May 22 (SeeNews) - New passenger car registrations in Croatia rose by 13.8% on the year in the first four months of this year, to 22,696, 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 10,063 sold cars, followed by hybrid electric passenger cars (6,275) and diesel ones (4,416) in the period under review, ACEA said in a statement.
The highest annual rise was reported in hybrid electric car registrations, by 48.9%, followed by a 38.7% increase in plug-in hybrid car registration. Battery electric car sales dropped 66.5% to 229 ones.
During the first four months of the year, new car registrations in the European Union increased by 6.6%, reaching nearly 3.7 million units, according to ACEA.
New passenger car registrations in Croatia increased 31% on the year in 2023, to 57,694, ACEA said earlier.