In January-May 2022, new car registrations grew by 33% on the year to 47,645 units and used car registrations fell by 19% on the year to 135,275 units.
The ranking of car brands is led by Dacia, with 13,626 new car registrations, 72% more on the year, followed by Hyundai (3,921 units, +55% more) and Ford (3,719 units, + 25,9% more on the year).
On the used car segment, the most sought-after brand was Volswagen (31,260 units, -23.6%), followed by BMW (13,681 units, -16,6%) and Audi (13,021 units, -20.8%).
Registrations of new commercial vehicles (LCV, HCV, Minibus and Bus, as well as special vehicles) saw a decline of 18,9% on the whole market, to 27,842 units, after a decline of 8.2% on the new vehicle segment and of 23% on the used car segment.
In May, a total 12,125 new vehicles (cars and freight, passenger and special commercial vehicles) were registered, 19% more than in May 2021. Of these, 10,198 were cars, 24% more than in May 2021 when 8,221 units were registered).
The ranking of the top five brands in May is led by Dacia with 2,991 units, Toyota with 962 units, Ford with 862 units, Skoda with 703 units and Hyundai with 639 units.