Slovakia Passenger Car Sales : 2026 (Jan-Jun)

June registrations were up 6% in June but down 4% YTD. Škoda sells one in five cars here, twice as good as Volkswagen's one in ten. Between them one in three and they both improved market share, albeit slightly. 

Hyundai and Kia have 15% of the market between them but that is down a sizable two percentage points on 2025. Suzuki had a 37% jump in its share but Mercedes-Benz and BMW are having a subdued YTD. I'm surprised Tesla has only just arrived. 

Four Škoda models sell in strong numbers. The Octavia (1,949), Fabia (1,294), Kamiq (1,207) and Karoq (1,201). The Totota Corolla (1,205) also sells well. 

Data source: ZAP. Photos: Suzuki Swift & Tesla Model Y. 

Romania Passenger Car Sales : 2026 (Jan-Mar)

Although March was up 5% YOY, for the three months it's down 19%. Share for 2025 is based on the complete year. Dacia recorded a huge 37% fall in market share, and when added to a market down 19%, that is quite a tumble in volume. It still does have 18% of the total sales. 

Škoda and Volkswagen have done well so far as have Chery, BYD and Nissan but Renault and Hyundai have suffered. It really is all rather topsy turvy. 

Data source: DGPCI. Photos Dacia (Sandero Stepway & Bigster).

Czechia Passenger Car Sales : 2026 (Jan-Feb)

Registrations for February were up 5% and YTD down 1%. Local brand Škoda and its parent company Volkswagen both had substantial gains. The next four suffered accordingly. Overall, there were many moving up or down in a dramatic fashion. 

Previously, I kept camper vans in the data but this time weeded them out. This is in keeping with what is done elsewhere. The 2025 share below is for the complete year.

Data source: SDA. Photo source: Škoda (Enyaq).

Moldova Top 25 Car Sales : 2025

Looking at the list, we see though colour the variety of regions the cars are associated with. 

Here green is Japan with seven represented. Toyota and Suzuki the main contributors.

Blue is Europe with eight models. Dacia and Škoda are the most common with four different brands in total.

China may surprise with eight models, although they are for now at least, not the top selling ones. Four different brands are in the top 25, so they are coming in force. 

Korea has two models, both well placed near the top but a little short on depth. 

Photo sources: Toyota (Rav4) & Dacia (Logan) Moldova.

Moldova Car Sales : 2025

Registrations were up a most impressive 27% in 2025. Comparing that with the average over the previous ten years and 2025 was up 100%! 

The list below has a 'Share +/-' column that rates market share variance. Many brands in the yellow did have sales increases but the 27% increase meant they didn't quite keep pace. 

Dacia overtook Lada in 2010 and held the lead until 2021, when Toyota intervened. It held top spot for three years. Dacia came back for a cameo appearance in 2024 returned to #1 Toyota and decisively so.

BYD did little for a few years but suddenly surged to third place. Jetour is a newer entrant but is already up to eighth. Dacia fell back to fourth and BMW went from fifth to tenth. 

Pictures: Jetour Dashing (above) & BAIC X55 (below). 

Slovakia Top 40 Models: 2024/25

Data source: ZAP. Photos: Kia (Ceed) & Hyundai (i30) Slovakia.

Slovakia Car Sales : 2025

Registrations were 93,100 for the year, which was the same as last year. Comparing 2025 with the average for the previous ten years shows an increase of 7%. So it was one of the highest totals ever.

Slovaks are partial to Škodas, with one in five cars sold here bearing that logo. A high percentage for an open market. They have been top of the list since becoming an independent Slovakia. 

Chinese brands have been slow in arriving, but that has just changed. The next step will be to make inroads into the market and how successful that will be remains to be seen. Slovakia has a large car manufacturing industry, so many locals will want to support that. 

Data source: ZAP. Photos: Škoda Scala & VW T-Cross.

Czechia Top 50 Models: 2025

Of the nearly 249,000 cars sold so far, nearly 1,900 are categorised as 'not found', so they do not make the list to the right. Not an amount to unduly affect the accuracy. 

The eagle eyes among you will have noticed that the local brand Škoda is well represented at the top end of this ranking. Well spotted. The brand accounts for 34% of all sales.

Hyundai and Kia do well here, both manufacturing in the area. Toyota and VW are also popular, along with Dacia. 

Data source: SDA.

Photo source: VW (Golf) & Ford (Kuga) Czech R.

Czechia Car Sales : 2025

Registrations were up 7% for the year. Things are on the up, with sales for 2025 up 7% on the previous ten year average. Not a record year, but not too far off it. Not much has changed from 2024 in terms of rankings. 

Škoda shocked everyone taking top spot in its home market. OK, just kidding. Market share of 33.7% when there is no tariff protection, which is almost unheard of. 

I have records going back to 1993, when the Czech Republic and Slovakia went through the Velvet Divorce, and it's been number one since then. No doubt well before that. It's also been top in Slovakia over the same period. 

Škoda secured nearly 84,000 registrations, then after daylight comes Hyundai with 20,700 units. Toyota is third with 18,600 registrations and VW next with 16,600.  

For the 2024 article, simply click on the link below:

By brand. 

By model. 

Data source: SDA. Photos: Škoda Czechia & Kia Chechia.

Romania Top 50 Models: 2025

Data source: DGPCI. 

Photo source: Dacia (Logan) & Toyota (RAV4) Romania.

Romania Passenger Car Sales : 2025

Registrations were up 4% for the year, which sounds unspectacular. The year started slowly and was down 22% half way through the year. Then it took off and in positive territory by the end. Both August and December were up over 50%. 

The poor sales earlier were something to do with the rolling back of a scrappage scheme. A return to the cash for clunkers scheme later in the year was presumably a factor. It may have contributed to some major shifts in sales volumes too, as there are some noticeable movements. New entrants would have that disruptive effect as well.

Local brand Dacia leads the way and then some. Its share is down very slightly compared to 2024 but still in a commanding position. Toyota's market share of 9.3% is a record for the marque in Romania. 

MG is up to 11th in only its second full year in the country, so quite an improvement. BYD has already made a splash in just a partial year of trading here and they weren't the only Chinese brand to do so. They may be a bit late to the party but Chinese brands seem intent on making up for lost time. 

Data source: DGPCI. Pictures: Dacia (Sandero Stepway & Bigster).

Slovakia Top 40 Models : 2023-24

This part of Europe is Škoda country. It's also a popular hunting ground for Korean brands as they also have plants in the region. Overall European brands are well represented but in no way dominant. 

The VW T-Cross (picture above) grew 115% in registrations and the Nissan Qashqai (picture below) was up 101%. The MG ZS was up 187%!

Data source: DGPCI. 

Romania Top 40 Models : 2023-24

Dacia is the home team here and it is more than obvious. The range of six vehicles they currently sell are all in the top eight. It was all six places last year but the electric Spring model let the side down. 

The Logan leads (top picutre) from the Duster (picture below, will need a dust soon too). Toyota also enjoys popularity here as does Suzuki. Ford has a plant here which gives that brand a measure of success too.  

Romania Passenger Car Sales : 2024

Total salles were the best they have been for five years. Registrations for December were up 12% and 4% for the year. Local brand Dacia (picture above) is well ahead of any other although it has lost some market share. 

Toyota reached its best ever percentage  of 8.5% as it consolidated the second spot while Renault bounced up in 2023 and back down this year. KG Mobility or SsangYong (Torres model below) was up to 14th with Jeep and Land Rover doing well. 

Data source: DGPCI. 

Slovakia Passenger Car Sales : 2024

The country that produces more cars per capita than any other. It had a 6% increase in registrations for the year with Škoda delivering one in five of them. Škoda is based in neighbouring Chechia but the local populous to the east clearly still relate to the brand.

Toyota and Kiai lost ground to the leader although VW made up a ground in passing Hyundai. Nissan, MG, Honda, Land Rover and Subaru had notable gains. The inexorable march of Chinese brands hasn't reached here yet. 

Data source: ZAP. 

Czechia Top 50 : 2023-24

 Škoda last year had just six of the top ten places. Now it has seven. They only have eight models in total and that's an electric SUV way down on 29th. More are coming though so Škoda may make a clean sweep of the top ten one day. Sadly they do computer generated cars in their photos (see above). 

Hyundai and Kia do well here and both manufacture in the region. The Kia Cee'd and the Proceed are combined in terms of numbers below in the chart as the latter is a sportier version of the C'eed. The ProCeed is shown below the chart. 

Data source: SDA.

Czechia Passenger Car Sales : 2024

Registrations were up 18% in December and up 5% for the full year. So as with many other markets, a stronger finish to the year. Škoda is the home town hero and it shows. One in three cars in an open market is an unusually high percentage. Toyota has just passed VW and has Hyundai in its sights. So the leadership won't be changing but below brands feeding over the crumbs will. 

There are a large number of 'Other' brands which are given but the list would be twice as long as it is now so trust me when I say it's better not to include them. None of them are large in sales. Some of the larger and better known ones are Chevrolet (36), Maserati (29), Alpine (24), Rolls Royce (22), BYD (22), Aston Martin and Cadillac (17).

The list includes camper vans too so some names may sound strange to those not familiar with them. I'd like to extract them but it would be a lot of work. Chinese brands are entering but not making a huge splash as yet. 

Data source: SDA.