The dynamics comes in the context in which total sales of vehicles (cars and light vehicles) saw an overall increase of 17.3% in the first three months of 2016, which translates into 25,762 units, compared to the same period in 2015.
March 2016 was the best month of March of the last seven years, according to an analysis by APIA.
“In Romania, sales achieved in March 2016, as well as first-quarter sales, were backed, like in the previous years, by acquisitions by legal entities whose weight in total first-quarter sales reached 89% *(versus 11% registered by natural persons), while in the case of cars, legal entities held a 86% share (versus 14% by natural persons). Percentages are similar with those registered in the first three months of 2015, as the effect of waiting generated on the market by the cash-for-clunkers program was obvious,” the analysis shows.
Also, imports of used cars rose 25.3% on the yea in the first three months of 2016.
In terms of brands, the first-quarter ranking is led by Dacia, with 5,514 units (a 27.6% market share and 11.8% lower volume vs. 2015), followed by Volkswagen with 2,244 units (a 11.2% market share and 38.9% higher volumes vs. 2015) and Skoda with 2,097 units (a 10.5% market share and 20.9% higher volumes vs. 2015).