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Romania July 2014: Podium 100% Dacia
The Dacia Sandero is up to #3 at home this month.
* See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 38 brands by clicking on the title! *
The Romanian new car market continues on its fantastic run this year: up 46% year-on-year in July to 8,368 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 39,593 units, up 31% on 2013. Dacia excels at home with sales up a gigantic 75% in July to 34.2% market share, above its year-to-date level of 31.8% at 12,804 sales (+59%). In fact this month Dacia monopolises the podium with the Logan at 21.5% share, the Duster at 5.7% and the Sandero at 5%. Other spectacular gains in the brands ranking include Ford up 95%, Renault up 105%, Fiat up 101%, Mazda up 87% and Jeep up 164%. Model-wise, notice also the Fiat 500 up 17 spots on June to #7, the Renault Mégane up 15 to #8 and the Dacia Lodgy up 17 to #20.
Previous month: Romania June 2014: Dacia Logan up to 27% share in market up 75%
One year ago: Romania July 2013: Dacia Logan hits 20% share, highest in a year
Full July 2014 Top 100 models and Top 38 brands Ranking Tables below.
Romania July 2014 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Jul-14 | % | /13 | Jun | 2014 | % | /13 | Pos | FY13 |
| 1 | Dacia | 2,864 | 34.2% | 75% | 1 | 12,804 | 31.8% | 59% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Volkswagen | 766 | 9.2% | 13% | 3 | 3,379 | 8.4% | -4% | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Ford | 754 | 9.0% | 95% | 2 | 3,309 | 8.2% | 84% | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Skoda | 751 | 9.0% | 55% | 4 | 3,751 | 9.6% | 46% | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Renault | 579 | 6.9% | 105% | 5 | 2,203 | 5.2% | 25% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Opel | 430 | 5.1% | 26% | 6 | 2,017 | 5.1% | 36% | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Fiat | 322 | 3.8% | 101% | 14 | 1,005 | 2.2% | 60% | 10 | 12 |
| 8 | Hyundai | 264 | 3.2% | 25% | 7 | 1,434 | 3.7% | -6% | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | Mercedes | 252 | 3.0% | 35% | 8 | 1,295 | 3.3% | 18% | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Toyota | 228 | 2.7% | 11% | 10 | 1,329 | 3.5% | 13% | 8 | 8 |
| 11 | Peugeot | 162 | 1.9% | 15% | 11 | 801 | 2.0% | 33% | 12 | 13 |
| 12 | BMW | 142 | 1.7% | 5% | 13 | 989 | 2.7% | -3% | 11 | 10 |
| 13 | Nissan | 105 | 1.3% | 62% | 9 | 588 | 1.5% | 44% | 14 | 17 |
| 14 | Mazda | 103 | 1.2% | 87% | 16 | 490 | 1.2% | 54% | 17 | 19 |
| 15 | Audi | 99 | 1.2% | -12% | 12 | 791 | 2.2% | -10% | 13 | 11 |
| 16 | Kia | 82 | 1.0% | 67% | 18 | 346 | 0.8% | -1% | 18 | 18 |
| 17 | Suzuki | 79 | 0.9% | -16% | 15 | 523 | 1.4% | 10% | 16 | 14 |
| 18 | Land Rover | 76 | 0.9% | 10% | 17 | 546 | 1.5% | 24% | 15 | 16 |
| 19 | Honda | 53 | 0.6% | -13% | 21 | 297 | 0.8% | -5% | 20 | 21 |
| 20 | Seat | 53 | 0.6% | -15% | 22 | 230 | 0.6% | -13% | 22 | 22 |
| 21 | Mitsubishi | 47 | 0.6% | -10% | 20 | 309 | 0.8% | 0% | 19 | 20 |
| 22 | Jeep | 29 | 0.3% | 164% | 23 | 145 | 0.4% | 71% | 25 | 25 |
| 23 | Volvo | 28 | 0.3% | 22% | 24 | 157 | 0.4% | 15% | 24 | 24 |
| 24 | Porsche | 25 | 0.3% | 92% | 26 | 103 | 0.2% | 30% | 26 | 27 |
| 25 | Citroen | 21 | 0.3% | -48% | 19 | 195 | 0.6% | 14% | 23 | 23 |
| 26 | Chevrolet | 12 | 0.1% | -89% | 25 | 265 | 0.8% | -38% | 21 | 15 |
| 27 | Mini | 10 | 0.1% | 100% | 27 | 95 | 0.3% | -6% | 27 | 26 |
| 28 | Maserati | 6 | 0.1% | n/a | – | 13 | 0.0% | 225% | 33 | 37 |
| 29 | Subaru | 5 | 0.1% | -29% | 30 | 34 | 0.1% | -36% | 29 | 29 |
| 30 | Alfa Romeo | 5 | 0.1% | -29% | 32 | 20 | 0.0% | -65% | 31 | 30 |
| 31 | Jaguar | 4 | 0.0% | -20% | 28 | 24 | 0.1% | -31% | 30 | 31 |
| 32 | Lexus | 3 | 0.0% | -40% | 29 | 39 | 0.1% | 3% | 28 | 32 |
| 33 | SsangYong | 3 | 0.0% | 0% | 31 | 13 | 0.0% | 333% | 34 | 35 |
| 34 | Aston Martin | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 2 | 0.0% | 0% | 41 | 42 |
| 35 | Bentley | 1 | 0.0% | 0% | 35 | 8 | 0.0% | 14% | 35 | 33 |
| 36 | Smart | 1 | 0.0% | 0% | 36 | 6 | 0.0% | 0% | 36 | 34 |
| 37 | Lada | 1 | 0.0% | 0% | 33 | 3 | 0.0% | -40% | 39 | 39 |
| 38 | Lamborghini | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 3 | 0.0% | 200% | 40 | 44 |
Romania July 2014 – models:
| Pos | Model | Jul-14 | % | Jun | 2014 | % | Pos | FY13 |
| 1 | Dacia Logan | 1,798 | 21.5% | 1 | 7,763 | 19.6% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Dacia Duster | 479 | 5.7% | 3 | 2,469 | 6.2% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Dacia Sandero | 416 | 5.0% | 4 | 1,560 | 3.9% | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Ford Fiesta | 415 | 5.0% | 2 | 1,555 | 3.9% | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Skoda Octavia | 313 | 3.7% | 5 | 1,834 | 4.6% | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Skoda Rapid | 267 | 3.2% | 6 | 1,019 | 2.6% | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | Fiat 500 | 251 | 3.0% | 24 | 611 | 1.5% | 14 | 43 |
| 8 | Renault Mégane | 240 | 2.9% | 23 | 470 | 1.2% | 15 | 24 |
| 9 | VW Golf | 215 | 2.6% | 7 | 988 | 2.5% | 7 | 5 |
| 10 | VW Passat | 172 | 2.1% | 10 | 707 | 1.8% | 12 | 12 |
| 11 | Ford Focus | 162 | 1.9% | 12 | 942 | 2.4% | 8 | 6 |
| 12 | Renault Clio | 152 | 1.8% | 8 | 719 | 1.8% | 9 | 13 |
| 13 | Opel Astra | 139 | 1.7% | 13 | 658 | 1.7% | 13 | 7 |
| 14 | Opel Corsa | 127 | 1.5% | 9 | 713 | 1.8% | 11 | 14 |
| 15 | VW Jetta | 126 | 1.5% | 19 | 427 | 1.1% | 18 | 11 |
| 16 | VW Polo | 95 | 1.1% | 14 | 380 | 1.0% | 20 | 18 |
| 17 | Skoda Fabia | 93 | 1.1% | 21 | 439 | 1.1% | 17 | 16 |
| 18 | Dacia Dokker | 89 | 1.1% | 17 | 714 | 1.8% | 10 | 8 |
| 19 | Opel Insignia | 87 | 1.0% | 20 | 341 | 0.9% | 23 | 37 |
| 20 | Dacia Lodgy | 82 | 1.0% | 37 | 295 | 0.7% | 28 | 19 |
| 21 | Renault Captur | 79 | 0.9% | 18 | 351 | 0.9% | 21 | 40 |
| 22 | Hyundai i20 | 69 | 0.8% | 15 | 411 | 1.0% | 19 | 15 |
| 23 | Nissan Qashqai | 68 | 0.8% | 11 | 343 | 0.9% | 22 | 50 |
| 24 | Renault Fluence | 67 | 0.8% | 16 | 446 | 1.1% | 16 | 17 |
| 25 | Toyota Corolla | 63 | 0.8% | 30 | 262 | 0.7% | 32 | 82 |
| 26 | Ford Mondeo | 60 | 0.7% | 29 | 266 | 0.7% | 31 | 49 |
| 27 | Hyundai i30 | 59 | 0.7% | 27 | 309 | 0.8% | 25 | 26 |
| 28 | VW Tiguan | 55 | 0.7% | 22 | 298 | 0.8% | 26 | 21 |
| 29 | Peugeot 2008 | 55 | 0.7% | 35 | 166 | 0.4% | 49 | 89 |
| 30 | Fiat 500L | 51 | 0.6% | 45 | 227 | 0.6% | 36 | 29 |
| 31 | Hyundai Elantra | 50 | 0.6% | 33 | 193 | 0.5% | 45 | 33 |
| 32 | Mazda3 | 50 | 0.6% | 47 | 164 | 0.4% | 50 | 77 |
| 33 | Ford Kuga | 49 | 0.6% | 34 | 248 | 0.6% | 34 | 28 |
| 34 | Skoda Superb | 48 | 0.6% | 39 | 269 | 0.7% | 29 | 34 |
| 35 | Hyundai ix35 | 47 | 0.6% | 32 | 297 | 0.8% | 27 | 22 |
| 36 | Kia Sportage | 47 | 0.6% | 25 | 241 | 0.6% | 35 | 32 |
| 37 | VW Touareg | 40 | 0.5% | 40 | 213 | 0.5% | 39 | 30 |
| 38 | Toyota Aygo | 39 | 0.5% | 51 | 182 | 0.5% | 46 | 55 |
| 39 | Suzuki SX4 | 38 | 0.5% | 26 | 267 | 0.7% | 30 | 20 |
| 40 | Mercedes ML Class | 38 | 0.5% | 31 | 224 | 0.6% | 37 | 27 |
| 41 | Toyota Auris | 36 | 0.4% | 46 | 205 | 0.5% | 42 | 25 |
| 42 | Toyota Yaris | 35 | 0.4% | 36 | 310 | 0.8% | 24 | 23 |
| 43 | Range Rover Evoque | 35 | 0.4% | 44 | 251 | 0.6% | 33 | 38 |
| 44 | Mazda CX-5 | 35 | 0.4% | 42 | 202 | 0.5% | 43 | 53 |
| 45 | Suzuki Swift | 33 | 0.4% | 75 | 198 | 0.5% | 44 | 65 |
| 46 | BMW X5 | 32 | 0.4% | 54 | 216 | 0.5% | 38 | 47 |
| 47 | Opel Antara | 31 | 0.4% | 79 | 75 | 0.2% | 89 | n/a |
| 48 | Peugeot 301 | 30 | 0.4% | 38 | 210 | 0.5% | 41 | 35 |
| 49 | Seat Toledo | 30 | 0.4% | 67 | 100 | 0.3% | 78 | 102 |
| 50 | Toyota RAV4 | 29 | 0.3% | 50 | 212 | 0.5% | 40 | 36 |
| 51 | Ford Ka | 28 | 0.3% | 88 | 69 | 0.2% | 91 | n/a |
| 52 | BMW X3 | 27 | 0.3% | 84 | 143 | 0.4% | 57 | 56 |
| 53 | Mercedes GLK Class | 26 | 0.3% | 76 | 152 | 0.4% | 55 | 39 |
| 54 | Mercedes A Class | 26 | 0.3% | 78 | 115 | 0.3% | 70 | 41 |
| 55 | Mitsubishi ASX | 24 | 0.3% | 69 | 161 | 0.4% | 52 | 61 |
| 56 | BMW 3 Series | 24 | 0.3% | 83 | 159 | 0.4% | 53 | 46 |
| 57 | Range Rover Sport | 23 | 0.3% | 58 | 175 | 0.4% | 47 | 79 |
| 58 | Peugeot 208 | 23 | 0.3% | 56 | 123 | 0.3% | 65 | 68 |
| 59 | Nissan Juke | 23 | 0.3% | 43 | 117 | 0.3% | 69 | 44 |
| 60 | Mercedes C Class | 22 | 0.3% | 59 | 163 | 0.4% | 51 | 72 |
| 61 | Ford B-Max | 22 | 0.3% | 60 | 140 | 0.4% | 58 | 31 |
| 62 | Renault Trafic | 22 | 0.3% | 77 | 132 | 0.3% | 62 | 76 |
| 63 | Peugeot 308 | 21 | 0.3% | 28 | 171 | 0.4% | 48 | 74 |
| 64 | Honda CR-V | 21 | 0.3% | 61 | 137 | 0.3% | 59 | 64 |
| 65 | VW Up! | 21 | 0.3% | 85 | 128 | 0.3% | 64 | 42 |
| 66 | Audi Q3 | 21 | 0.3% | 62 | 120 | 0.3% | 67 | 62 |
| 67 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 21 | 0.3% | 41 | 104 | 0.3% | 74 | n/a |
| 68 | Mercedes V Class | 20 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | – |
| 69 | BMW 5 Series | 19 | 0.2% | 70 | 153 | 0.4% | 54 | 54 |
| 70 | Skoda Citigo | 19 | 0.2% | 53 | 113 | 0.3% | 73 | 81 |
| 71 | Mercedes GLA | 19 | 0.2% | 86 | 88 | 0.2% | 83 | – |
| 72 | Mercedes S Class | 18 | 0.2% | 73 | 104 | 0.3% | 75 | n/a |
| 73 | Peugeot 508 | 18 | 0.2% | n/a | 67 | 0.2% | 93 | 78 |
| 74 | Audi A4 | 17 | 0.2% | 52 | 136 | 0.3% | 60 | 51 |
| 75 | Mazda6 | 17 | 0.2% | 72 | 120 | 0.3% | 68 | 107 |
| 76 | Mercedes CLA | 17 | 0.2% | 89 | 91 | 0.2% | 82 | 87 |
| 77 | BMW X1 | 16 | 0.2% | 71 | 150 | 0.4% | 56 | 58 |
| 78 | Opel Mokka | 16 | 0.2% | 81 | 134 | 0.3% | 61 | 97 |
| 79 | Honda Civic | 16 | 0.2% | 82 | 103 | 0.3% | 76 | 69 |
| 80 | Hyundai i40 | 16 | 0.2% | 66 | 99 | 0.3% | 79 | 90 |
| 81 | Seat Leon | 15 | 0.2% | 74 | 83 | 0.2% | 84 | 63 |
| 82 | VW Caddy | 15 | 0.2% | 96 | 72 | 0.2% | 90 | 86 |
| 83 | Audi Q5 | 14 | 0.2% | 57 | 113 | 0.3% | 72 | 60 |
| 84 | Toyota Avensis | 14 | 0.2% | n/a | 77 | 0.2% | 86 | 52 |
| 85 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 14 | 0.2% | 87 | 66 | 0.2% | 95 | 88 |
| 86 | Kia Cee’d | 14 | 0.2% | n/a | 58 | 0.1% | 99 | 96 |
| 87 | Volvo V40 | 14 | 0.2% | n/a | 53 | 0.1% | n/a | n/a |
| 88 | Honda Accord | 14 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 89 | Audi A3 | 13 | 0.2% | 55 | 113 | 0.3% | 71 | 73 |
| 90 | Porsche Cayenne | 13 | 0.2% | 93 | 67 | 0.2% | 94 | 98 |
| 91 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 13 | 0.2% | 97 | 61 | 0.2% | 97 | 75 |
| 92 | Mercedes Viano | 13 | 0.2% | n/a | 45 | 0.1% | n/a | n/a |
| 93 | Audi A6 | 12 | 0.1% | 48 | 122 | 0.3% | 66 | 71 |
| 94 | Citroen C-Elysee | 12 | 0.1% | 49 | 92 | 0.2% | 80 | 93 |
| 95 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 11 | 0.1% | n/a | 76 | 0.2% | 87 | 85 |
| 96 | Kia Rio | 11 | 0.1% | n/a | 31 | 0.1% | n/a | 94 |
| 97 | Mercedes E Class | 10 | 0.1% | 64 | 101 | 0.3% | 77 | 67 |
| 98 | Range Rover | 10 | 0.1% | n/a | 66 | 0.2% | 96 | 80 |
| 99 | Mercedes B Class | 10 | 0.1% | 94 | 41 | 0.1% | n/a | 104 |
| 100 | Fiat Punto | 10 | 0.1% | n/a | 21 | 0.1% | n/a | n/a |
Source: DRPCIV

Dacia, anywhere, you can’t find a better value for money.
Hi Matt, the share for July is counted incorrectly – you use monthly sales of 6951 units, instead of 8368. If you sum all the shares, you are at 120,4%
Miki/Julien: Thank you/merci! I shouldn’t be writing articles late at night hehe.
Amended now.
Best,
Matt
Bonsoir Mat !
Certainement une coquille dans les pourcentages … La somme est bien supérieure à 100 %.
Bon été à toi.