Of these, 160,142 were passenger cars (+10.3% on the year) and 25,276 were commercial vehicles (-3.3%).
In November 2019, vehicle sales volume fell 1.2% compared with November 2018.
Vehicle sales in Romania are still fueled by companies, which accounted for 57% of total car sales in January-November 2019. Sales to individuals grew 18.6% in the first eleven months of 2019, to 68,941 units, from just 58,107 units in the same period in 2018, with individuals accounting for 43% of total car sales in the analysed period, from 40% in the same period of 2018.
Registrations of used cars dropped 6.0% in January-November 2019, to 408,616 units, and the number of cars older than 12 years decreased significantly.
Ford Romania registered significant volumes after the first eleven months of 2019, namely, a production of 125,681 vehicles (-4.9%) and 118,892 vehicles (-10.4%) to export.
By brands, the ranking is led by Dacia with 51,994 units, followed by Volkswagen with 15,696 units and Renault with 15,477 units, Ford with 13,657 units and Skoda with 12,902 units. Dacia leads the ranking for cars, with 49,122 units, while Ford leads the ranking for light commercial vehicles, with 3,378 units.
On the car segment, Dacia has a market share of 30.7%, followed by Volkswagen with 8.6%, Renault with 8.6%, Skoda with 8.1%, and Ford with 6.4%.
By car models, with 19,323 vehicles sold, Dacia Logan is the best-selling model in the first eleven months of 2019, followed by Dacia Duster, with 11,674 units, Dacia Sandero with 11,128 units, Renault Clio with 5,920 units and Skoda Octavia with 5,319 units.
Gasoline-powered vehicles account for 71% of the total auto market in January-November 2019, from 61.9% in the first eleven months of 2018.
Electric and hybrid cars accounted for 3.8% of the auto market in the first eleven months of 2019, from just 2.8% in the same period last year. Sales grew to 6,015 units compared to just 4,017 in the same period in 2018.