November 22 (SeeNews) - Sales of new passenger cars in Romania in the first ten months of 2007 rose by 23% on the year to 258,224 vehicles, the Romanian Car Producers and Importers Association (APIA) said on Thursday.
Sales of commercial vehicles through October rose by 25.9% year-on-year to 38,637.
Last year sales of new passenger cars in Romania rose by 18.9% to 256,364.
Top 10 best selling car makers in Romania:
|
|
10-mo'07 |
mkt share,% |
| Dacia |
77,991 |
30.2 |
| Renault |
24,292 |
9.4 |
| Volkswagen |
19,249 |
7.5 |
| Skoda |
18,885 |
7.3 |
| Opel |
15,234 |
5.9 |
| Daewoo |
14,349 |
5.6 |
| Ford |
13,190 |
5.1 |
| Peugeot |
11,817 |
4.6 |
| Chevrolet |
11,124 |
4.3 |
| Hyundai |
10,020 |
3.9 |
NOTE: Dacia is majority-owned by France's Renault but its sales are reported separately from those of the parent company, which reports only the sales of Renault cars imported in Romania.