Dacia’s market share in the UK rose slightly in the first eleven months of the year, to 0.99% from 0.97% in the year-earlier period. In November, Dacia had a market share of 1.36%, from 1% in the same interval in 2014.
In November, a total 178,876 new cars were registered on the British market, 3.8% more on the year, while in the first eleven months, new car registrations in the UK rose 6.2% to 2,453,426 units.
In January-November, among large carmakers, Jeep saw a nearly threefold increase in new car registrations in the UK, to 10,035 units, and is followed by Mercedes Benz, with a 16.7% rise to 136,362 units, and Volkswagen with an advance of 4.52% to 209,369 units. Affected by the diesel emissions scandal, VW registrations fell 20% to 12,958 units in November.
Registrations of Renault, which owns Dacia, climbed 13.8% to 69,615 units in the first eleven months. In November, Renault saw a 2.8% increase in new car registrations, to 5,844 units.
France and Germany are Dacia’s largest markets.
Registrations of new Dacia cars in France declined 7.8% on the year in January-November, to 86,989 units, while in Germany, new registrations of Dacia cars fell 7.1% on the year in January-November, to 41,930 units.