Of these, 127,251 were passenger cars (+11.9% on the year) and 20,715 were commercial vehicles (-1.8%).
In September alone, vehicle sales grew 15.7% compared with September 2018.
Sales were still mainly fueled by companies, which accounted for 57% of total car sales in January-September. Sales to individuals grew 29.5% in the first nine months, to 54,558 units, and individuals accounted for 43% of total car sales from 36% in the same period of 2018.
Registrations of used cars dropped 5.1% in January-September, to 329,231 units, and the number of cars older than 12 years decreased significantly.
By brands, the ranking is led by Dacia with 40,893 units, followed by Volkswagen with 13,043 units and Renault with 11,978 units.
Dacia leads the ranking for cars, with 38,797 units, whiel Ford leads the ranking for light commercial vehicles, with 2,751 units.
On the car segment, Dacia has a market share of 30.5%, followed by Volkswagen with 9%, Renault with 8.2%, Skoda with 8.1%, and Ford with 6.5%.
Electric and hybrid cars accounted for 3.7% of the auto market in the first nine months of 2019, from 2.6% in the same period last year. Sales grew to 4,734 units compared with 2,927 in the same period in 2018.
Gasoline-powered vehicles account for 71% of the total, from 60.6% in the first nine months of 2018.