Croatia’s car market is on the rise, with 51,968 new passenger vehicles registered between January and August 2025 — a 7% increase compared to the same period last year, according to provisional data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA).
Petrol-powered cars continued to dominate the market, with 25,085 registrations, followed by 16,466 hybrid electric cars and 7,380 diesel vehicles.
The strongest growth came from plug-in hybrids, which jumped 63.6% to 1,526 units, while hybrid electric models rose 35.5%. In contrast, battery electric car sales plunged 57.7% to just 535 units, and diesel sales fell 23.2%.
Across the European Union, overall new car registrations edged down 0.1% year-on-year in the same period, totaling 7.17 million vehicles.
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