Slovakia 2008: Fabia, Octavia and Suzuki SX4 on podium
+17% for the Slovak car market in 2008, reaching 70,040 registrations. Skoda places the Fabia and Octavia on top of the sales ranking again, and the Fabia continues its slow decline at -5% this year and 7,922 sales or 11.3% of the market. The Octavia grows faster than the market at +31% with 4,863 sales and 6.9%.
After the Ignis in 2005 and the Swift in 2007, the SX4 is the ‘Suzuki du jour’ in Slovakia, growing 136% year-on-year to reach 2,619 sales, a very solid 3.7% market share and an outstanding 3rd place. Both the Kia Cee’d (2.8%) and the Citroen C3 (2.7%) grow 9% in 4th and 5th positions respectively, ahead of the Renault Thalia in 6th, up 23%.
Full Year 2008 Top 50 Ranking Table below.
Slovakia Full Year 2008:
| Pos | Model | 2008 | % | 2007 | % | Pos | var |
| 1 | Skoda Fabia | 7,922 | 11.3% | 8,368 | 14.0% | 1 | -5% |
| 2 | Skoda Octavia | 4,863 | 6.9% | 3,715 | 6.2% | 2 | 31% |
| 3 | Suzuki SX4 | 2,619 | 3.7% | 1,110 | 1.9% | 12 | 136% |
| 4 | Kia Ceed | 1,980 | 2.8% | 1,812 | 3.0% | 4 | 9% |
| 5 | Citroen C3 | 1,904 | 2.7% | 1,741 | 2.9% | 5 | 9% |
| 6 | Renault Thalia | 1,812 | 2.6% | 1,468 | 2.5% | 7 | 23% |
| 7 | VW Golf | 1,753 | 2.5% | 992 | 1.7% | 15 | 77% |
| 8 | Ford Fiesta | 1,733 | 2.5% | 1,360 | 2.3% | 8 | 27% |
| 9 | Suzuki Swift | 1,587 | 2.3% | 2,436 | 4.1% | 3 | -35% |
| 10 | VW Polo | 1,575 | 2.2% | 795 | 1.3% | 21 | 98% |
| 11 | Peugeot 207 | 1,553 | 2.2% | 1,319 | 2.2% | 9 | 18% |
| 12 | Peugeot 206 | 1,379 | 2.0% | 1,487 | 2.5% | 6 | -7% |
| 13 | Chevrolet Aveo | 1,358 | 1.9% | 539 | 0.9% | 32 | 152% |
| 14 | Toyota Yaris | 1,355 | 1.9% | 1,000 | 1.7% | 14 | 36% |
| 15 | Kia Rio | 1,330 | 1.9% | 1,055 | 1.8% | 13 | 26% |
| 16 | Citroen C4 | 1,198 | 1.7% | 1,140 | 1.9% | 10 | 5% |
| 17 | Seat Ibiza | 1,130 | 1.6% | 852 | 1.4% | 20 | 33% |
| 18 | Ford Fusion | 1,098 | 1.6% | 912 | 1.5% | 18 | 20% |
| 19 | Renault Clio 3 | 973 | 1.4% | 339 | 0.6% | 42 | 187% |
| 20 | Fiat Punto | 938 | 1.3% | 585 | 1.0% | 30 | 60% |
| 21 | Peugeot 308 | 931 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | - | new |
| 22 | VW Passat | 903 | 1.3% | 953 | 1.6% | 17 | -5% |
| 23 | Opel Corsa | 878 | 1.3% | 868 | 1.5% | 19 | 1% |
| 24 | Toyota Auris | 874 | 1.2% | 500 | 0.8% | 34 | 75% |
| 25 | Dacia Logan | 850 | 1.2% | 631 | 1.1% | 28 | 35% |
| 26 | Ford Focus | 819 | 1.2% | 753 | 1.3% | 23 | 9% |
| 27 | Opel Astra Classic | 747 | 1.1% | 650 | 1.1% | 27 | 15% |
| 28 | Dacia Sandero | 744 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | - | new |
| 29 | Fiat Grande Punto | 695 | 1.0% | 655 | 1.1% | 26 | 6% |
| 30 | Hyundai Accent | 652 | 0.9% | 1,124 | 1.9% | 11 | -42% |
| 31 | Opel Astra | 644 | 0.9% | 708 | 1.2% | 24 | -9% |
| 32 | Skoda Superb | 550 | 0.8% | 398 | 0.7% | 37 | 38% |
| 33 | Nissan Qashqai | 542 | 0.8% | 355 | 0.6% | 40 | 53% |
| 34 | Honda Civic | 540 | 0.8% | 560 | 0.9% | 31 | -4% |
| 35 | Suzuki Splash | 539 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | - | new |
| 36 | Hyundai Getz | 504 | 0.7% | 769 | 1.3% | 22 | -34% |
| 37 | Audi A4 | 469 | 0.7% | 166 | 0.3% | 58 | 183% |
| 38 | Mazda2 | 464 | 0.7% | 85 | 0.1% | - | 446% |
| 39 | Renault Megane | 453 | 0.6% | 415 | 0.7% | 35 | 9% |
| 40 | Skoda Roomster | 445 | 0.6% | 536 | 0.9% | 33 | -17% |
| 41 | Mercedes C Class | 418 | 0.6% | 407 | 0.7% | 36 | 3% |
| 42 | Fiat Bravo | 416 | 0.6% | 278 | 0.5% | 45 | new |
| 43 | Mazda3 | 340 | 0.5% | 362 | 0.6% | 39 | -6% |
| 44 | Renault Clio Storia | 330 | 0.5% | 623 | 1.0% | 29 | -47% |
| 45 | Hyundai Matriz | 329 | 0.5% | 57 | 0.1% | - | 477% |
| 46 | Hyundai i30 | 314 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | - | new |
| 47 | Suzuki Ignis | 309 | 0.4% | 985 | 1.6% | 16 | -69% |
| 48 | Seat Cordoba | 303 | 0.4% | 396 | 0.7% | 38 | -23% |
| 49 | Fiat Linea | 297 | 0.4% | 122 | 0.2% | - | 143% |
| 50 | BMW 3 Series | 275 | 0.4% | 221 | 0.4% | 51 | 24% |
Source: www.zapsr.sk
Categories: Slovakia
