first Top 10 (and Top 20) finish in Croatia.
6,274 new cars found a home in Croatia in March, a tremendous 61.6% year-on-year surge. The Q1 volume is up 35.7% to 13,247. Renault (+315.8%) multiplies its year-ago volume by 4 to take the lead with 11.7% share. Two percentage points of share below we find Volkswagen (+83.6%) which remains #1 year-to-date, while Opel (+70.2%) ensures the entire podium outpaces the market as it soars 12 spots on February to #3. Skoda (+56.4%) and Kia (+25.6%) are a little shyer below. Suzuki (+200.8%) and Audi (+124.4%) also shine in the remainder of the Top 10 just as MG gains four ranks on last month to a record #13 with 2.5% share.
Model-wise, the Renault Clio (+550.8%) posts a surreal lift to remain in the lead both for the month and year-to-date (it ranked #9 over the Full Year 2022). Strikingly, all Top 7 models more than double their sales year-on-year. The Suzuki Vitara (+344.7%) is the most dynamic followed by the Suzuki SX4 S-Cross (+218.8%) up 10 spots on last month to #3, the Kia Sportage (+213.7%) also up 10 ranks to #7, the Opel Corsa (+206.3%) and Crossland (+173.4%), both up from outside the February Top 20 directly into 2nd and 4th place respectively, and the Skoda Octavia (+115%). It’s a first Top 20 and Top 10 finish for the MG ZS directly up to #10, and first Top 20 for the Renault Austral at #16. Notice also the Cupra Formentor back inside the Top 20 at #20.
Previous month: Croatia February 2023: Renault Clio and Dacia Duster top euphoric market (+24.6%)
One year ago: Croatia March 2022: Hyundai Tucson, Opel Mokka, Kia Xceed lead, sales off -6.8%
Full March 2023 Top 35 All brands and Top 20 models below.
Croatia March 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Mar-23 | % | /22 | Feb | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Renault | 736 | 11.7% | 315.8% | 3 | 1,418 | 10.7% | 204.3% | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Volkswagen | 606 | 9.7% | 83.6% | 2 | 1,426 | 10.8% | 55.3% | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Opel | 565 | 9.0% | 70.2% | 15 | 846 | 6.4% | 42.7% | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | Skoda | 524 | 8.4% | 56.4% | 1 | 1,262 | 9.5% | 18.2% | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Kia | 486 | 7.7% | 25.6% | 5 | 1,038 | 7.8% | 23.9% | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Suzuki | 382 | 6.1% | 200.8% | 8 | 693 | 5.2% | 128.0% | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | Dacia | 349 | 5.6% | 45.4% | 4 | 981 | 7.4% | 66.0% | 5 | 5 |
| 8 | Audi | 303 | 4.8% | 124.4% | 9 | 610 | 4.6% | 64.4% | 10 | 12 |
| 9 | Toyota | 285 | 4.5% | 8.0% | 7 | 646 | 4.9% | 0.6% | 9 | 6 |
| 10 | Hyundai | 253 | 4.0% | 24.6% | 6 | 672 | 5.1% | 5.8% | 8 | 8 |
| 11 | Mercedes | 217 | 3.5% | 38.2% | 11 | 409 | 3.1% | 14.6% | 12 | 13 |
| 12 | Peugeot | 197 | 3.1% | 61.5% | 13 | 348 | 2.6% | 23.8% | 14 | 10 |
| 13 | MG | 156 | 2.5% | new | 17 | 237 | 1.8% | new | 17 | 28 |
| 14 | Mazda | 148 | 2.4% | -20.9% | 10 | 336 | 2.5% | -20.2% | 15 | 14 |
| 15 | Seat | 148 | 2.4% | 114.5% | 16 | 239 | 1.8% | 32.8% | 16 | 16 |
| 16 | BMW | 143 | 2.3% | 50.5% | 12 | 362 | 2.7% | 36.1% | 13 | 15 |
| 17 | Fiat | 121 | 1.9% | 168.9% | 24 | 156 | 1.2% | 13.0% | 21 | 19 |
| 18 | Nissan | 106 | 1.7% | 35.9% | 20 | 178 | 1.3% | -8.2% | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | Cupra | 103 | 1.6% | 255.2% | 18 | 171 | 1.3% | 106.0% | 20 | 22 |
| 20 | Citroen | 95 | 1.5% | 9.2% | 19 | 174 | 1.3% | -17.1% | 19 | 17 |
| 21 | Tesla | 80 | 1.3% | 515.4% | 22 | 114 | 0.9% | 660.0% | 23 | 24 |
| 22 | Ford | 68 | 1.1% | -72.0% | 14 | 459 | 3.5% | -6.5% | 11 | 11 |
| 23 | Volvo | 47 | 0.7% | -24.2% | 21 | 120 | 0.9% | -25.5% | 22 | 20 |
| 24 | Porsche | 35 | 0.6% | 84.2% | 23 | 90 | 0.7% | 21.6% | 24 | 23 |
| 25 | Mini | 27 | 0.4% | 145.5% | 26 | 52 | 0.4% | 33.3% | 25 | 29 |
| 26 | Jeep | 22 | 0.4% | -69.9% | 28 | 36 | 0.3% | -86.6% | 27 | 21 |
| 27 | Honda | 16 | 0.3% | -23.8% | 27 | 30 | 0.2% | -14.3% | 28 | 27 |
| 28 | Land Rover | 15 | 0.2% | 25.0% | 25 | 42 | 0.3% | 27.3% | 26 | 25 |
| 29 | Alfa Romeo | 10 | 0.2% | 233.3% | 33 | 17 | 0.1% | 88.9% | 32 | 33 |
| 30 | Subaru | 8 | 0.1% | 700.0% | 30 | 19 | 0.1% | 137.5% | 30 | 34 |
| 31 | DS | 8 | 0.1% | n/a | 32 | 17 | 0.1% | 750.0% | 31 | 31 |
| 32 | Lexus | 5 | 0.1% | 25.0% | 36 | 8 | 0.1% | -11.1% | 34 | 32 |
| 33 | Jaguar | 4 | 0.1% | 100.0% | 29 | 20 | 0.2% | 81.8% | 29 | 30 |
| 34 | Smart | 3 | 0.0% | -25.0% | 34 | 6 | 0.0% | -25.0% | 35 | 35 |
| 35 | Dongfeng | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 31 | 10 | 0.1% | 150.0% | 33 | 37 |
| 36 | Maserati | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 46 | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 38 | 46 |
Croatia March 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Mar-23 | % | /22 | Feb | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Renault Clio | 410 | 6.5% | 550.8% | 1 | 670 | 5.1% | 225.2% | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Opel Corsa | 245 | 3.9% | 206.3% | n/a | 380 | 2.9% | 162.1% | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | Suzuki SX4 S-Cross | 188 | 3.0% | 218.6% | 13 | 324 | 2.4% | 159.2% | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Opel Crossland | 175 | 2.8% | 173.4% | n/a | 235 | 1.8% | 8.2% | 14 | 3 |
| 5 | Skoda Octavia | 172 | 2.7% | 115.0% | 12 | 346 | 2.6% | -22.4% | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Suzuki Vitara | 169 | 2.7% | 344.7% | 10 | 314 | 2.4% | 188.1% | 7 | 18 |
| 7 | Kia Sportage | 160 | 2.6% | 213.7% | 17 | 286 | 2.2% | 130.6% | 9 | n/a |
| 8 | Dacia Duster | 156 | 2.5% | 66.0% | 2 | 410 | 3.1% | 41.4% | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Dacia Sandero | 142 | 2.3% | 32.7% | 3 | 370 | 2.8% | 51.6% | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | MG ZS | 137 | 2.2% | new | n/a | 212 | 1.6% | new | 18 | n/a |
| 11 | VW T-Roc | 122 | 1.9% | 106.8% | n/a | 207 | 1.6% | 0.0% | 20 | 10 |
| 12 | Opel Mokka | 114 | 1.8% | -5.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 12 |
| 13 | VW T-Cross | 114 | 1.8% | 78.1% | 18 | 242 | 1.8% | 100.0% | 13 | 7 |
| 14 | VW Taigo | 113 | 1.8% | 145.7% | 4 | 309 | 2.3% | 119.1% | 8 | 6 |
| 15 | Kia Stonic | 110 | 1.8% | 19.6% | n/a | 208 | 1.6% | -7.1% | 19 | 5 |
| 16 | Renault Austral | 108 | 1.7% | new | n/a | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | n/a |
| 17 | Hyundai Tucson | 107 | 1.7% | -14.4% | 5 | 260 | 2.0% | 9.7% | 11 | 11 |
| 18 | VW Tiguan | 101 | 1.6% | 90.6% | 9 | 286 | 2.2% | 120.0% | 10 | 14 |
| 19 | Toyota Yaris | 94 | 1.5% | 51.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8 |
| 20 | Cupra Formentor | 91 | 1.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Skoda Kamiq | 88 | 1.4% | 54.4% | 7 | 250 | 1.9% | 47.9% | 12 | n/a |
| n/a | Renault Captur | 83 | 1.3% | 112.8% | 6 | 222 | 1.7% | 152.3% | 15 | 15 |
| n/a | Kia Xceed | 78 | 1.2% | -31.0% | 16 | 219 | 1.7% | -9.5% | 16 | 20 |
| n/a | Toyota Corolla | 75 | 1.2% | 4.2% | 11 | 219 | 1.7% | 17.7% | 17 | 17 |
Source: Promocija Plus
