Moldova July 2025: Kia Sportage #1, Jetour X50 breaks into Top 10
First Top 10 finish in Moldova for the Jetour X50.
Data by our Central European partner CE Auto shows a Moldovan new car market up a solid 8.9% year-on-year in July to 1,013 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 7.5% to 5,723. The Kia Sportage (+48.6%) confirms it is the new favourite of Moldovan car buyers with 5.4% vs. 5% so far this year. The Dacia Duster (-26.6%) follows in 2nd place ahead of the Hyundai Tucson (+104.8%) and Toyota RAV4 (-32.8%). The Skoda Kodiaq (-12.8%) is also in difficulty and rounds out the Top 5. First Top 10 finish for the Jetour X50 at #8 while the BYD Song Plus repeats at #9, making the Top 9 entirely composed of SUVs.
Previous month: Moldova July 2024: Kia Sportage edges past Dacia Duster YTD, Geely Cityray breaks into Top 10
One year ago: Moldova July 2024: Dacia Duster #1, Renault Master on podium
Full July 2025 Top 10 models ranking below.
Moldova July 2025 – models:
| Pos | Model | Jul-25 | % | /24 | Jun | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Kia Sportage | 55 | 5.4% | + 48.6% | 1 | 285 | 5.0% | + 1.8% | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Dacia Duster | 47 | 4.6% | – 26.6% | 2 | 276 | 4.8% | – 37.8% | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Hyundai Tucson | 43 | 4.2% | + 104.8% | 4 | 182 | 3.2% | n/a | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Toyota RAV4 | 41 | 4.0% | – 32.8% | 3 | 243 | 4.2% | – 34.9% | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Skoda Kodiaq | 34 | 3.4% | – 12.8% | 5 | 220 | 3.8% | + 7.8% | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Suzuki Vitara | 33 | 3.3% | + 3.1% | 7 | 171 | 3.0% | + 0.6% | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 27 | 2.7% | n/a | n/a | 109 | 1.9% | n/a | 10 | n/a |
| 8 | Jetour X50 | 26 | 2.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 9 | BYD Song Plus | 21 | 2.1% | n/a | 9 | 138 | 2.4% | n/a | 8 | n/a |
| 10 | Skoda Superb | 19 | 1.9% | + 11.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 7 |
| n/a | Suzuki SX4 S-Cross | 17 | 1.7% | n/a | n/a | 114 | 2.0% | n/a | 9 | n/a |
| n/a | Dacia Logan | 5 | 0.5% | – 50.0% | n/a | 152 | 2.7% | – 11.6% | 7 | 6 |
Source: CE Auto
