Friday, April 17, 2009

Slovenian car sales drop by 22% in first quarter

BELGRADE, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Car sales in Slovenia fell by some 22 percent to 14,648 in the first quarter of 2009, the Slovenian news agency STA reported on Wednesday.

The car sales in March also fell by 22 percent compared to the same period last year, dropping to 5,731, the agency reported, citing a report of the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce.

Renault remained the top-selling brand in Slovenia in March with 753 cars sold. This is 29.4 percent less than in the same month of 2008.

The only car maker to increase its sales in March was Kia, which sold 337 cars, which is up 98.2 percent year-on-year.

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