Dacia’s market share in the EU fell slightly to 2.9% in January 2016, from 3% in the same month a year ago, according to data released Tuesday by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA).
New car sales of France’s group Renault, owner of Romanian carmaker Dacia, inched up 1.1% to 65,822 units in January this year, while its market share fell to 6.2% from 6.5% in January 2015.
The EU auto market grew in January 2016 for the 29th consecutive month, according to ACEA. New car registrations in the first month of 2016 rose 6.2% to 1.06 million units.
ACEA said data is encouraging for a short-term evolution, considering that the positive trend is maintained. Of the large European markets, Italy (+17.4%) and Spain (+12.1%) saw the biggest increases in January. Also, France, Germany and Great Britain also saw increases of 3.9%, 3.3% and 2.9%, respectively.
In 2015, Dacia car sales in the EU climbed 5% to 377,165 units, securing Dacia a market share of 2.8%. New car registrations in Romania grew 15.7% in 2015, to 81,162 units.
Dacia’s global sales rose 7.7% in 2015, to a record level of 550,920 passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, from 511,379 units the previous year. According to Renault data. In 2014, the sales of Dacia passenger cars rose 7.8% to 511,510 units, while light commercial vehicle sales also rose 7.2% to 39,4010 units.