Romania 2011 Passenger Car Sales Down 11% To 94,624 Units

Overall auto sales, including commercial vehicles and buses, declined 7.4% to 110,668 units, from 119,417 units in 2010.

Romania produced 335,232 vehicles in 2011, down 4.5% from a record high of roughly 351,000 vehicles in the previous year. Total auto exports reached 304,924 vehicles, down 3.1% on the year, while overall imports slid 3.7% to 79,761 vehicles.

Dacia, made locally by French Renault’s unit Dacia Automobile, was the best-traded brand on the local new cars market in 2011 with 28,337 units, followed by Volkswagen with 10,043 units and Skoda with 8,260 units, the data showed.