Croatia August 2026: Opel Frontera signs first ever win, Geely Starray up to #5
The Opel Frontera is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in August.
The Croatian new car market is up 6.3% year-on-year in August to 3,874 registrations in what is traditionally the weakest month of the year. The year-to-date volume is up 5.2% to 53,771. Skoda (+7.6%) and Volkswagen (+15.6%) remain the most popular carmakers in the country with 10.6% and 9.6% share respectively, which is way below their YTD levels of 13.5% and 12.4%. Toyota (+39.6%) and Suzuki (+18.6%) are catching up whereas Opel (-29.2%) is in freefall as its year-ago result was particularly high (#1). Chinese BYD (+411.5%) and Geely (+143.4%) impress, the latter scoring a 3.3% share vs. 0.9% year-to-date, smashing its previous best of 2.3% reached in July 2025.
Over in the models charts, the Opel Frontera (+344.2%) scores its first ever win in the country with a splendid 4.9% share. It now ranks #3 year-to-date and is followed this month by the Suzuki Vitara (+18%) and Renault Clio (+242.1%) up 10 spots to #3. Leader year-to-date, the Skoda Octavia (-23.7%) slumps to #4 in August. Sensational arrival inside the Top 20 of the Geely Starray EM-i directly in 5th place with 3.3% share. The VW Golf (+141.4%), T-Cross (+120%), Tiguan (+103.3%) and Toyota Yaris Cross (+95.2%) also shine below, while the Omoda 5 breaks into the Top 20 for the first time at #20.
Previous month: Croatia July 2026: BYD Atto 2 storms into Top 5
One year ago: Croatia August 2025: Opel (+422%) repeats at #1
Full August 2026 Top 45 All brands and Top 20 models below.
Croatia August 2026 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Aug-26 | % | /25 | Jul | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Skoda | 412 | 10.6% | + 7.6% | 1 | 7,257 | 13.5% | + 5.9% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Volkswagen | 370 | 9.6% | + 15.6% | 2 | 6,668 | 12.4% | + 11.1% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Toyota | 342 | 8.8% | + 39.6% | 4 | 3,329 | 6.2% | + 19.6% | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Suzuki | 319 | 8.2% | + 18.6% | 3 | 3,372 | 6.3% | + 2.8% | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | Opel | 303 | 7.8% | – 29.2% | 6 | 4,226 | 7.9% | – 9.8% | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Renault | 218 | 5.6% | + 11.2% | 8 | 3,868 | 7.2% | – 12.4% | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Hyundai | 211 | 5.4% | + 5.0% | 11 | 2,358 | 4.4% | + 8.6% | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | Audi | 161 | 4.2% | + 8.1% | 7 | 1,976 | 3.7% | + 0.9% | 9 | 10 |
| 9 | Dacia | 151 | 3.9% | – 24.9% | 9 | 2,328 | 4.3% | – 20.1% | 8 | 7 |
| 10 | BYD | 133 | 3.4% | + 411.5% | 5 | 1,607 | 3.0% | + 1008.3% | 12 | 24 |
| 11 | Geely | 129 | 3.3% | + 143.4% | 26 | 505 | 0.9% | – 17.3% | 23 | 18 |
| 12 | Kia | 112 | 2.9% | – 17.6% | 10 | 1,693 | 3.1% | – 19.6% | 11 | 9 |
| 13 | BMW | 102 | 2.6% | – 13.6% | 16 | 1,831 | 3.4% | – 1.1% | 10 | 11 |
| 14 | Ford | 92 | 2.4% | + 61.4% | 12 | 1,330 | 2.5% | – 1.8% | 13 | 12 |
| 15 | Peugeot | 90 | 2.3% | + 32.4% | 14 | 1,314 | 2.4% | + 1.6% | 14 | 13 |
| 16 | Citroen | 87 | 2.2% | + 6.1% | 17 | 990 | 1.8% | – 10.8% | 16 | 14 |
| 17 | Mazda | 87 | 2.2% | + 1.2% | 13 | 1,109 | 2.1% | + 23.6% | 15 | 16 |
| 18 | Mercedes | 77 | 2.0% | + 20.3% | 19 | 990 | 1.8% | – 0.4% | 17 | 15 |
| 19 | Omoda | 73 | 1.9% | + 92.1% | 27 | 534 | 1.0% | + 652.1% | 22 | 33 |
| 20 | Jaecoo | 56 | 1.4% | + 250.0% | 23 | 466 | 0.9% | + 1453.3% | 24 | 34 |
| 21 | Cupra | 50 | 1.3% | – 2.0% | 15 | 922 | 1.7% | + 21.0% | 18 | 17 |
| 22 | Nissan | 36 | 0.9% | – 23.4% | 20 | 444 | 0.8% | – 30.5% | 25 | 19 |
| 23 | Volvo | 35 | 0.9% | – 2.8% | 22 | 650 | 1.2% | + 17.3% | 20 | 22 |
| 24 | Porsche | 26 | 0.7% | + 62.5% | 28 | 248 | 0.5% | – 3.9% | 29 | 26 |
| 25 | Seat | 26 | 0.7% | – 73.5% | 21 | 599 | 1.1% | – 11.1% | 21 | 20 |
| 26 | Jeep | 24 | 0.6% | + 9.1% | 32 | 242 | 0.5% | – 15.1% | 30 | 28 |
| 27 | MG | 24 | 0.6% | – 64.7% | 18 | 709 | 1.3% | + 58.3% | 19 | 21 |
| 28 | Lexus | 22 | 0.6% | + 340.0% | 31 | 157 | 0.3% | + 25.6% | 32 | 32 |
| 29 | Fiat | 15 | 0.4% | + 15.4% | 24 | 307 | 0.6% | + 15.0% | 27 | 27 |
| 30 | Forthing | 14 | 0.4% | – 72.5% | 25 | 214 | 0.4% | – 30.7% | 31 | 23 |
| 31 | Land Rover | 13 | 0.3% | – 50.0% | 35 | 121 | 0.2% | – 37.3% | 34 | 31 |
| 32 | SsangYong | 12 | 0.3% | – 7.7% | 33 | 120 | 0.2% | – 39.1% | 35 | 29 |
| 33 | Mini | 11 | 0.3% | + 10.0% | 29 | 265 | 0.5% | + 34.5% | 28 | 30 |
| 34 | Leapmotor | 10 | 0.3% | n/a | 30 | 127 | 0.2% | + 4133.3% | 33 | 42 |
| 35 | Honda | 9 | 0.2% | + 12.5% | 39 | 105 | 0.2% | + 31.3% | 37 | 36 |
| 36 | Mitsubishi | 7 | 0.2% | – 53.3% | 36 | 107 | 0.2% | + 101.9% | 36 | 38 |
| 37 | Subaru | 4 | 0.1% | + 33.3% | 34 | 74 | 0.1% | – 24.5% | 39 | 37 |
| 38 | Alfa Romeo | 2 | 0.1% | – 75.0% | 40 | 82 | 0.2% | – 42.7% | 38 | 35 |
| 39 | Cadillac | 2 | 0.1% | n/a | – | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 53 | 54 |
| 40 | DS | 2 | 0.1% | – 60.0% | 42 | 46 | 0.1% | – 36.1% | 40 | 39 |
| 41 | Lamborghini | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 45 | 6 | 0.0% | + 100.0% | 46 | 46 |
| 42 | Lepas | 1 | 0.0% | new | – | 1 | 0.0% | new | 56 | – |
| 43 | Lynk & Co | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 43 | 30 | 0.1% | – 21.1% | 42 | 40 |
| 44 | Tesla | 1 | 0.0% | – 92.3% | 37 | 352 | 0.7% | + 186.2% | 26 | 25 |
| 45 | Zeekr | 1 | 0.0% | new | 38 | 31 | 0.1% | new | 41 | 51 |
Croatia August 2026 – models:
| Pos | Model | Aug-26 | % | /25 | Jul | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Opel Frontera | 191 | 4.9% | + 344.2% | 4 | 2,082 | 3.9% | + 2091.6% | 3 | n/a |
| 2 | Suzuki Vitara | 164 | 4.2% | + 18.0% | 3 | 1,695 | 3.2% | + 3.7% | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | Renault Clio | 130 | 3.4% | + 242.1% | 13 | 1,828 | 3.4% | – 12.2% | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Skoda Octavia | 129 | 3.3% | – 23.7% | 1 | 2,887 | 5.4% | – 2.4% | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Geely Starray EM-i | 128 | 3.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 6 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 121 | 3.1% | + 95.2% | 6 | 897 | 1.7% | + 30.2% | 14 | 20 |
| 7 | VW T-Cross | 121 | 3.1% | + 120.0% | 2 | 2,753 | 5.1% | + 14.2% | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Hyundai Tucson | 110 | 2.8% | + 32.5% | 12 | 944 | 1.8% | + 35.1% | 12 | 14 |
| 9 | Suzuki SX4 S-Cross | 107 | 2.8% | + 20.2% | 7 | 1,125 | 2.1% | + 38.9% | 9 | 13 |
| 10 | Opel Mokka | 83 | 2.1% | – 39.9% | n/a | 1,401 | 2.6% | – 11.0% | 6 | 5 |
| 11 | Skoda Kamiq | 78 | 2.0% | + 25.8% | 9 | 1,112 | 2.1% | + 15.2% | 10 | 9 |
| 12 | Ford Tourneo Courier | 70 | 1.8% | n/a | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 13 | VW Golf | 70 | 1.8% | + 141.4% | 8 | 886 | 1.6% | + 20.2% | 15 | 16 |
| 14 | Dacia Sandero | 63 | 1.6% | – 16.0% | n/a | 802 | 1.5% | – 15.7% | 17 | 10 |
| 15 | VW Tiguan | 61 | 1.6% | + 103.3% | 15 | 872 | 1.6% | – 3.0% | 16 | 12 |
| 16 | Hyundai i30 | 60 | 1.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 17 | Audi A3 | 57 | 1.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 18 | Renault Captur | 57 | 1.5% | – 40.0% | n/a | 1,213 | 2.3% | – 25.9% | 7 | 7 |
| 19 | Skoda Fabia | 56 | 1.4% | + 36.6% | n/a | 556 | 1.0% | + 1.8% | 20 | n/a |
| 20 | Omoda 5 | 55 | 1.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Skoda Kodiaq | 50 | 1.3% | + 61.3% | 11 | 1,154 | 2.1% | + 35.4% | 8 | 11 |
| n/a | VW T-Roc | 49 | 1.3% | – 50.5% | 14 | 935 | 1.7% | + 62.3% | 13 | n/a |
| n/a | Skoda Karoq | 48 | 1.2% | + 92.0% | 10 | 573 | 1.1% | + 37.1% | 18 | n/a |
| n/a | Kia Sportage | 41 | 1.1% | – 26.8% | 16 | 569 | 1.1% | – 13.7% | 19 | n/a |
| n/a | Dacia Duster | 39 | 1.0% | – 51.3% | 18 | 967 | 1.8% | – 32.3% | 11 | 8 |
Source: Promocija Plus
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Turns out the Opel Frontera and Citroen C3 Aircross are more successful than the predecessors.
In fact, demand is such the duo is EU Top 10, easily.
The E-Frontera is a hit in the UK:
As the #3 behind 2 Telsa’s it sold >10.000 units YTD.
Curious to see what sibling Fiat Grizzly will achieve.