Dacia’s market share stood at 2.2% in October, similar to that registered in October 2011, according to the European carmakers’ association ACEA.
Renault Group, which includes the Renault and Dacia brands, saw a 21.6% decline in October to 84,783 units. The Renault brand alone fell 25.5% to 63,690 cars.
Volkswagen’s car registrations increased 1.6% in the analyzed interval to 244,595 units. The German group controls about one quarter of the EU new car market.
French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen registered a 5.1% decline in registrations to 118,143 units.
U.S. car manufacturer GM dropped 14.3% to 68,481 units in October, and Ford declined 8.3% to 72,330 units.
Dacia car registrations in EU fell 3.1% in the first ten months of the year to 196,264 units, while the EU car market shrank 7.3% to 10.33 million units.
Dacia’s market share in January-October increased slightly to 1.9% from 1.8% in the similar interval a year ago.