Sales of commercial vehicles edged down 0.9% year-on-year to 9,505 in the January-August period, APIA said in a statement.
Top 10 best selling car brands in Romania:
Jan-Aug’12 | market share, % | |
Dacia | 12,223 | 26.1% |
Volkswagen | 5,345 | 11.4% |
Skoda | 4,409 | 9.4% |
Renault | 3,189 | 6.8% |
Ford | 3,041 | 6.5% |
Hyundai | 2,078 | 4.4% |
Opel | 1,552 | 3.3% |
Toyota | 1,453 | 3.1% |
Audi | 1,343 | 2.9% |
Peugeot | 1,325 | 2.8% |
NOTE: Dacia is majority-owned by France's Renault but its sales are recorded separately from those of the parent company, which reports only the sales of Renault cars imported to Romania.
Sales of new passenger cars in Romania fell 11% to 94,624 in 2011, with Dacia having the largest market share of 29.9%.