In September, new car registrations stood at 6,875 units, according to the ministry’s license and car registration division.
Overall new auto registrations–including commercial vehicles, trailers and special purpose vehicles–reached 9,951 units in October, up 2.5% 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 2,636 units in October, followed by Volkswagen with 874 units and Skoda with 667 units.
In January through October, new car registrations reached 63,709 units, down 9.8% from 70,629 units in the same period of 2010.