New car sales in Croatia up 21% y/y in Oct

Skoda was the top-selling brand in the country of some 3.89 million people with 533 cars sold in October, Promocija Plus said in a statement. Its sales rose on an annual comparison basis, from 426 cars sold in October 2022.

Renault followed with 340 cars, sharply up from 151 in October 2022. Volkswagen ranked third 336 cars, down from 441 last year.

The best-selling models in October were Skoda Octavia with 180 cars, Renault Clio with 134 ones and Dacia Sandero with 115 cars sold.

New car sales in the first 10 months of 2023 totalled 49,855, up from 38,687 in the same period of 2022.

Sales of new passenger cars in Croatia fell 2.7% last year to 44,088, following an annual increase of 25.5% in 2021, according to earlier figures by the same agency.