Slovenia March 2024: Citroen (+85.9%), Hyundai (+58.2%) stand out in stable market

The Citroen C3 ranks #4 in March in Slovenia. Next generation pictured.

The Slovenian new car market is almost immobile in March, up 1 unit year-on-year to 5,272 sales. The Q1 volume is up 4% to 13,993. Volkswagen (-15.3%) endures the biggest drop in the Top 9 but easily remains in the lead with 13.3% share vs. 12.7% so far this year. Skoda (-3.7%) is also in negative at #2 with 10.4% share, in line with the 10.3% it commands over Q1. Spectacularly, the next 7 carmakers all post fantastic double-digit gains. Citroen (+85.9%) is the most dynamic above Hyundai (+58.2%), Opel (+28.4%) and Peugeot (+24.1%), with Dacia (+14.4%), Renault (+12.9%) and Toyota (+11.5%) also in great shape. Below, Porsche (+140%), Nissan (+81.3%) and Mazda (+43.1%) stand out. Tesla is off -52.8% to #16.

The Skoda Octavia (+14.2%) holds onto the models top spot with 4.1% share, distancing the Renault Clio (+115.9%) and Captur (+12.4%). The Citroen C3 (+232.5%) manages the largest uptick in the Top 10 (and Top 50!) and ascends to #4 for the month and #5 year-to-date vs. #20 over the Full Year 2023. The Nissan Qashqai (+172.7%) and Peugeot 2008 (+114%) also more than double their sales year-on-year in the remainder of the Top 10 while the Dacia Duster (+66.7%), Toyota Corolla (+20%) and Skoda Kodiaq (+19%) also deliver splendid gains.

Previous month: Slovenia February 2024: Skoda Octavia and Peugeot 2008 top market up 10.5%

One year ago: Slovenia March 2023: Tesla Model Y delivers first win, MG ZS #5, sales up 13.9%

Full March 2024 Top 40 All brands and Top 240 All models below.