In February alone, registrations dropped 9.5% year-on-year to 11,171 vehicles, APIA said in a press release earlier this month.
Light commercial vehicles registrations, including minibuses, increased by an annual 1.6% to 1,196 units in February, while registrations of heavy commercial vehicles and buses grew 31.8%.
As many as 31% of the new passenger cars registered in Romania during the January-February were manufactured by Dacia.
The top ten best selling car brands in Romania in the first two months of 2024:
Carmaker | Units sold | y/y pct change | Mkt share |
Dacia | 7,2645 | -22% | 30.6% |
Toyota | 1,825 | +27.7% | 7.7% |
Skoda | 1,700 | +23.8% | 7.2% |
Hyundai | 1,544 | -0.01% | 6.5% |
Volkswagen | 1,354 | +9.1% | 5.7% |
Others | 10,050 | - | - |
Total | 23,737 | -3.0% | 100% |
Source: APIA