In June, Renault and Dacia registrations grew by 1%, to 14,013 units, while the total number of registrations increased by 2.9% to 296,722 cars.
German producers held 64% of the market in the first semester. Volkswagen had the largest market share, 21.9%, as registrations of its cars went up 0.9%. Porsche registrations gained 23.2%, while Mercedes was up 5.7% and Audi grew 8.1%. Registrations of Opel vehicles dropped 9.3% in the first six months, while Smart lost 3% and BMW – 0.7%.
The top imported brand was Skoda in the first half of the year, with a market share of 4.8% and a 4.6% rise in registrations, followed by Renault/Dacia.