The Kia Sorento breaks into the Serbian Top 10 for the first time, directly to #5.
Our central European partner CE Auto says new car sales in Serbia bounce back up 20.5% year-on-year in January to 1,620 units. The Skoda Fabia (+388.6%) cements the leadership it established over the Full Year 2021 with a formidable 10.6% share thanks to sales up almost 5-fold on January 2021. The Dacia Sandero takes the 2nd spot vs. #9 over FY2021 while the Citroen C3 rounds out the podium vs. #10 over FY2021. The Fiat 500L (-37.8%) is down to #4 whereas it lead the market in January 2021. We have a new entrant in the Top 10: the Kia Sorento arriving directly at #5. The Skoda Octavia (-39.2%) freefalls to #6 vs. #3 over the FY2021 while the Jeep Compass signs a rare Top 10 finish at #8.
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Full January 2022 Top 10 models ranking below.
Serbia January 2022 – models:
| Pos | Model | Jan-22 | % | /21 | Dec | FY21 |
| 1 | Skoda Fabia | 171 | 10.6% | 388.6% | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Dacia Sandero | 56 | 3.5% | 21.7% | n/a | 9 |
| 3 | Citroen C3 | 53 | 3.3% | n/a | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Fiat 500L | 51 | 3.1% | -37.8% | n/a | 2 |
| 5 | Kia Sorento | 48 | 3.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 6 | Skoda Octavia | 48 | 3.0% | -39.2% | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Hyundai Tucson | 47 | 2.9% | n/a | n/a | 8 |
| 8 | Jeep Compass | 42 | 2.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 9 | Kia Sportage | 36 | 2.2% | n/a | n/a | 5 |
| 10 | Skoda Superb | 34 | 2.1% | 0.0% | 10 | 6 |
Source: CE Auto