Moldova June 2025: Kia Sportage edges past Dacia Duster YTD, Geely Cityray breaks into Top10

First Top 10 finish in Moldova for the Geely Cityray.

Data by our Central European partner CE Auto shows a Moldovan new car market up 13% year-on-year in June to 906 sales, leading to a H1 2025 tally up 7.2% to 4,710. This month the Top 10 is entirely composed of SUVs. The Kia Sportage (+48.7%) reclaims the lead for the month and edges past the Dacia Duster (-5.4%) in the YTD charts for just one unit. The Toyota RAV4 (-40.4%) is in freefall at #3, distancing the Hyundai Tucson and Skoda Kodiaq (-39%). We have a newcomer in the Top 10: the Geely Cityray landing directly at #7 with 2.4% share. The Honda CR-V also makes its returns inside the Top 10 at #10.

Previous month: Moldova May 2025: Dacia Duster back to #1 YTD

One year ago: Moldova June 2024: Geely places Coolray and Atlas in Top 10

Full June 2025 Top 10 models ranking below.

Moldova June 2025 – models:

Pos Model Jun-25 % /24 May 2025 % /24 Pos FY24
1 Kia Sportage 58 6.4% + 48.7% 4 230 4.9% – 5.3% 1 3
2 Dacia Duster 35 3.9% – 5.4% 1 229 4.9% – 39.7% 2 1
3 Toyota RAV4 31 3.4% – 40.4% 2 202 4.3% – 35.3% 3 2
4 Hyundai Tucson 30 3.3% n/a 3 139 3.0% n/a 6 9
5 Skoda Kodiaq 25 2.8% – 39.0% 9 186 3.9% + 12.7% 4 4
6 Toyota Corolla Cross 23 2.5% + 53.3% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
7 Geely Cityray 22 2.4% new n/a n/a n/a new n/a n/a
7 Suzuki Vitara 22 2.4% – 4.3% 6 138 2.9% + 0.0% 7 5
9 BYD Song Plus 21 2.3% n/a 7 117 2.5% n/a 8 n/a
10 Honda CR-V 20 2.2% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
n/a Suzuki SX4 S-Cross 17 1.9% n/a n/a 97 2.1% n/a 9 n/a
n/a Renault Express 16 1.8% + 77.8% 8 94 2.0% + 10.6% 10 n/a
n/a Dacia Logan 15 1.7% – 57.1% 5 147 3.1% – 9.3% 5 6

Source: CE Auto



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