Car sales took quite a hit in 2011 and now this is the 4th consecutive year of decrease so things are a bit difficult.
Car maker Zastava became FAS in 2009 (Fiat Automobili Srbija), which makes an obsolete Fiat Punto car. Fiat sales then basically stopped in 2010, but picked up again this year. FAS sales took off for a couple of years, but have fallen badly in 2011, perhaps due to the ending of a government sponsored subsidy scheme.
As to why Fiat went and returned, I'm not sure.
10/11/brand/Sales/Uncr-decr
1 1 FAS 4,717 -60%
3 2 Skoda 3,719 14%
2 3 Dacia 2,562 -24%
5 4 Hyundai 2,393 -4%
4 5 Opel 2,134 -19%
8 6 Ford 2,063 30%
6 7 VW 2,014 -6%
7 8 Renault 1,779 -5%
9 9 Chevrolet 1,482 2%24 10 Fiat 1,413 1602%
10 11 Toyota 956 -24%
11 12 Peugeot 749 -26%
13 12 Mercedes 741 -3%
14 14 Kia 701 -4%
12 15 Citroen 519 -47%
19 16 Nissan 491 38%
17 17 Audi 488 8%
18 18 BMW 404 4%
15 19 Suzuki 394 -31%
16 20 Mazda 315 -42%
20 21 Honda 307 -6%
21 22 Seat 268 -14%
26 23 Mitsubishi 252 404%
- 24 Lada 234
- 25 Chery 122
Others 563
Total 31,770 18.3% decrease.
Source: Vrele Gume online
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