Cars sold numbered 5,568 in April, 928 more than a year ago, while 1,240 under-3.5 ton utility vehicles were newly registered, 502 more than a year earlier. Opel sold 728 cars; Skoda, 634; and Ford, 576.

On the market of cars and small utility vehicles combined, Ford was market leader with 812 units sold, or 11.6% of the total, then came Opel, Skoda, Volkswagen and Suzuki.