Croatia March 2014: Skoda Octavia shoots up to 10.5% share

Skoda Octavia

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7th consecutive month of year-on-year gain and 6th consecutive month of double-digit gain for the Croatian new car market in March, up a huge 26% to 3,064 registrations, bringing the First Quarter total to 7,329 units, up 21% on 2013. While the VW Golf and Polo had dominated the FY2013 and early 2014 sales charts, this month the Skoda Octavia shoots up to a record 10.5% share thanks to 321 sales, single-handedly earning it the 2014 year-to-date top spot at 505 units and 6.9%! The Opel Astra is also very strong: up 17 spots on last month to land in 2nd position with 209 sales and 6.8% and now #4 year-to-date. The Renault Clio is up 13 to #5, the Skoda Rapid up 4 to #8 and the Mazda3 remains solid at #14.

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