Slovakia July 2011: Kia Sportage and Dacia Duster impress

Kia Sportage

* See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on ‘Read more’ at end of post! *

New car sales in Slovakia are stable this month at 5,583 registrations and up 19% year-to-date at 39,766 units. No surprise on top: the Skoda Octavia is still in the lead with 444 sales and 8% share but its margin over the Skoda Fabia has melted to a mere 19 units and 0.4% in July…

The Kia Sportage continues to excel, ranking third for the 5th time in 7 months at 162 units and 2.9%, reinforcing its 3rd position year-to-date. The VW Polo stays #4 while the Dacia Duster is up 5 spots on June to #5 with 146 sales and 2.6%. Notice the BMW 3 Series up 28 spots to #10, the Seat Altea and Leon both up 8 spots to #16 and #17, making it 3 Seats in the Top 20.

Previous month: see the June 2011 Slovak Top 50 best-selling models here.

Full July 2011 Top 50 Ranking Table below.