According to the data from European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) and the association of automotive manufacturers in Romania ACAROM, Romania ranks 16th in EU, with 15,361 new car registrations in the first two months of 2017, up 40,9% compared with the year-earlier period.
As for new passenger car registrations by manufacturer, VW group ranks first in January-February, with 530,089 units, up 4.7% on the year, followed by PSA group, with 235,648 units, up 1.7%. Renault group ranks third, with 218,858 units, 8.5% higher compared with January-February 2016, while Renault’s Dacia rose 10,2% to 65,624 new passenger car registrations.
In February 2017, EU demand for passenger cars increased a mere 2.2%, totaling 1,078,503 units.
According to ACEA, from January to February 2017, new passenger car registrations increased by 6.2% in EU, totaling 2,248,040 units. Italy (+8.1%), Spain (+4.8%), Germany (+3.5%), France (+3.2%) and the United Kingdom (+1.8%) all saw their markets grow during the first two months of the year, contributing to the overall upturn of the EU market.