After the significant evolution of January, February came with a 20.1% advance in car registrations against the previous year.

After the first two months of 2022, the ranking of the most important brands, of passenger cars and commercial vehicles, is led by Dacia (5,025 units), followed by Hyundai, Ford, VW, Renault, Toyota, Mercedes Benz, Skoda, Fiat and Peugeot.

Passenger cars (accounting for around 82% of the total) in February 2022 posted a volume of 8,510 units, up 24.9% from the similar month of 2021. By market share, the SUV segment leads, with a 44,8% share, up 2.2% from 2021.

As regards the type of owner, most passenger car purchases were operated by legal persons in February 2-22, covering 61.8% of total purchases. For the first two months of the year, legal persons account for 57.0%.

(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)