Dacia, made locally by French Renault’s unit Dacia Automobile, was the best-traded brand on the local new cars market in January with 887 units, followed by Volkswagen with 478 units and Skoda with 325 units.
Overall auto sales, including commercial vehicles and buses, stood at 4,221 units in January, 23.3% lower from 5,506 units in the same month of 2010.
Romanian car sales fell 11% on the year to 94,624 units in 2011. APIA estimates the local auto market will rise 5.7% to 117,000 units in 2012, boosted by tax incentives and a new edition of the government-subsidized Junk Car program.