March 6 (SeeNews) - Sales of new passenger cars in Croatia rose to 3,627 in February from 2,910 in the same month of 2022, market research agency Promocija Plus said on Monday.
Volkswagen was the top-selling brand in the country of some 3.89 million people with 429 cars sold in February, Promocija Plus said in a statement. Its sales rose on an annual comparison basis, from 241 cars sold in February 2022.
Skoda followed with 457 cars, up from 368 in February 2022, and Renault ranked third with 409 cars, up from 143 last year.
The best-selling models in February were Renault Clio with 180 cars sold, followed by Dacia Duster with 150 ones, and Dacia Sandero with 148 cars sold.
New car sales in the first two months of 2023 totalled 6,973, up 18.6 % compared to 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.