In 2021 45,289 new passenger vehicles were sold, up 25.5 percent from 2020, when 36,084 cars were sold, and in December 2021 alone 2,484 cars were sold, up 19.5 percent year-on-year, according to the Promocija Plus market research agency.

Volkswagen was the best selling make in 2021 with 5,783 cars sold, or 12.7 percent of all cars sold, followed by Skoda with 4,571 cars sold, Opel with 3,602 cars sold, Kia (3,226) and Dacia (3,010). Croatians also bought 1,420 Audis, 1,130 BMWs, 1,065 Mercedes cars, 190 Porsches and 234 Tesla cars. Exotic models that were sold include 4 Ferraris and 2 Bentleys and Lamborghinis each.

The best selling model in 2021 was the Opel Corsa with 1,871 cars sold, followed by the Skoda Octavia (1,855) and the Dacia Duster (1,679). Petrol-powered cars accounted for 53.2 percent of the cars sold in 2021 (24,100), followed by 10,751 diesel cars (23.7 percent), 7,068 hybrids (15.6percent), 1,997 gas-powered cars (4.4 percent) and 1,373 electric vehicles (3 percent).