The BMW X5 ranks #9 in Moldova in March.

Data by our Central European market data partner CE Auto shows a Moldovan new car market up 11.9% year-on-year in March to 752 units, leading to a Q1 tally up 10.9% to 1,896. Two models dominate again. The Dacia Duster (+15.2%) is #1 for the 5th straight month at 10.1% share and 10.5% year-to-date while the Toyota RAV4 (+273.7%) is #2 again with 9.4% of the market vs. 8.4% so far this year. Way below are the struggling Kia Sportage (-49.3%) and Peugeot 3008 (-18.2%). The Skoda Octavia (#5), Fabia (#8), BMW X5 (#9) and Geely Atlas Pro (#10) make their appearance in the Top 10.

Previous month: Moldova February 2024: Dacia Duster holds 11.6% share

One year ago: Moldova March 2023: Podium unchanged in market surging 64.3%

Full March 2024 Top 10 models ranking below.

Moldova March 2024 – models:

PosModelMar-24%/23Feb2024%/23PosFY231Dacia Duster7610.1%+ 15.2%120010.5%+ 24.2%112Toyota RAV4719.4%+ 273.7%21598.4%n/a233Kia Sportage374.9%– 49.3%31146.0%– 35.6%324Peugeot 3008273.6%– 18.2%n/a502.6%+ 0.0%765Skoda Octavia263.5%n/an/an/an/an/an/an/a6Skoda Superb243.2%n/a6613.2%n/a4n/a7Suzuki Vitara222.9%+ 4.8%8583.1%– 14.7%658Skoda Fabia212.8%n/an/an/an/an/an/an/a9BMW X5182.4%n/an/an/an/an/an/an/a10Geely Atlas Pro172.3%n/an/an/an/an/an/an/a10Hyundai Tucson172.3%– 15.0%10452.4%+ 2.3%109n/aDacia Logan152.0%– 25.0%4603.2%+ 36.4%57n/aRenault Express152.0%n/an/a452.4%n/a1010n/aSkoda Kodiaq111.5%– 68.6%5502.6%– 41.2%84n/aSuzuki SX4 S-Cross91.2%n/a7482.5%n/a9n/a

Source: CE Auto