Croatia April 2012: Hyundai i30 takes control in depressed market
Hyundai i30
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Croatia is the latest European country after Greece, Portugal, Spain and Italy to tread worrying waters, down 37% year-on-year in April to just 2,627 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 13,459 units, down 8% on 2011. And with smaller numbers come increased volatility in the models ranking: after the Skoda Fabia’s surprise leadership last month, the Hyundai i30 takes control of the Croatian market in April with 133 sales for a brilliant 5.1% share, probably the conjunction of the new model arriving in concessions and the old one being heavily discounted.
This is not the first time the i30 leads the Croatian ranking: it was already #1 in July and August 2011. The i30 is now #4 year-to-date behind the Opel Astra (down to #7 this month), the VW Golf (also #2 in April) and the VW Polo (up 2 spots to #5 this month). Other great performers include the Opel Corsa up 10 ranks to equal-#2, the Chevrolet Aveo up 11 to #6 and the Ford Focus coming out of nowhere – or at least outside the Top 20 – directly into 10th position with 66 sales and 2.5% share.
Previous month: Croatia March 2012: Skoda Fabia surprise best-seller
One year ago: Croatia April 2011: Opel Astra and VW Polo back in command
Full April 2012 Top 20 Ranking Table below.
Croatia April 2012:
| Pos | Model | Apr | % | Mar | 2012 | % | Pos | 2011 |
| 1 | Hyundai i30 | 133 | 5.1% | 10 | 417 | 3.1% | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | VW Golf | 100 | 3.8% | 4 | 442 | 3.3% | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Opel Corsa | 100 | 3.8% | 12 | 345 | 2.6% | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | Citroen C4 | 96 | 3.7% | 9 | 392 | 2.9% | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | VW Polo | 93 | 3.5% | 7 | 426 | 3.2% | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Chevrolet Aveo | 87 | 3.3% | 17 | 242 | 1.8% | 15 | n/a |
| 7 | Opel Astra | 82 | 3.1% | 6 | 519 | 3.9% | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Renault Megane | 81 | 3.1% | 2 | 382 | 2.8% | 9 | 7 |
| 9 | Renault Clio | 66 | 2.5% | 11 | 340 | 2.5% | 11 | 9 |
| 10 | Ford Focus | 66 | 2.5% | n/a | 212 | 1.6% | 18 | 13 |
| 11 | VW Passat | 63 | 2.4% | 5 | 404 | 3.0% | 5 | 8 |
| 12 | Peugeot 308 | 62 | 2.4% | 3 | 391 | 2.9% | 7 | 10 |
| 13 | Skoda Octavia | 60 | 2.3% | 8 | 391 | 2.9% | 8 | 1 |
| 14 | Kia Rio | 51 | 1.9% | 15 | 281 | 2.1% | 12 | n/a |
| 15 | Ford Fiesta | 49 | 1.9% | 14 | 214 | 1.6% | 17 | 19 |
| 16 | Citroen C3 | 43 | 1.6% | 13 | 243 | 1.8% | 14 | 18 |
| 17 | Hyundai ix35 | 40 | 1.5% | 18 | 229 | 1.7% | 16 | n/a |
| 18 | Kia Cee’d | 38 | 1.4% | 20 | 206 | 1.5% | 20 | 16 |
| 19 | Skoda Fabia | 35 | 1.3% | 1 | 268 | 2.0% | 13 | 14 |
| 20 | Kia Sportage | 19 | 0.7% | 16 | 210 | 1.6% | 19 | n/a |
Source: www.autonet.hr
The table is missing Fiat Punto (68 cars sold in April 2012) and Seat Ibiza (52 cars).
This is table of cars wich are overall in tiop 20. In April there was Punto in top 20, for sure. I dont know for others. Maybe some Seat models.