Slovenia January 2019: Renault (+17.8%), Skoda (+20.2%) strong in market up 1.4%

Renault soars 17.8% in Slovenia in January.

This post has now been updated with the Top 10 models.

The Slovenian new car market edges up 1.4% year-on-year in January to 6.563 units, and like in December Renault (+17.8%) snaps the brands lead away from Volkswagen (-5.3%) with Skoda (+20.2%) also posting a strong score to complete the podium. Jeep (+684.6%), Nissan (+35.3%) and Hyundai (+12.8%) also shine with double-digit gains in the Top 20 but Fiat (-64.6%), Ford (-47.1%), Audi (-37.3%), Toyota (-32.3%), BMW (-31.6%), Seat (-29.7%) and Mazda (-17.3%) are all in great difficulty. Among brands selling less than 100 units this month, Jaguar (+400%), Smart (+350%), Land Rover (+133.3%), Mitsubishi (+51.9%) and Volvo (+48.6%) are the most dynamic. Model-wise, the Renault Clio (+15.5%) remains on top, distancing the Skoda Octavia (+19.8%) and Dacia Sandero (+22.1%) in a high performing podium. Below the VW Golf (-35.4%) in difficulty, the VW T-Roc (+184.7%), Nissan Qashqai (+111.5%), Peugeot 2008 (+42.2%), Renault Captur (+41%), Renault Megane (+33.6%) and Skoda Fabia (+31.7%) all post fantastic results.

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Full January 2019 Top 35 All-brands and Top 10 models below.