New passenger car registrations in Romania down 11% y/y in Q1

In March alone, registrations dropped 26.6% year-on-year to 8,925 vehicles, APIA said in a press release.

Light commercial vehicles registrations, including minibuses, increased by an annual 9.7% to 1,448 units in March, while registrations of heavy commercial vehicles and buses grew 4%.

As many as 27% of the new passenger cars registered in Romania during the January-March period were manufactured by Dacia.

The best selling car brands in Romania in the first three months of 2024:

Source: APIA