Croatia April 2026: Opel Frontera up to record 2nd place
The Opel Frontera is only outsold by the Skoda Octavia in April.
New car sales in Croatia drop -5.8% year-on-year in April to 8,465 units. However after a strong start of the year the YTD tally is still in positive at +5.2% to 25,203. Skoda (-4%) returns to its traditional pole position in the brands ranking with a strong 12.1% share. It is followed this month by Opel (+82.1%) up two spots on March to #2. Volkswagen (+0.6%) stays at #3 whereas Renault (-42.1%), leader last month and a year ago, is in complete freefall at #4. Hyundai (+3.4%) is the only additional YoY gainer in the Top 10, with Suzuki (-21.7%) and Dacia (-21.1%) hit the hardest. Further down, BYD (+636.8%), MG (+271.7%) and Mini (+204.3%) all post surreal upticks.
Over in the models charts, the Skoda Octavia (-8.2%) is back to #1 with 5.2% share, in line with the 5.1% it commands year-to-date. The new Opel Frontera is the performer of the month, up to a record 2nd place with 4.4% share. It ranks #6 so far this year. The Mokka (+158.6%) makes it two Opel models on the podium. #1 last month and a year ago, the Renault Clio (-50.7%) halves its year-ago sales and falls to #4 but poor results from similarity selling models means it is actually up to #2 year-to-date. First Croatian Top 20 finishes for the Volvo XC40 (#19) and Dacia Bigster (#20).
Previous month: Croatia March 2026: Renault and Clio in the lead, Opel up 119.2%
One year ago: Croatia April 2025: Strongest month in 6 years, Renault dominates again
Full April 2026 Top 47 All brands and Top 20 models below.
Croatia April 2026 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Apr-26 | % | /25 | Mar | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Skoda | 1,025 | 12.1% | – 4.0% | 2 | 3,239 | 12.9% | + 6.5% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Opel | 903 | 10.7% | + 82.1% | 4 | 1,949 | 7.7% | + 60.9% | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Volkswagen | 901 | 10.6% | + 0.6% | 3 | 2,724 | 10.8% | + 7.4% | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Renault | 768 | 9.1% | – 42.1% | 1 | 2,042 | 8.1% | – 23.2% | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Dacia | 475 | 5.6% | – 21.1% | 7 | 1,295 | 5.1% | – 21.3% | 7 | 7 |
| 6 | Suzuki | 469 | 5.5% | – 21.7% | 5 | 1,634 | 6.5% | – 13.0% | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Toyota | 464 | 5.5% | – 5.3% | 6 | 1,488 | 5.9% | + 7.7% | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Hyundai | 394 | 4.7% | + 3.4% | 8 | 1,183 | 4.7% | + 8.9% | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | BMW | 325 | 3.8% | – 31.4% | 10 | 1,003 | 4.0% | + 6.4% | 10 | 11 |
| 10 | Audi | 321 | 3.8% | – 1.2% | 9 | 1,067 | 4.2% | + 7.0% | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | Peugeot | 179 | 2.1% | – 39.9% | 14 | 553 | 2.2% | – 12.5% | 13 | 13 |
| 12 | Mercedes | 176 | 2.1% | – 24.1% | 15 | 502 | 2.0% | – 6.2% | 16 | 15 |
| 13 | MG | 171 | 2.0% | + 271.7% | 26 | 355 | 1.4% | + 203.4% | 20 | 21 |
| 14 | Ford | 170 | 2.0% | – 27.4% | 13 | 583 | 2.3% | – 6.4% | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | Kia | 163 | 1.9% | – 51.3% | 11 | 849 | 3.4% | – 22.4% | 11 | 9 |
| 16 | Citroen | 160 | 1.9% | – 2.4% | 19 | 437 | 1.7% | – 12.2% | 17 | 14 |
| 17 | Cupra | 155 | 1.8% | + 43.5% | 16 | 431 | 1.7% | + 28.3% | 18 | 17 |
| 18 | Volvo | 154 | 1.8% | + 10.8% | 18 | 403 | 1.6% | + 15.5% | 19 | 22 |
| 19 | BYD | 140 | 1.7% | + 636.8% | 12 | 528 | 2.1% | + 1660.0% | 14 | 24 |
| 20 | Mini | 140 | 1.7% | + 204.3% | 29 | 202 | 0.8% | + 140.5% | 25 | 30 |
| 21 | Mazda | 128 | 1.5% | – 2.3% | 17 | 508 | 2.0% | + 5.0% | 15 | 16 |
| 22 | Geely | 101 | 1.2% | – 6.5% | 22 | 257 | 1.0% | – 15.2% | 22 | 18 |
| 23 | Seat | 91 | 1.1% | + 54.2% | 24 | 216 | 0.9% | + 40.3% | 24 | 20 |
| 24 | Omoda | 88 | 1.0% | n/a | 21 | 271 | 1.1% | ####### | 21 | 33 |
| 25 | Jaecoo | 61 | 0.7% | + 6000.0% | 25 | 186 | 0.7% | + 4550.0% | 26 | 34 |
| 26 | Fiat | 58 | 0.7% | + 190.0% | 31 | 99 | 0.4% | + 147.5% | 30 | 27 |
| 27 | Nissan | 53 | 0.6% | – 39.8% | 23 | 230 | 0.9% | – 23.8% | 23 | 19 |
| 28 | Tesla | 36 | 0.4% | + 414.3% | 20 | 175 | 0.7% | + 230.2% | 27 | 25 |
| 29 | Porsche | 30 | 0.4% | – 6.3% | 28 | 127 | 0.5% | – 10.6% | 28 | 26 |
| 30 | Forthing | 26 | 0.3% | – 61.8% | 34 | 100 | 0.4% | – 29.1% | 29 | 23 |
| 31 | Leapmotor | 22 | 0.3% | new | 38 | 45 | 0.2% | new | 36 | 42 |
| 32 | Lexus | 20 | 0.2% | + 66.7% | 32 | 72 | 0.3% | + 9.1% | 32 | 32 |
| 33 | Land Rover | 15 | 0.2% | – 21.1% | 36 | 61 | 0.2% | – 44.0% | 33 | 31 |
| 34 | Jeep | 13 | 0.2% | – 77.6% | 27 | 81 | 0.3% | – 31.4% | 31 | 28 |
| 35 | SsangYong | 13 | 0.2% | – 65.8% | 30 | 58 | 0.2% | – 42.6% | 34 | 29 |
| 36 | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 0.1% | – 57.1% | 37 | 39 | 0.2% | – 40.0% | 39 | 35 |
| 37 | Honda | 12 | 0.1% | + 50.0% | 35 | 57 | 0.2% | + 58.3% | 35 | 36 |
| 38 | Subaru | 9 | 0.1% | – 10.0% | 33 | 42 | 0.2% | – 4.5% | 38 | 37 |
| 39 | Zeekr | 5 | 0.1% | new | 40 | 12 | 0.0% | new | 42 | 51 |
| 40 | BAIC | 4 | 0.0% | new | 45 | 5 | 0.0% | new | 44 | 59 |
| 41 | Mitsubishi | 4 | 0.0% | n/a | 39 | 42 | 0.2% | + 740.0% | 37 | 38 |
| 42 | DS | 3 | 0.0% | – 70.0% | 41 | 17 | 0.1% | – 46.9% | 40 | 39 |
| 43 | Lynk & Co | 3 | 0.0% | – 25.0% | 42 | 12 | 0.0% | – 67.6% | 41 | 40 |
| 44 | Xpeng | 2 | 0.0% | + 100.0% | 50 | 7 | 0.0% | + 600.0% | 43 | 45 |
| 45 | Aston Martin | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | 45 | 47 |
| 46 | Bentley | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 3 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 46 | 43 |
| 47 | Lamborghini | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 49 | 2 | 0.0% | + 100.0% | 49 | 46 |
Croatia April 2026 – models:
| Pos | Model | Apr-26 | % | /25 | Mar | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Skoda Octavia | 438 | 5.2% | – 8.2% | 2 | 1,283 | 5.1% | + 1.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Opel Frontera | 373 | 4.4% | new | 7 | 757 | 3.0% | new | 6 | n/a |
| 3 | Opel Mokka | 331 | 3.9% | + 158.6% | 6 | 788 | 3.1% | + 150.2% | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Renault Clio | 330 | 3.9% | – 50.7% | 1 | 959 | 3.8% | – 25.9% | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | VW T-Cross | 278 | 3.3% | – 35.2% | 4 | 940 | 3.7% | – 16.1% | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Renault Captur | 260 | 3.1% | – 51.2% | 3 | 687 | 2.7% | – 31.0% | 7 | 7 |
| 7 | Dacia Duster | 256 | 3.0% | – 26.2% | 8 | 591 | 2.3% | – 34.0% | 8 | 8 |
| 8 | Suzuki Vitara | 187 | 2.2% | – 23.7% | 5 | 845 | 3.4% | – 11.5% | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | Hyundai Tucson | 178 | 2.1% | + 134.2% | 12 | 524 | 2.1% | + 50.1% | 11 | 14 |
| 10 | VW Tiguan | 171 | 2.0% | + 1.2% | 16 | 474 | 1.9% | + 7.2% | 13 | 12 |
| 11 | Skoda Kodiaq | 164 | 1.9% | + 24.2% | 10 | 533 | 2.1% | + 3.5% | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | MG ZS | 152 | 1.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 13 | Opel Corsa | 150 | 1.8% | – 52.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3 |
| 14 | Skoda Kamiq | 149 | 1.8% | + 14.6% | 11 | 511 | 2.0% | + 48.5% | 12 | 9 |
| 15 | Suzuki Swift | 145 | 1.7% | – 23.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 15 |
| 16 | VW T-Roc | 144 | 1.7% | + 188.0% | n/a | 368 | 1.5% | + 56.6% | 16 | n/a |
| 17 | VW Golf | 143 | 1.7% | + 44.4% | 14 | 384 | 1.5% | + 27.6% | 15 | 16 |
| 18 | Suzuki SX4 S-Cross | 137 | 1.6% | – 16.5% | 9 | 561 | 2.2% | + 11.1% | 9 | 13 |
| 19 | Volvo XC40 | 132 | 1.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 20 | Dacia Bigster | 122 | 1.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Ford Kuga | 96 | 1.1% | – 54.5% | n/a | 305 | 1.2% | – 15.7% | 18 | n/a |
| n/a | Toyota Yaris | 89 | 1.1% | + 4.7% | 17 | 303 | 1.2% | + 42.9% | 19 | n/a |
| n/a | Toyota Yaris Cross | 87 | 1.0% | – 37.4% | 15 | 308 | 1.2% | + 1.7% | 17 | 20 |
| n/a | Dacia Sandero | 62 | 0.7% | – 63.3% | 13 | 402 | 1.6% | – 16.8% | 14 | 10 |
| n/a | Kia Stonic | 55 | 0.6% | – 49.5% | 20 | 286 | 1.1% | – 27.4% | 20 | 18 |
Source: Promocija Plus
