New car sales in Romania rose to 64,577 units in January-November, from 51,141 units in the same period in 2013. The highest growth rates in the EU were registered in Portugal, 34.5% to 130,887 units, and Ireland, 29.4% to 95,988 units, according to data released Tuesday by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA).
In the EU, new car sales grew 5.7% in January-November, to 11.6 million units, as large European markets registered growth. The car market in Spain rose 18.1%, the UK rose 9.4%, Italy rose 4.3% and France rose 1.1%. Germany, Europe’s biggest car market, rose 2.6%, to 2.8 million units.
Romanian carmaker Dacia’s registrations rose to 331,762 units in the first 11 months, from 261,016 units in the same period last year.
Dacia’s growth was exceeded by Jeep, whose sales rose 58.4%, to 31,954 cars, and Mitsubishi, which rose 38.9%, to 85,349 cars.
Dacia’s market share in the EU stood at 2.9% at the end of November, from 2.4% at the end of November last year.
Dacia’s owner, French carmaker Renault, had a sales growth of 14.3% in the first 11 months, to 1,121,024 cars. Renault is the third largest carmaker in Europe.
Europe’s largest carmaker, Germany’s Volkswagen, reported a growth of 7.4%, to 2.94 million cars, while sales of PSA Peugeot Citroen, the second-largest European carmaker, grew 3.8%, to 1.25 million units.
In November, Romania registered 5,669 new cars, up 3.4% compared to November 2013.