Electric car registrations went up 41% to 1,400 units, while plug-in hybrid registrations increased by 141% to 555 units. The only segment with a decline was the regular hybrid cars, 8% (fewer than 3,500 units registered).
The leader of the nine-month ranking of the electric and plug-in hybrid car brands, was Renault (360 units), followed by Skoda (329 units), Volkswagen (204 units), Hyundai (186 units) and BMW (170 units). The two categories’ sales are supported by the Rabla Plus government scheme.
“Purchases of new electric cars stimulated by the Rabla Plus government scheme are expected to reach significantly higher volumes than in the previous year (overall registrations have already increased by 59.6% in the first nine months), as there are more than 2,200 reservations for electric and plug-in hybrid cars compared with merely 1,300 last year,” APIA officials said.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)