Croatia March 2026: Renault and Clio in the lead, Opel up 119.2%
The Opel Frontera is up to #7 in Croatia in March.
Itβs another very strong result for new car sales in Croatia at +26.6% in May to 7,929 registrations. This way, the Q1 volume is up 11.8% to 16,738. Like a year ago, Renault (+8.5%) is the favourite brand in the country, this time with 12.2% share which is 2 percentage points below its year-ago level. Skoda (+20.5%) is bumped down to #2 ahead of a timid Volkswagen (+13.8%). Opel (+119.2%) once again stands out and is up three spots on February to #4. BMW (+90.5%), Hyundai (+51.2%) and Toyota (+32%) also outpace the surging market in the remainder of the Top 10. Below, BYD (+2210%) smashes all its records at #12 with 231 sales and 2.9% share.
Model-wise, the Renault Clio (+3.3%) signs its first win since last April and leaps up to #4 year-to-date, a ranking it also held over the Full Year 2025. The Skoda Octavia (-3%) is relegated to 2nd place but holds onto the YTD pole position. The Renault Captur (+11.9%) comes from outside the February Top 20 directly into third place and is #6 year-to-date despite falling year-on-year. The VW T-Cross (-1.6%) and Suzuki Vitara (+12.3%) round out the Top 5 but both underperform. The Opel Mokka (+294.3%) multiplies its sales by 4 year-on-year while the new Opel Frontera is up to #7, its 2nd highest ranking below the #6 it hit last November.
Previous month: Croatia February 2026: BMW (+67.6%), Opel (+58%) stand out in strong market (+14.7%)
One year ago: Croatia March 2025: Renault (+27.9%) and Clio (+35.6%) at highest in 5 years
Full March 2026 Top 50 All brands and Top 20 models below.
Croatia March 2026 β brands:
| Pos | Brand | Mar-26 | % | /25 | Feb | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Renault | 980 | 12.4% | + 8.5% | 11 | 1,274 | 7.6% | β 4.3% | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Skoda | 954 | 12.0% | + 20.5% | 1 | 2,214 | 13.2% | + 12.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Volkswagen | 741 | 9.3% | + 13.8% | 2 | 1,823 | 10.9% | + 11.2% | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Opel | 570 | 7.2% | + 119.2% | 7 | 1,046 | 6.2% | + 46.3% | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Suzuki | 518 | 6.5% | + 3.4% | 3 | 1,165 | 7.0% | β 9.0% | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Toyota | 404 | 5.1% | + 32.0% | 4 | 1,024 | 6.1% | + 14.9% | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Dacia | 386 | 4.9% | β 17.2% | 5 | 820 | 4.9% | β 21.5% | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Hyundai | 328 | 4.1% | + 51.2% | 6 | 789 | 4.7% | + 11.9% | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Audi | 325 | 4.1% | + 8.3% | 8 | 746 | 4.5% | + 11.0% | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | BMW | 322 | 4.1% | + 90.5% | 10 | 678 | 4.1% | + 44.6% | 11 | 11 |
| 11 | Kia | 297 | 3.7% | + 5.7% | 9 | 686 | 4.1% | β 9.6% | 10 | 9 |
| 12 | BYD | 231 | 2.9% | + 2210.0% | 16 | 388 | 2.3% | + 3427.3% | 13 | 24 |
| 13 | Ford | 191 | 2.4% | + 51.6% | 15 | 413 | 2.5% | + 6.2% | 12 | 12 |
| 14 | Peugeot | 179 | 2.3% | + 29.7% | 13 | 374 | 2.2% | + 12.0% | 15 | 13 |
| 15 | Mercedes | 165 | 2.1% | + 29.9% | 18 | 326 | 1.9% | + 7.6% | 16 | 15 |
| 16 | Cupra | 154 | 1.9% | + 97.4% | 17 | 276 | 1.6% | + 21.1% | 18 | 17 |
| 17 | Mazda | 152 | 1.9% | + 4.8% | 12 | 380 | 2.3% | + 7.6% | 14 | 16 |
| 18 | Volvo | 109 | 1.4% | + 28.2% | 21 | 249 | 1.5% | + 18.6% | 19 | 22 |
| 19 | Citroen | 108 | 1.4% | β 19.4% | 14 | 277 | 1.7% | β 17.1% | 17 | 14 |
| 20 | Tesla | 105 | 1.3% | + 250.0% | 34 | 139 | 0.8% | + 202.2% | 24 | 25 |
| 21 | Omoda | 78 | 1.0% | n/a | 22 | 183 | 1.1% | + 9050.0% | 21 | 33 |
| 22 | Geely | 76 | 1.0% | β 24.8% | 23 | 156 | 0.9% | β 20.0% | 23 | 18 |
| 23 | Nissan | 76 | 1.0% | β 10.6% | 19 | 177 | 1.1% | β 17.3% | 22 | 19 |
| 24 | Seat | 71 | 0.9% | + 44.9% | 27 | 125 | 0.7% | + 31.6% | 26 | 20 |
| 25 | Jaecoo | 61 | 0.8% | n/a | 24 | 125 | 0.7% | + 4066.7% | 25 | 34 |
| 26 | MG | 60 | 0.8% | + 215.8% | 20 | 184 | 1.1% | + 159.2% | 20 | 21 |
| 27 | Jeep | 40 | 0.5% | + 48.1% | 28 | 68 | 0.4% | + 13.3% | 29 | 28 |
| 28 | Porsche | 35 | 0.4% | + 2.9% | 25 | 97 | 0.6% | β 11.8% | 27 | 26 |
| 29 | Mini | 30 | 0.4% | + 114.3% | 35 | 62 | 0.4% | + 63.2% | 30 | 30 |
| 30 | SsangYong | 21 | 0.3% | β 44.7% | 33 | 45 | 0.3% | β 28.6% | 34 | 29 |
| 31 | Fiat | 20 | 0.3% | + 233.3% | 32 | 41 | 0.2% | + 105.0% | 35 | 27 |
| 32 | Lexus | 19 | 0.2% | + 0.0% | 30 | 52 | 0.3% | β 3.7% | 31 | 32 |
| 33 | Subaru | 17 | 0.2% | β 26.1% | 38 | 33 | 0.2% | β 2.9% | 37 | 37 |
| 34 | Forthing | 16 | 0.2% | β 46.7% | 26 | 74 | 0.4% | + 1.4% | 28 | 23 |
| 35 | Honda | 16 | 0.2% | + 33.3% | 31 | 45 | 0.3% | + 60.7% | 33 | 36 |
| 36 | Land Rover | 16 | 0.2% | β 55.6% | 29 | 46 | 0.3% | β 48.9% | 32 | 31 |
| 37 | Alfa Romeo | 13 | 0.2% | β 43.5% | 39 | 27 | 0.2% | β 27.0% | 38 | 35 |
| 38 | Leapmotor | 12 | 0.2% | new | 37 | 23 | 0.1% | new | 39 | 42 |
| 39 | Mitsubishi | 11 | 0.1% | + 450.0% | 36 | 38 | 0.2% | + 660.0% | 36 | 38 |
| 40 | Zeekr | 5 | 0.1% | new | 43 | 7 | 0.0% | new | 42 | 51 |
| 41 | DS | 4 | 0.1% | β 55.6% | 41 | 14 | 0.1% | β 36.4% | 40 | 39 |
| 42 | Lynk & Co | 3 | 0.0% | β 57.1% | 42 | 9 | 0.1% | β 72.7% | 41 | 40 |
| 43 | Rariro | 3 | 0.0% | new | Β β | 3 | 0.0% | new | 44 | 52 |
| 44 | Alpine | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | Β β | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 48 | 56 |
| 45 | BAIC | 1 | 0.0% | new | Β β | 1 | 0.0% | new | 49 | 59 |
| 46 | Dodge | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | Β β | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 50 | 58 |
| 47 | Dongfeng | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | Β β | 1 | 0.0% | β 50.0% | 51 | 44 |
| 48 | Ferrari | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 44 | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 47 | 48 |
| 49 | Lamborghini | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | Β β | 1 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 52 | 46 |
| 50 | Xpeng | 1 | 0.0% | new | 40 | 5 | 0.0% | new | 43 | 45 |
Croatia March 2026 β models:
| Pos | Model | Mar-26 | % | /25 | Feb | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Renault Clio | 531 | 6.7% | + 3.3% | 15 | 629 | 3.8% | + 0.5% | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Skoda Octavia | 359 | 4.5% | β 3.0% | 1 | 845 | 5.0% | + 6.8% | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Renault Captur | 338 | 4.3% | + 11.9% | n/a | 427 | 2.6% | β 7.6% | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | VW T-Cross | 303 | 3.8% | β 1.6% | 3 | 662 | 4.0% | β 4.2% | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Suzuki Vitara | 284 | 3.6% | + 12.3% | 2 | 658 | 3.9% | β 7.3% | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Opel Mokka | 276 | 3.5% | + 294.3% | 6 | 457 | 2.7% | + 144.4% | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Opel Frontera | 257 | 3.2% | new | 14 | 384 | 2.3% | new | 8 | n/a |
| 8 | Dacia Duster | 191 | 2.4% | β 34.6% | 12 | 335 | 2.0% | β 38.9% | 13 | 8 |
| 9 | Suzuki SX4 S-Cross | 173 | 2.2% | + 24.5% | 5 | 424 | 2.5% | + 24.3% | 7 | 13 |
| 10 | Skoda Kodiaq | 170 | 2.1% | + 42.9% | 8 | 369 | 2.2% | β 3.7% | 9 | 11 |
| 11 | Skoda Kamiq | 167 | 2.1% | + 114.1% | 10 | 362 | 2.2% | + 69.2% | 10 | 9 |
| 12 | Hyundai Tucson | 145 | 1.8% | + 62.9% | 7 | 346 | 2.1% | + 26.7% | 11 | 14 |
| 13 | Dacia Sandero | 129 | 1.6% | + 48.3% | 4 | 340 | 2.0% | + 8.3% | 12 | 10 |
| 14 | VW Golf | 112 | 1.4% | + 49.3% | 11 | 241 | 1.4% | + 19.3% | 15 | 16 |
| 15 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 105 | 1.3% | + 114.3% | 20 | 221 | 1.3% | + 34.8% | 18 | 20 |
| 16 | VW Tiguan | 102 | 1.3% | β 8.9% | 9 | 303 | 1.8% | + 11.0% | 14 | 12 |
| 17 | Toyota Yaris | 100 | 1.3% | + 117.4% | 18 | 214 | 1.3% | + 68.5% | 19 | n/a |
| 18 | Kia Xceed | 99 | 1.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 19 | Peugeot 208 | 99 | 1.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 20 | Kia Stonic | 93 | 1.2% | β 9.7% | 16 | 231 | 1.4% | β 18.9% | 16 | 18 |
| n/a | Ford Kuga | 92 | 1.2% | + 31.4% | n/a | 209 | 1.2% | + 38.4% | 20 | n/a |
| n/a | VW T-Roc | 82 | 1.0% | + 34.4% | 13 | 224 | 1.3% | + 21.1% | 17 | n/a |
Source: Promocija Plus