Overall auto sales, including commercial vehicles and buses, stood at 21,916 units in the January-April period, down 10.9% on the year.
Dacia, made locally by French Renault’s unit Dacia Automobile, was the best-traded brand on the local new cars market in the first four months with 5,248 units, followed by Volkswagen with 2,082 units, and Skoda with 1,517 units.
In April alone, new passenger car sales inched down 1% on the month to 5,268 units, the data showed. Compared with the same month of 2012, car sales were down 20.8% in April.
“Corporate purchases continue to be the main driver of local sales, accounting for 81% of the total auto sales in April,” APIA said in a statement.
Romanian auto sales fell 21% on the year to 87,505 units in 2012.