In February alone, passenger car sales increased 32.5% on the month to 5,108 units.
Dacia, made locally by French Renault’s unit Dacia Automobile, was the best-traded brand on the local new cars market in January-February with 2,710 units, followed by Volkswagen with 932 units, and Skoda with 876 units.
Overall auto sales, including commercial vehicles and buses, stood at 9,205 units in the first two months of this year, up 18.6% from the same period of 2013.
Romania produced 70,144 vehicles in the January-February period, down 2.1% on the year. Exports rose 5.6% to 61,292 vehicles, while imports increased 15.3% to 8,395 vehicles.
Romanian car sales declined for the sixth consecutive year to 82,011 units in 2013, hurt by growing demand for used vehicles and a weakening purchasing power.