In August, new car registrations stood at 8,747 units, according to the ministry’s license and car registration division.
Overall new auto registrations–including commercial vehicles, trailers and special purpose vehicles–reached 8,995 units in September, up 7% on the year.
Dacia, made locally by French Renault’s unit Dacia Automobile, was once again the best-traded brand on the local new cars market with 1,937 units in September, followed by Volkswagen with 748 units and Skoda with 648 units.
In January through September, new car registrations reached 55,881 units, down 10.4% from 62,348 units in the same period of 2010.