April 21 (SeeNews) - New passenger car registrations in Romania surged by an annual 39.6% to 29,978 in the first three months of 2022, provisional data from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association, ACEA, indicated.
Romanian car maker Dacia's sales in the EU increased by 15.2% year-on-year, reaching 96,641 units in January-March, ACEA said in a statement on Wednesday. Dacia's market share increased to 4.3% in the first quarter compared to 3.3% in the same period of last year.
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New passenger car registrations in the EU, excluding Malta, decreased by an annual 12.3% in January-March, reaching 2.245 million units.
The ongoing supply chain disruptions, further exacerbated
by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, negatively affected car production, ACEA noted.
New passenger car registrations in Romania fell 4.1% on the year to 121,208 in 2021.