Dacia’s market share in France rose from 4.04% in 2011 to 4.25% in 2012, the association’s data also show.
Dacia Duster ranks 12th among 100 best-selling car brands in France, with 33,829 units sold in 2012, Dacia Sandero places 16th with 27,409 units, Dacia Lodgy ranks 36th with 13,052 units and Dacia Logan comes in 76th with 5,889 units.
French group PSA Peugeot Citroen, leader on the French car market, reported a 17.5% decrease in new car registrations to 571,906 on the year in 2012, while French group Renault, which includes the Renault and Dacia brands, saw a 22% decline to 424,147 units.
In December 2012, Dacia car registrations in France fell 4.4% to 7,140 units and Dacia’s market share stood at 4.45%, compared to 3.97% in the same month in 2011. The French overall car market declined 14.6% to 160,426 units in December last year.
Renault group saw a 27% decrease to 30,415 units in December 2012.
On the light commercial vehicles segment, Dacia car registrations in France fell 29.6% to 3,732 units in 2012 and dropped over 58% to 184 units in December 2012. The French car market saw a 10.5% decrease to 384,121 units in 2012 and a 21.6% decline to 30,764 units in December 2012.