Sales are still mainly fueled by companies, which account for 58% of total car sales. Sales to individuals grew 24.8%, to 28,223 units in January-May, and individuals accounted for 42% of total car sales from 38% in 2018.
Second-hand car registrations in Romania declined 6.6% on the year in the first five months, to 184,091 units. Of these, registrations of cars older than 12 years dropped 11.9%.
In terms of brands for both cars and commercial vehicles, the ranking is led by Dacia with 22,014 units, followed by Renault with 6,867 units, and Volkswagen with 6,849 units. Dacia is the best selling carmaker for cars, while Ford is the leader for commercial vehicles.
For cars, the ranking is led by Dacia with 20,888 units (31.2% market share, +8.7% annual sales growth), followed by Renault with 6,259 units (9.3% market share, +43.3% sales growth), Volkswagen with 6,031 units (9% market share, +2.1%), Skoda with 5,390 units (8% market share, -2.5%) and Ford with 4,285 units (6.4% market share, +13.7%).
Gas-powered vehicles account for 71.2% of the total, significantly higher compared with 58.8% in the same period last year.
Electric and hybrid vehicles reached a market share of 3.4% from 2.3% in 2018.
Sales of fully electrical cars grew 149.3% in January-May and plug-in electrical cars declined 34.3%, while hybrids grew 71%.