Romania May 2025: Sales collapse -32.7%

The Dacia Duster remains the most popular vehicle at home despite falling -51.5%

The Romanian new car market completely collapses in May at -32.7% year-on-year to just 10,521 sales. The year-to-date volume is now down -12.8% to 54,209. Local behemoth Dacia (-52%) completely freefalls to 25.2% share vs. 27.4% so far this year. The Top 5 is unchanged on April and YTD, with Toyota (-14.9%), Skoda (-17.7%) and Volkswagen (-16.2%) holding well but Renault (-55.7%) dives. Hyundai (-30.4%) and Ford (-36.1%) follow. Below, MG (+51.5%), BMW (+38.4%), Mercedes (+23.7%) and Ssangyong (+11.5%) go against the grain with splendid double-digit gains. Further down, Citroen (+145.9%), Cupra (+50%), Opel (+45.2%) and Peugeot (+22.8%) stand out.

In the models aisle , the Dacia Duster (-51.5%) scores a 4th consecutive monthly win and remains strong share-wise but implodes year-on-year. Likewise, the Dacia Logan (-49.6%) and Sandero (-56.9%) are both in a very bad way but still manage to control the podium. The Skoda Octavia (-15.1%) is the best of the rest at #4, distancing the Toyota Corolla (-13%) and Renault Clio (-38.9%). The Hyundai Tucson (+122.5%) ignores the market gloom and climbs back up to #7, followed by the Toyota RAV4 (+16.4%), VW Taigo (+26.5%) and Ford Kuga (+26.5%) all in splendid form.

Previous month: Romania April 2025: Market down -24.7%

One year ago: Romania May 2024: Dacia Duster tightens its grip

Full May 2025 Top 48 All brands and Top 278 All models below.