Dacia’s EU sales increased by 34% in February, to 26,800 units, and by 36.5% in January-February 2014, to 54,900 units, seeing the strongest growth on the market.
Dacia’s market share in the European Union reached 3.1%, from 2.5% at the beginning of 2013.
The European auto market registered growth for the six consecutive month, according to Bloomberg, after five years of decline which caused auto sales to reach a 20-year low.
New car sales in the EU advanced to 861,000 units in February, compared to 797,500 units in the same period in 2013, according to ACEA. In the first two months of 2014, new car registrations rose 6.6% to 1.796 million units, from 1.684 million in the same interval a year ago.
Dacia’s owner Renault, Europe’s third largest automaker, saw an 11.7% increase in sales in February, to 86,500 units.
German giant Volkswagen, Europe’s largest automaker, sold around 212,000 cars in the EU in February, up 8% on the year.
PSA Peugeot Citroen, Europe’s second largest automaker, saw a 3.6% rise in car sales in February, to 104,100 units.
Of Europe’s five largest auto markets, France was the only one to see decline in February.
New car sales in Germany, the largest economy in the EU, rose 4.3% in February, to 209,300 units, while France saw a 1.4% decline to 141,300 units.
New car sales in Italy advanced by 8.6% to 118,300 units, Spain saw a 17.8% increase to 68,800 units and Great Britain witnessed a 3% rise in car sales in February, to 68,700 units.