Sales of microbuses with up to 22 seats accounted for more than 90% of total bus sales, or 392 units.
The top-selling micro-bus brand is Volkswagen, with 130 units, followed by Renault (95 units), Fiat (76 units), Iveco and Mercedes, with 54 and 34 units, respectively.
Sales of buses with more than 22 seats stood at 29 units and the best selling brands are Iveco, Isuzu and Otokar.
The Romanian car market declined in the first half of the year by nearly 15%, to 50,272 units, driven by a drop of more than 18% in car sales, to 43,233 units.
The local commercial vehicle market grew 14% in the first half of the year, to 6,618 units.