Croatia July 2011: A first, the Hyundai i30 in pole position!
Hyundai i30
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For the first time this year, Croatian car sales are down, by 8% year-on-year in July at 3,663 units. The year-to-date total is still up a healthy 15% at 26,800 units. Over the first 7 months of the year, the Opel Astra reclaims the leadership it has held at year-end in the country for the last 6 years in a row, with 1,251 sales and 4.7%.
The Hyundai i30 manages a first in Croatia: it leads the ranking this month with an excellent 199 units and 5.4% market share, ahead of the Opel Astra (4.5%) and VW Polo (4.2%).
Other great performers this month are the Citroen C4, up 8 spots on June to 4th place and the Ford Focus, up 15 spots to 5th position, both cars at 140 sales and 3.8% share. The Peugeot 308 is up to #6 and the Kia Cee’d up to #11.
Previous month: see the June 2011 Croatian Top 20 here.
Full July 2011 Top 20 Ranking Table below.
Croatia July 2011:
| Pos | Model | July | % | Jun | 2011 | % | Pos | 2010 |
| 1 | Hyundai i30 | 199 | 5.4% | 6 | 872 | 3.3% | 6 | 11 |
| 2 | Opel Astra | 164 | 4.5% | 3 | 1,251 | 4.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | VW Polo | 155 | 4.2% | 1 | 1,140 | 4.3% | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Citroen C4 | 140 | 3.8% | 12 | 614 | 2.3% | 12 | - |
| 5 | Ford Focus | 140 | 3.8% | 20 | 502 | 1.9% | 14 | 12 |
| 6 | Peugeot 308 | 129 | 3.5% | 8 | 724 | 2.7% | 8 | 8 |
| 7 | Opel Corsa | 111 | 3.0% | 2 | 1,018 | 3.8% | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Renault Megane | 102 | 2.8% | 10 | 875 | 3.3% | 5 | 5 |
| 9 | VW Golf | 92 | 2.5% | 4 | 869 | 3.2% | 7 | 4 |
| 10 | Ford Fiesta | 92 | 2.5% | 9 | 455 | 1.7% | 18 | 9 |
| 11 | Kia Cee’d | 89 | 2.4% | 16 | 500 | 1.9% | 15 | 13 |
| 12 | VW Passat | 83 | 2.3% | 5 | 716 | 2.7% | 10 | - |
| 13 | Renault Clio | 75 | 2.0% | 18 | 721 | 2.7% | 9 | 7 |
| 14 | Chevrolet Lacetti | 73 | 2.0% | 7 | 693 | 2.6% | 11 | 14 |
| 15 | Citroen C3 | 71 | 1.9% | 11 | 457 | 1.7% | 17 | - |
| 16 | Peugeot 207 | 68 | 1.9% | 14 | 452 | 1.7% | 19 | 19 |
| 17 | Dacia Sandero | 66 | 1.8% | 19 | 543 | 2.0% | 13 | 16 |
| 18 | Skoda Octavia | 63 | 1.7% | 13 | 1,240 | 4.6% | 2 | 6 |
| 19 | Chevrolet Aveo | 45 | 1.2% | 17 | 468 | 1.7% | 16 | 17 |
| 20 | Renault Fluence | 41 | 1.1% | 15 | 449 | 1.7% | 20 | - |
Source: www.autonet.hr
