The Opel Astra is up to #3 in Romania in September. Like almost every European Union market this month, we witness the exact opposite evolutions as last year when WLTP came into force on September 1. As such this month's Romanian new car sales shoot up 118.2% year-on-year to 6.046…
The Dacia Logan has been #1 in Romania every month since September 2004. The Romanian new car market ends a stretch of 8 straight months of double-digit gains in August at -18.8% to 23.177 units because of an unusual high comparison base with pre-WLTP filled registrations a year ago. The…
Renault Captur sales soar +132.1% in July in Romania. New car sales in Romania enjoy a fantastic 8th consecutive month of double-digit gains and the largest yet in July at a mammoth +52.6% year-on-year to 23.206 units, lifting the YTD volume up 26% to 94.826. Homegrown brand leader Dacia (+50.6%)…
Renault Clio sales are up 121.9% year-on-year in Romania in June. The Romanian new car market surges 15% year-on-year in June to 14.082 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 19.2% to 71.620. Dacia (-1.1%) is left out of the national growth and falls to 26.8% share, a full three percentage…
Peugeot sales soar 109.7% in Romania in May. New car sales in Romania leap up 12.6% year-on-year in May to 13.011 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 20.3% to 57.538. Homegrown leader Dacia (+5.5%) fails to match the market growth, resulting in a weak 25.3% share vs. 30.6% YTD. Volkswagen…
The Dacia Duster reaches its highest share yet for this generation at home. The Romanian new car market soars 13.9% in April to 8.691, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 22.8% to 44.527. Homegrown brand leader Dacia (+26.5%) doubles the market growth in pole position but Renault (+40.7%) does even…
Renault Clio sales soar up 5-fold year-on-year in March, propped by discounts on the outgoing generation. New car sales in Romania continue to gallop ahead in March at +20.8% to 9.813 units, leading to a Q1 volume up 25.1% to 35.836. Homegrown brand leader shows the way with a 47.5%…
Dacia Sandero sales are up 181.8% year-on-year at home. The Romanian new car market surges another 37.5% year-on-year in February to 12.071 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 26.8% to 26.023. Homegrown carmaker Dacia (+82.7%) plays a big market in this fantastic result, reaching exactly 1 in every 3 cars…
Dacia Sandero sales are up 138.2% year-on-year at home in January. New car sales in Romania go against the grain of most of the rest of the European Union with a splendid 18.8% uptick to 13.952 registrations in January. Dacia (+45.8%) vastly outpaces its home market to hit a stunning…
The Dacia Logan is the best-seller at home for the 14th year in a row. Consult 50 years of Romania Historical Data here. Romanian new car sales are on a roll: 2018 marks the 5th consecutive year of double-digit gains and the largest of the lot at +24.6% to 130.919…
The Ford Ecosport is up 14-fold year-on-year in Romania this month. The Romanian new car market recovers somewhat from its post-WLTP hangover but still endures a double-digit drop at -10.8% to 8.303 registrations, yet the year-to-date tally remans out of danger at +24% to 121.634 units. Homegrown brand leader Dacia (-16%)…
The Dacia Sandero swims upstream with a 22% gain in a market down 33%. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 205 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Romania still feel the brunt of post-WLTP hangover at -32.9% to 6.736 units in October, yet…
The Ford Ecosport is up to a record 6th place in Romania this month. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 170 All-models by clicking on the title * What goes around comes around: Romania was the EU market that was the most spectacularly boosted by pre-WLTP stock clearances…
We test drove the Dacia Logan across Eastern Europe last month... More on this soon. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 255 All-models by clicking on the title * Note All-brands and All-models data for May, June and July 2018 is also included in this article. Romania is…
Local media is disappointed in the new generation Duster's sales so far. * Now updated with the Top 35 All-brands and Top 235 All-models - click on title to see * New car sales in Romania jump 14.9% year-on-year to 7.629 units in April, lifting the YTD volume up 25.4% to…