Dacia’s market share in Germany rose to 1.8% in January, from 1.6% in December 2014.
Mitsubish had the biggest growth (+108.4%), followed by Lexus (+101.6%) and Nissan (60.4%). At the opposite end, the biggest declines were posted by Chevrolet (-98.2%), Lancia (-41%) and Jaguar (-38.8%).
Sales of cars made by Renault, which owns Dacia, rose 10.4% in January, to 6,653 units. Renault holds a 3.1% market share in Germany.
Sales of market leader Volkswagen rose 8.9%, to 51.692 units in the first month of 2015, registering a 24.5% market share.
Germania is Dacia’s second largest market, after France.
Registrations of new Dacia cars in France declined 4.3% on the year in January 2015, to 8,597 units, and the Romanian carmaker had a market share of 6.47%, lower than last year, according to the French carmakers association.