“We created an online auto auction platform to improve how used cars are sold, so they could be sold faster and at a fair price based on supply and demand (…),” said Crisian Aconi, founder of Direktcar.ro.

There are 200 to 500 cars available for sale on the platform at any time and the number of transactions has been rising month by month, Direktcar officials said. The most sought-after brands are BMW, Volkswagen, Audi, Mercedes-Benz and Ford and the most sought-after used car models are BMW Series 3, Volkswagen Golf, Audi A4, Mercedes-Benz E-Class and Ford Focus.

(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)