In the first two months of 2024, the local new car registration market shrank by 2.6% in annual terms, to a total of 24,072 units, of which 2,740 full-electric ones, up 19.7% year-on-year, and 7,951 hybrid ones, up 20.4% on the year.
As regards carmakers, Dacia new passenger car registrations went up by 6.3% in January-February 2024 against the same period of 2023, to 98,505 units, while Renault group registered a 1.8% increase, to 189,599 units.
VW ranked first among European carmakers, with 516,668 new passenger cars registered in January-February 2024, up 9.2%, followed by Stelantis, with 369,106 units, up 14.1%. Third came Renault, followed by Ford.
Overall, in February, 883,608 passenger cars were registered in the EU, 10.1% higher in annual terms, with 1,736,679 new cars being registered in the first two months of the year, up 11.2% year-on-year, of which 198,950 units were full electric ones and 500,534 were hybrid ones.
In line with ACEA data, increases were registered in Germany (11.8%), Italy (11.7%), France (11.2%) and Spain (8.7%).
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)