Central & Eastern Europe 2010: Skoda Octavia strengthens lead
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The Central & Eastern European market is down 5% in 2010 at 880,043 registrations. The Skoda Octavia, #1 in Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia, gains 8% to improve its market share to a very solid 7.2%. Whereas it is now over 60,000 sales again, its little sister the Skoda Fabia drops under 40,000 at 39,862 (-12%) and 4.5% market share at #2.
#1 in 2008, the Dacia Logan suffers from the weakness of the Romanian market and drops 15% at 31,246 sales and 3.6%, followed by the VW Golf gaining 1 spot in 4th (2.8%). The Opel Astra (+34% in 6th) and VW Polo (+23% in 10th) deliver the best performances of the Top 10.
Previous year: Central & Eastern Europe 2009: Skoda Octavia new favourite
Full Year 2010 Top 10 Ranking Table below.
Central & Eastern Europe Full Year 2010:
| Pos | Model | 2010 | % | 10/09 | 2009 | % | Pos |
| 1 | Skoda Octavia | 63,014 | 7.2% | 8% | 58,526 | 6.3% | 1 |
| 2 | Skoda Fabia | 39,862 | 4.5% | -12% | 45,320 | 4.9% | 2 |
| 3 | Dacia Logan | 31,246 | 3.6% | -15% | 36,819 | 4.0% | 3 |
| 4 | VW Golf | 24,799 | 2.8% | -1% | 25,104 | 2.7% | 5 |
| 5 | Ford Focus | 23,244 | 2.6% | 5% | 22,090 | 2.4% | 6 |
| 6 | Opel Astra | 20,352 | 2.3% | 34% | 15,226 | 1.6% | 11 |
| 7 | Fiat Punto Classic | 18,722 | 2.1% | -6% | 19,946 | 2.2% | 8 |
| 8 | Renault Megane | 18,687 | 2.1% | -12% | 21,288 | 2.3% | 7 |
| 9 | Hyundai i30 | 18,404 | 2.1% | 5% | 17,513 | 1.9% | 10 |
| 10 | VW Polo | 18,049 | 2.1% | 23% | 14,688 | 1.6% | 12 |
Source: JATO
Note: Central & Eastern Europe includes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Macedonia and Slovenia.
