The Skoda Octavia is up 9-fold year-on-year in April.
The Croatian new car market continues to surge ahead in April with a 39.6% year-on-year progression to 6,240 sales. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 36.9% to 19,487. Atop the brands charts, Renault (+211.3%) and Skoda (+177.8%) both post sensational gains linked to drab year-ago performances. Renault snaps the year-to-date #1 spot in the process, dislodging Volkswagen (+28.3%) down to #3 for the month. Kia (-4.3%) goes against the positive market but still ranks #4 as it does YTD. Ford (+189.9%), Suzuki (+128.7%) and Audi (+65.2%) also outpace the market in the remainder of the Top 10 whereas Toyota (-0.7%), Dacia (+8.5%) and Opel (+15.8%) fall short.
Model-wise, the Skoda Octavia (+802.9%) returns to the top spot it held over the Full Year 2022, and this for the first time since October 2022. The Renault Clio (+188.2%) also posts a splendid gain but gets knocked off to #2 by the Octavia. The Clio still ranks #1 year-to-date vs. #9 over the Full Year 2022. The Renault Captur (+315.8%) leaps from outside the March Top 20 directly to #3 and climbs to #8 in the year-to-date charts vs. #15 in FY2022. In fact the entire Top 5 vastly outpaces the market, with the Opel Corsa (+82.3%) and Suzuki Vitara (+113%) also in fine form. The Suzuki S-Cross (+145.2%) and VW T-Roc (+42.5%) also shine below while the Toyota C-HR is up to #13 and the MG ZS is down five spots on last month to #15.
Previous month: Croatia March 2023: Market surges 61.6%, Renault Clio dominant, MG ZS in Top 10
One year ago: Croatia April 2022: Dacia Duster leads, VW Taigo hits world best #4 in market up 7.3%
Full April 2023 Top 35 All brands and Top 20 models below.
Croatia April 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Apr-23 | % | /22 | Mar | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Renault | 716 | 11.5% | 211.3% | 1 | 2,134 | 11.0% | 206.6% | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Skoda | 650 | 10.4% | 177.8% | 4 | 1,912 | 9.8% | 46.9% | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Volkswagen | 649 | 10.4% | 28.3% | 2 | 2,075 | 10.6% | 45.7% | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Kia | 491 | 7.9% | -4.3% | 5 | 1,529 | 7.8% | 13.2% | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Opel | 448 | 7.2% | 15.8% | 3 | 1,294 | 6.6% | 32.0% | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | Suzuki | 407 | 6.5% | 128.7% | 6 | 1,100 | 5.6% | 128.2% | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | Dacia | 382 | 6.1% | 8.5% | 7 | 1,363 | 7.0% | 44.5% | 5 | 5 |
| 8 | Ford | 374 | 6.0% | 189.9% | 22 | 833 | 4.3% | 34.4% | 11 | 11 |
| 9 | Audi | 365 | 5.8% | 65.2% | 8 | 975 | 5.0% | 64.7% | 8 | 12 |
| 10 | Toyota | 301 | 4.8% | -0.7% | 9 | 947 | 4.9% | 0.2% | 9 | 6 |
| 11 | Hyundai | 174 | 2.8% | -40.4% | 10 | 846 | 4.3% | -8.7% | 10 | 8 |
| 12 | Seat | 141 | 2.3% | 90.5% | 15 | 380 | 2.0% | 49.6% | 16 | 16 |
| 13 | Mazda | 132 | 2.1% | -13.2% | 14 | 468 | 2.4% | -18.3% | 15 | 14 |
| 14 | Peugeot | 129 | 2.1% | -4.4% | 12 | 477 | 2.4% | 14.7% | 14 | 10 |
| 15 | Mercedes | 127 | 2.0% | 29.6% | 11 | 536 | 2.8% | 17.8% | 12 | 13 |
| 16 | BMW | 125 | 2.0% | 13.6% | 16 | 487 | 2.5% | 29.5% | 13 | 15 |
| 17 | MG | 115 | 1.8% | new | 13 | 352 | 1.8% | new | 17 | 28 |
| 18 | Citroen | 113 | 1.8% | 46.8% | 20 | 287 | 1.5% | 0.0% | 18 | 17 |
| 19 | Fiat | 76 | 1.2% | -25.5% | 17 | 232 | 1.2% | -3.3% | 20 | 19 |
| 20 | Cupra | 69 | 1.1% | 21.1% | 19 | 240 | 1.2% | 71.4% | 19 | 22 |
| 21 | Porsche | 46 | 0.7% | 206.7% | 24 | 136 | 0.7% | 52.8% | 23 | 23 |
| 22 | Mini | 44 | 0.7% | 340.0% | 25 | 96 | 0.5% | 95.9% | 25 | 29 |
| 23 | Nissan | 41 | 0.7% | -48.1% | 18 | 219 | 1.1% | -19.8% | 21 | 18 |
| 24 | Volvo | 40 | 0.6% | -16.7% | 23 | 160 | 0.8% | -23.4% | 22 | 20 |
| 25 | Jeep | 16 | 0.3% | -81.6% | 26 | 52 | 0.3% | -85.4% | 27 | 21 |
| 26 | DS | 16 | 0.3% | 166.7% | 31 | 33 | 0.2% | 312.5% | 29 | 31 |
| 27 | Tesla | 11 | 0.2% | 266.7% | 21 | 125 | 0.6% | 594.4% | 24 | 24 |
| 28 | Land Rover | 11 | 0.2% | 57.1% | 28 | 53 | 0.3% | 32.5% | 26 | 25 |
| 29 | Subaru | 6 | 0.1% | 500.0% | 30 | 25 | 0.1% | 177.8% | 30 | 34 |
| 30 | Alfa Romeo | 6 | 0.1% | 200.0% | 29 | 23 | 0.1% | 109.1% | 32 | 33 |
| 31 | Honda | 4 | 0.1% | -55.6% | 27 | 34 | 0.2% | -22.7% | 28 | 27 |
| 32 | Jaguar | 4 | 0.1% | -63.6% | 33 | 24 | 0.1% | 9.1% | 31 | 30 |
| 33 | Dongfeng | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 35 | 12 | 0.1% | 200.0% | 33 | 37 |
| 34 | Mitsubishi | 1 | 0.0% | -93.3% | – | 4 | 0.0% | -92.2% | 36 | 26 |
| 35 | Ferrari | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 39 | 42 |
Croatia April 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Apr-23 | % | /22 | Mar | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Skoda Octavia | 316 | 5.1% | 802.9% | 5 | 662 | 3.4% | 37.6% | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Renault Clio | 268 | 4.3% | 188.2% | 1 | 938 | 4.8% | 213.7% | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Renault Captur | 237 | 3.8% | 315.8% | n/a | 459 | 2.4% | 216.6% | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | Opel Corsa | 206 | 3.3% | 82.3% | 2 | 586 | 3.0% | 127.1% | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Suzuki Vitara | 196 | 3.1% | 113.0% | 6 | 510 | 2.6% | 153.7% | 5 | 18 |
| 6 | Dacia Duster | 194 | 3.1% | 7.2% | 8 | 604 | 3.1% | 28.2% | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | VW T-Roc | 191 | 3.1% | 42.5% | 11 | 398 | 2.0% | 16.7% | 10 | 10 |
| 8 | Kia Stonic | 183 | 2.9% | 15.8% | 15 | 391 | 2.0% | 2.4% | 11 | 5 |
| 9 | Suzuki SX4 S-Cross | 179 | 2.9% | 145.2% | 3 | 503 | 2.6% | 154.0% | 6 | 13 |
| 10 | VW Taigo | 137 | 2.2% | -7.4% | 14 | 446 | 2.3% | 54.3% | 9 | 6 |
| 11 | Renault Megane | 115 | 1.8% | 475.0% | n/a | 307 | 1.6% | 479.2% | 17 | n/a |
| 12 | Dacia Sandero | 111 | 1.8% | -11.2% | 9 | 481 | 2.5% | 30.4% | 7 | 4 |
| 13 | Toyota C-HR | 108 | 1.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 14 | Ford Focus | 102 | 1.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 15 | MG ZS | 99 | 1.6% | new | 10 | 311 | 1.6% | new | 16 | n/a |
| 16 | Audi Q3 | 95 | 1.5% | 17.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 17 | Skoda Kamiq | 94 | 1.5% | 176.5% | n/a | 344 | 1.8% | 69.5% | 13 | n/a |
| 18 | VW T-Cross | 94 | 1.5% | -14.5% | 13 | 336 | 1.7% | 45.5% | 15 | 7 |
| 19 | Opel Mokka | 87 | 1.4% | -50.3% | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 12 |
| 20 | VW Golf | 87 | 1.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Kia Xceed | 84 | 1.3% | -22.9% | n/a | 303 | 1.6% | -13.7% | 19 | 20 |
| n/a | Kia Sportage | 74 | 1.2% | 12.1% | 7 | 360 | 1.8% | 89.5% | 12 | n/a |
| n/a | Opel Crossland | 70 | 1.1% | -1.4% | 4 | 305 | 1.6% | 52.5% | 18 | 3 |
| n/a | VW Tiguan | 53 | 0.8% | 112.0% | 18 | 339 | 1.7% | 118.7% | 14 | 14 |
| n/a | Hyundai Tucson | 39 | 0.6% | -66.1% | 17 | 299 | 1.5% | -15.1% | 20 | 11 |
Source: Promocija Plus
