October 29 (SeeNews) - September new car sales in Macedonia rose by 3.8% from a month earlier to 1,155 vehicles, data indicated on Monday.
Chevrolet was the top-selling brand with a 12.8% market share thanks to the sales of its Spark model under data provided by car importers in Macedonia and compiled by local magazine Auto Plus. Fiat came second with a market share of 11.3% thanks to sales of its Punto model.
In September last year, 933 new cars were sold in Macedonia.
Top-selling car brands in Macedonia:
|
|
Sept’07 |
Aug’07 |
July’07 |
Sept’06 |
| Chevrolet |
148 |
143 |
148 |
156 |
| Fiat |
131 |
91 |
127 |
73 |
| Volkswagen |
108 |
146 |
160 |
108 |
| Peugeot |
100 |
82 |
151 |
118 |
| Opel |
90 |
91 |
92 |
46 |
| Ford |
70 |
58 |
72 |
42 |
The average age of vehicles in Macedonia is 18 years despite the government's efforts to prevent the ex-Yugoslav country from becoming Europe's car scrap yard. In early 2005 the government banned imports of vehicles older than six years and cut import duties on new vehicles to 8.0% from 10% . It has also scraped a 7.5% excise duty levied on new cars.