In Europe, new vehicle sales grew 4.5% in the first eight months of the year.
Vehicle sales in Romania were boosted by acquisitions made by companies but acquisitions by individuals grew 36% and accounted for 36% of the total new sales in January-August, the data showed.
Around 338,000 used car were registered in Romania in January-August, five times more than new cars, after Romania eliminated an environment tax. The number of Euro3 and Euro2 cars in circulation in Romania grew 2.5 times.
Vehicles running on gasoline accounted for 51.1% of total vehicles sold in Romania in January-August, up from a 50.9% market share in the same period last year.
Electric and hybrid cars reached 1.9% of total sales.