The Toyota Corolla is the most popular vehicle in North Macedonia in March.
According to data shared with us by our Eastern European partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market lifts 8.3% year-on-year in March to 524 registrations. This leads to a Q1 2023 tally up 12.4% to 1,268 units. #1 over the Full Year 2022, the Toyota Corolla (+90.9%) almost doubles its sales year-on-year to sign its first monthly pole position since last October. The Kia Sportage (+38.9%) remains the year-to-date best-seller (+138.7%) but is down to #4 for the month. The Renault Clio climbs 7 spots on last month to land in 2nd place, with the Citroen C3 (+23.8%) surging from outside the February Top 10 directly to #3, a position it also holds year-to-date. The VW Polo (#5) and Fiat Panda (#7) make a Top 10 appearance.
Previous month: North Macedonia February 2023: Kia Sportage takes control, sales off -4.7%
One year ago: North Macedonia March 2022: Mitsubishi Space Star leads market down -8.8%
Full March 2023 Top 10 models ranking below.
North Macedonia March 2023 – models:
Pos | Model | Mar-23 | % | /22 | Feb | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
1 | Toyota Corolla | 42 | 8.0% | 90.9% | 2 | 67 | 5.3% | 13.6% | 2 | 1 |
2 | Renault Clio | 29 | 5.5% | n/a | 9 | 46 | 3.6% | n/a | 5 | 9 |
3 | Citroen C3 | 26 | 5.0% | 23.8% | n/a | 55 | 4.3% | 44.7% | 3 | 6 |
4 | Kia Sportage | 25 | 4.8% | 38.9% | 1 | 74 | 5.8% | 138.7% | 1 | 3 |
5 | VW Polo | 24 | 4.6% | 60.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
6 | Skoda Kamiq | 21 | 4.0% | n/a | 5 | 53 | 4.2% | n/a | 4 | n/a |
7 | Fiat Panda | 18 | 3.4% | 0.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
7 | Hyundai Tucson | 18 | 3.4% | 157.1% | n/a | 45 | 3.5% | 45.2% | 6 | 10 |
7 | Skoda Fabia | 18 | 3.4% | n/a | n/a | 31 | 2.4% | n/a | 9 | |
10 | Kia Stonic | 12 | 2.3% | n/a | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
10 | MG ZS | 12 | 2.3% | n/a | 4 | 38 | 3.0% | n/a | 7 | n/a |
n/a | Skoda Octavia | 10 | 1.9% | 11.1% | 6 | 28 | 2.2% | 0.0% | 10 | 4 |
n/a | Skoda Scala | 10 | 1.9% | n/a | 8 | 32 | 2.5% | n/a | 8 | n/a |
Source: CE Auto