September 13 (SeeNews) - Registrations of passenger cars in Romania rose 20% on the year in the January-August period, reaching 98,968 units, the Romanian Car Producers and Importers Association, APIA, said on Wednesday.
Light commercial vehicles registrations, including minibuses, increased 14.2% to 11,960 in the eight months through August, APIA said in a press release.
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Registrations of heavy commercial vehicles and buses grew 31.3%.
As many as 33.1% of the new passenger cars registered in Romania during the period were manufactured by Dacia.
The top 10 best selling car brands in Romania in the first eight months of 2023:
| Carmaker |
Units sold |
y/y pct change |
Mkt share |
| Dacia |
32724 |
+35.0% |
33.1% |
| Renault |
7329 |
+67.6% |
7.4% |
| Skoda |
7083 |
+28.6% |
7.2% |
| Toyota |
7027 |
+5.0% |
7.1% |
| Volkswagen |
6860 |
+33.1% |
6.9% |
| Hyundai |
6119 |
-7.4% |
6.2% |
| Ford |
4368 |
-25.8% |
4.4% |
| Suzuki |
3117 |
+116.6% |
3.1% |
| BMW |
3070 |
+55.1% |
3.1% |
| Mercedes Benz |
2757 |
+23.9% |
2.8% |
| Others |
18514 |
- |
18.7% |
| Total |
98968 |
+20.0% |
100% |
Source: APIA
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