Croatia January 2018: Skoda Octavia triples sales in market up 30.8%

The Skoda Octavia confirms it is the favourite nameplate of Croatian buyers. 

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Thanks to our new partnership with local outlet Promocija Plus, we can share with you today Croatian data for January and the news are excellent: up a whopping 30.8% year-on-year to 3.706 units. Volkswagen trails the market slightly at +26% to 14.2% share and only owes its pole position this month to a meagre 5 units above stablemate Skoda surging 111% to 14.1%. Suzuki is up 80% to #3, Renault up 60% to #4, Opel up 47% to #5, Dacia up 100% to #7, Ford up 35% to #8 and Audi up 42% to #10. Mitsubishi (+220%), Smart (+175%), Mini (+120%) and Mazda (+36%) also shine. Leader in 2017, the Skoda Octavia almost triples its sales year-on-year (+188%) to hit a very impressive 8.1% share in January, followed by the VW Golf (+75%), Suzuki Vitara (+5%), VW Tiguan (-12%) and Dacia Duster (+335%). The Ford Kuga (+3450%!), Suzuki SX4 S-Cross (+379%), Renault Megane (+169%) and Skoda Rapid (+121%) also impress while the Peugeot 3008 breaks into the Top 20.

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Full January 2018 Top 33 All-brands and Top 20 models below.