The Skoda Kodiaq loses first place by just one unit.
According to our local partner CE Auto, 965 new cars found buyers in Moldova in October, which is 19.1% more than last year. Year to date the figure is up 17% to 8,108. The Dacia Duster (+121.7%) is more than double last year’s sales, consolidating its year-to-date lead, but sells as much as the Kia Sportage (+59.4 %), and only one unit higher than the Skoda Kodiaq (+22%). . The Skoda Superb moved up two places to 5th last month, while last year’s leader Toyota RAV4 (-54.1%) fell flat.
Previous month: Moldova, September 2024: Dacia Duster No. 1, 9 SUVs in the top 10
One year ago: Moldova, October 2023: Toyota RAV4 is the clear market leader, up 30.2%.
The top 10 models for October 2024 are ranked below.
Moldova October 2024 – models:
| Pos. | Model | October 24 | % | /23 | September | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos. | FY23 |
| 1 | Dacia Duster | 51 | 5.3% | + 121.7% | 1 | 649 | 8.0% | + 48.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Kia Sportage | 51 | 5.3% | + 59.4% | 2 | 428 | 5.3% | – 17.2% | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Skoda Kodiak | 50 | 5.2% | + 22.0% | 3 | 319 | 3.9% | – 23.1% | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Suzuki Vitara | 34 | 3.5% | + 3.0% | 5 | 289 | 3.6% | + 8.2% | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | Skoda Superb | 32 | 3.3% | n/a | 7 | 213 | 2.6% | n/a | 6 | n/a |
| 6 | Toyota RAV4 | 28 | 2.9% | – 54.1% | 4 | 481 | 5.9% | + 19.4% | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 27 | 2.8% | n/a | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 8 | Renault Master | 25 | 2.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 9 | Skoda Karok | 23 | 2.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 10 | Hyundai Tucson | 21 | 2.2% | + 110.0% | 6 | 168 | 2.1% | + 12.0% | 9 | 9 |
| n/a | Jilly Coolray | 16 | 1.7% | n/a | 9 | 155 | 1.9% | n/a | 10 | n/a |
| n/a | Skoda Octavia | 12 | 1.2% | n/a | n/a | 187 | 2.3% | n/a | 8 | n/a |
| n/a | Dacia Logan | 5 | 0.5% | – 80.0% | n/a | 198 | 2.4% | + 10.6% | 7 | 7 |
Source: CE Auto
