Preliminary data supplied by the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA) and the Romanian carmakers association ACAROM, show the number of new car registrations dropped to less than 10,000, in stark contrast with the level in April 2024.
A total of 9,996 new cars were registered in April 2025, according to ACAROM, 24.7% fewer than in April 2024.
APIA data, which use General Directorate for Driving Licenses and Vehicle Registration (DGPCI) statistics, show the decline to be 24% to 9,910 units.
Whatever the exact figure, it is clear that after one fluctuating quarter, April came with a severe slowdown in demand for new cars, which casts a doubt about the short-term outlook of the market.
The market shrank in the first four months of 2025, by 5.1% to 43,361 new car registrations, according to APIA data compared with the year-ago period, and by 7.05% to 43,224, according to ACAROM data.
On the other hand, used car registrations continued to grow fast. April 2025, saw 34,838 such cars registered in Romania for the first time, 16.5% more than in April 2024. In January-April 2025, the increase was 14.8% to almost 131,000 units.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)