Car market in Slovakia 2024: top brands and EV share

The brands people choose

Which car brands are biggest in Slovakia?

Market share shows how much of the new-car market each brand accounts for. The change is measured in percentage points against 2023.

01

Škoda

19,050 cars

20.8%

+0.6 pp

02

Toyota

9,212 cars

10.1%

−1.2 pp

03

Kia

8,696 cars

9.5%

−1.0 pp

04

Volkswagen

8,445 cars

9.2%

+2.0 pp

05

Hyundai

8,174 cars

8.9%

−1.4 pp

06

Dacia

3,957 cars

4.3%

−0.3 pp

The changing market

Which brands are gaining ground?

The largest gains in market share compared with 2023. Registration growth is shown separately: a brand can gain share even when its volume falls.

Volkswagen

+2.0 pp

Market share: 9.2%

Registrations: +32.6%

8,445 cars

MG

+0.9 pp

Market share: 1.6%

Registrations: +144.3%

1,422 cars

Škoda

+0.6 pp

Market share: 20.8%

Registrations: +7.3%

19,050 cars

Percentage points measure a change in share. Percent measures a change in the number of cars.

Electric, hybrid or combustion?

Are all new cars electric?

Understand the powertrains

No. Fully electric cars account for 2.4% of new registrations. The powertrain mix below shows the other types too.

Share of new registrations in Slovakia, 2024.

Plug-in cars

4,319 new cars

−0.6 pp vs previous year

Non-plug-in cars

87,272 new cars

+0.6 pp vs previous year

Plug-in cars can be charged from the grid: fully electric cars and plug-in hybrids. Split by powertrain:

Combustion engine

58,484 new cars

−2.5 pp vs previous year

Hybrid (incl. mild hybrids)

28,788 new cars

+3.1 pp vs previous year

Battery electric

2,171 new cars

−0.2 pp vs previous year

Plug-in hybrid

2,148 new cars

−0.4 pp vs previous year

Not reported

1 new cars

0.0 pp vs previous year

Fully electric cars and plug-in hybrids are separate categories. Petrol and diesel can also power hybrids; powertrain and fuel are different classifications. Hybrids include mild hybrids, and the line against combustion cars differs between countries, so compare hybrid shares within a country rather than between countries.

A wider perspective

How has the market changed over time?

Registrations per year

Slovakia

Lighter bars are provisional.

View as table

Period	Slovakia
2010	64,859
2011	69,196
2012	70,321
2013	65,600
2014	73,694
2015	78,430
2016	88,673
2017	96,901
2018	98,845
2019	101,781
2020	75,682
2021	75,656
2022	78,403
2023	87,956
2024	91,592
2025 provisional	92,732

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