September 20 (SeeNews) - New passenger car registrations in Croatia rose by 34.6% on the year in the first eight months of this year, to 42,001, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) said on Wednesday, quoting provisional figures.
Petrol remained the most popular fuel type for newly-registered cars in Croatia, with 21,426 sold cars, followed by hybrid electric passenger cars (9,268) and diesel ones (8,156) in the period under review, ACEA said in a statement.
In January-August, the highest annual rise was reported in battery electric vehicle (EV) registrations, by 59.2% to 1,186 units. Hybrid electric cars followed with a 54.5% increase.
Alone in August, new passenger car registrations in Croatia went up 7.1% to 3,427 units.
"From January to August 2023, new EU car registrations grew substantially (+17.9%), totalling 7.1 million units," ACEA said. Despite this year-to-date improvement, the market trails the pre-pandemic level of 9 million units sold in 2019, it added.
New passenger car registrations in Croatia fell by 4.4% on the year in 2022, to 42,939, ACEA said earlier.