Romanian car market in October 2023 grows for the 9th month this year, reporting 11,391 sales (+8.1%). YTD figures at 122,099 are up 15.4% from the previous year. Suzuki jumps 4 spots into 9th position (+112.4%).

Market Trend and Outlook

Romanian Car Sales in October 2023 grow for the 9th month this year, reaching 11,391 new registrations (+8.1%). YTD figures at 122,099 are up 15.4% from the previous year.

Looking at cumulative data up to October 2023 brand-wise, the leader is still Dacia with 39,073 sales (+26.4%), followed by Renault at 9,030 (+43.4%) overtaking Skoda at 8,877 sales (+4.0%).

Toyota ranks in 4th position with 8,871 sales (+23.8%), followed by Volkswagen at 8,576 (+25.8%), Hyundai at 7,364 (-10.2%) and Ford -down 3 spots- at 5,676 sales (-24.3%).

BMW grows 2 spots into 8th with 3,990 registrations (+61.8%), in front of Suzuki -up 4 spots- at 3,979 sales (+112.4%) and Mercedes closing the Top 10 with 3,944 units sold (+24.1%).

Looking at specific models the Dacia Logan remains the best seller with a 34.6% increase in year-on-year sales, followed by the Dacia Duster in 2nd up 17.8%.

Medium-Term Market Trend

From 2010 to 2013 the  Romanian car market fell from 88,969 to 56,939 sales by the end of 2013. In 2014 started a 6 year long uptrend that would end in 2019 at the current all-time high with 161,504 new car passenger registrations.

The arrival of the pandemic in 2020 affected markets all around Europe, with the Romanian one losing 22% and reaching 126,375 sales by the end of the year.

In 2021 car passenger sales continued to fall, ending the year at 121,181 total registrations (-4%). Luckily the Romanian car market in 2022 recovered, with sales growing 6.7% to 129,327. In the following years the Romanian market is going to face issues that are emerging in the automotive industry: the disruption in the global supply chain caused by a lack of raw materials, in particular for the production of microchips and Governments push towards Evs, an expensive alternative for low income consumers.

Tables with sales figures

In the tables below we report sales for all Brands, top 10 Manufacturers Group and top 10 Models

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  • LCVs segmentation
  • Car Passengers Body Type mix
  • LCVs Body Type mix
  • Premium segment share
  • Chinese OEMs share
• Key Players
  • Top selling Groups 2022
  • Top selling Brands 2022
  • Premium Brands
  • Chinese Brands
• Market Data By Model
  • Top selling Models 2022
  • Top models by segment and body type
• Key Factors for market Evolution
  • Country development
  • Economic Outlook
  • Customer base evolution
  • Low-Carbon Transition Policy
  • Infrastructure & Investments
• 2023-2028 Volume Forecast
  • TIV evolution by segment
  • Cars and LCVs forecast
  • Segments forecast
  • Premium segment share forecast
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  • Forecast by Manufacturer

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Romanian car market in 2022 totals 129,327 sales, a 6.7% increase from the prior year. December closes 2022 with 12,437 registrations (+4.9%). Dacia dominates ahead of Toyota and Hyundai.

Market Trend and Outlook

The Romanian Car Market in 2022 totals 129,327 sales, a 6.7% increase from the prior year. December closes the year reporting 12,437 registrations (+4.9%).

Looking at cumulative data from 2022 brand-wise, the leader is still Dacia with 39,920 sales (+14.8%), followed by Toyota at 10,110 (+13.1%) overtaking Hyundai at 9,551 sales (+0.2%).

Skoda moves into 4th position with 8,669 sales (+8.8%), followed by Ford at 8,665 (+5.7%), Renault -down 1 spot- at 8,443 (+3.9%) and Volkswagen at 8,203 sales (+3.7%).

8th position is held by Mercedes -up 1 spot- with 3,773 registrations (+2.8%), in front of Peugeot -up 1 spot- at 3,532 (+3.8%) and BMW closing the Top 10 with 2,982 sales (-8.9%).

Medium-Term Market Trend

From 2010 to 2013 the  Romanian car market fell from 88,969 to 56,939 sales by the end of 2013. In 2014 started a 6 year long uptrend that would end in 2019 at the current all-time high with 161,504 new car passenger registrations.

The arrival of the pandemic in 2020 affected markets all around Europe, with the Romanian one losing 22% and reaching 126,375 sales by the end of the year.

In 2021 car passenger sales continued to fall, ending the year at 121,181 total registrations (-4%). Luckily the Romanian car market is showing signs of recovery in 2022 and is projected to reach over 130k sales. In the following years the Romanian market is going to face issues that are emerging in the automotive industry: the disruption in the global supply chain caused by a lack of raw materials, in particular for the production of microchips and Governments push towards Evs, an expensive alternative for low income consumers.

Tables with sales figures

In the tables below we report sales for all Brands, top 10 Manufacturers Group and top 10 Models

Research Contents

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Table of contents:

• Country Overview
• Economic Outlook
• Market Outlook
  • Market Heritage
  • Car Passenger’s segmentation
  • LCVs segmentation
  • Car Passengers Body Type mix
  • LCVs Body Type mix
  • Premium segment share
  • Chinese OEMs share
• Key Players
  • Top selling Groups 2022
  • Top selling Brands 2022
  • Top selling models 2022
• Key Factors for market Evolution
• 2023-2028 Volume Forecast
  • TIV evolution by segment
  • Cars and LCVs forecast
  • Segments forecast
  • Premium segment share forecast
  • Chinese OEMs share forecast
  • Forecast by Manufacturer

Romania Auto Report 2018-2028 features historical data, market insights plus professional forecast on new vehicles sales by type, manufacturer, brand, and model providing an easy-to-use picture of the competitive landscape and its evolution.

Research Contents

Focus2move Automotive Market Reports provide a comprehensive and complete overview of the competitive environment including information on the sales volumes of cars and light commercial vehicles, market size, market share, and industry trends. The research also provides a deep analysis of segments and complete data for brands and models in the last two years, plus forecasts for total market sales, segments, and brands up to 2028.

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Table of contents:

• Country Overview
• Economic Outlook
• Market Outlook
  • Market Heritage
  • Car Passenger’s segmentation
  • LCVs segmentation
  • Car Passengers Body Type mix
  • LCVs Body Type mix
  • Premium segment share
  • Chinese OEMs share
• Key Players
  • Top selling Groups 2022
  • Top selling Brands 2022
  • Top selling models 2022
• Key Factors for market Evolution
• 2023-2028 Volume Forecast
  • TIV evolution by segment
  • Cars and LCVs forecast
  • Segments forecast
  • Premium segment share forecast
  • Chinese OEMs share forecast
  • Forecast by Manufacturer

Research Contents

Focus2move Automotive Market Reports provide a comprehensive and complete overview of the competitive environment including information on the sales volumes of cars and light commercial vehicles, market size, market share, and industry trends. The research also provides a deep analysis of segments and complete data for brands and models in the last two years, plus forecasts for total market sales, segments, and brands up to 2028.

Through our comprehensive global sales database, and the expertise of seasoned consultants in the field, we can help you gain further insight into the automotive market trends and base your business decisions on actionable data.

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Table of contents:

• Country Overview
• Economic Outlook
• Market Outlook
  • Market Heritage
  • Car Passenger’s segmentation
  • LCVs segmentation
  • Car Passengers Body Type mix
  • LCVs Body Type mix
  • Premium segment share
  • Chinese OEMs share
• Key Players
  • Top selling Groups 2022
  • Top selling Brands 2022
  • Top selling models 2022
• Key Factors for market Evolution
• 2023-2028 Volume Forecast
  • TIV evolution by segment
  • Cars and LCVs forecast
  • Segments forecast
  • Premium segment share forecast
  • Chinese OEMs share forecast
  • Forecast by Manufacturer

Research Contents

Focus2move Automotive Market Reports provide a comprehensive and complete overview of the competitive environment including information on the sales volumes of cars and light commercial vehicles, market size, market share, and industry trends. The research also provides a deep analysis of segments and complete data for brands and models in the last two years, plus forecasts for total market sales, segments, and brands up to 2028.

Through our comprehensive global sales database, and the expertise of seasoned consultants in the field, we can help you gain further insight into the automotive market trends and base your business decisions on actionable data.

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Table of contents:

• Country Overview
• Economic Outlook
• Market Outlook
  • Market Heritage
  • Car Passenger’s segmentation
  • LCVs segmentation
  • Car Passengers Body Type mix
  • LCVs Body Type mix
  • Premium segment share
  • Chinese OEMs share
• Key Players
  • Top selling Groups 2022
  • Top selling Brands 2022
  • Top selling models 2022
• Key Factors for market Evolution
• 2023-2028 Volume Forecast
  • TIV evolution by segment
  • Cars and LCVs forecast
  • Segments forecast
  • Premium segment share forecast
  • Chinese OEMs share forecast
  • Forecast by Manufacturer

Romanian Auto market in 2021 falls by 4% with 121,198 sales, reporting a double-digits loss in Q1 and Q4, bringing down the growth of Q2 and Q3. Hyundai reaches 2nd place, rising 4 spots.

Market Trend

The Romanian car market this year was unable to recover from the market crash of 2020. In fact, sales were down in double-digits in Q1 and Q4.

The market was among the worst in Europe during the 2009 crisis, declining to a negative peak in 2013 with 57,710 passenger car sales. Then, the economic recovery pushed the market up with uninterrupted growth up to 2019 with 161,562 sales (+23.4%).

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic sales fell in  2020. In fact, 126,351 units have been sold, reporting a decline of 21.8% compared to 2019.

In 2021 the year started negatively for the Romanian market, in fact, in Q1 20,752 units have been sold, reporting a 25.8% decrease in sales compared to Q1 2020, while in Q2 sales started growing quickly, reporting a 24.5% increase in sales with 26,936 units due to the low volumes in Q2 2020.

In Q3 sales slowed down slightly (+16%) with 40,564 units, while in Q4 sales dropped a significant 21% with 32,946 units.

Indeed, Full-Year sales for 2021 have been 121,198, reporting a 4% decrease compared to 2020.

Brand-wise, this year the leader and home-grown brand Dacia (-12.9%) lost 2.9% market share, followed by Hyundai (+39.1%) -up4 spots-, which gained 2.4% share, and Toyota which gained 2.3% share, gaining 39.3%.  Ford -up 1 spot- reached 4th place and gained 13.7%, followed by Renault which lost 20.9%.

Skoda -down 4 spots- lost 22.6%, followed by Volkswagen (-17.5%) -down 3 spots- and Suzuki which gained 10.7% sales. Closing the leaderboard we have Mercedes -up 1 spot- gaining 11.5%, overtaking Peugeot -down 1 spot- in last place losing 3.9%.

The most sold vehicle this year remains the Dacia Logan (-28.2%) with 13,270 units sold, followed by the Dacia Duster (-7.9%) registering 9,045 new sales this year. The Dacia Sandero (-12.7%) closes the podium and reports 8,227 new units sold.

Tables with sales figures

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Romanian auto market in 2020 falls by 21.8% as the pandemic and lockdowns affect sales. Full-Year sales have been 126.351. Peugeot enters the leaderboard by jumping 3 spots and reports the top 10 hold (-4.4%).

Market Trend

The Romanian car market has been hit in 2020 by the world-wide COVID-19 pandemic, which has impacted sales significantly.

The market was among the worst in Europe during the 2009 crisis, declining to a negative peak in 2013 with 57.710 car passenger’s sales. Then, the economic recovery pushed the market up with uninterrupted growth up to 2019 with 161.562 sales (+23.4%).

Nevertheless, the year started with a double-digit drop (-10.5%), but the situation got worse as the market kept collapsing in March when the virus struck. The sharpest drop in sales this year was not April (-50.3%) but August, when sales declined by 51.9%. The entire first 8 months of the year have been down in double-digits, while in September the market grew an impressive 79.9%, and remained positive for the following 3 months.

Indeed, Full-Year sales for 2020 have been 126.351, reporting a decline of 21.8% compared to 2019.

Brand-wise, this year the leader and home-grown brand Dacia (-20.6%) gained 0.5% market share, followed by Skoda (-16.8%) -up 2 spots-, which gained 0.4% share, overtaking Renault which lost 0.3% share, falling 24.3%.  Volkswagen -up 1 spot- reached 4th place and lost 9.3%, followed by Ford -down 2 spots- which lost 42% and registered the worst performance on the leaderboard.

Hyundai -up 1 spot- lost 14.6%, followed by Toyota (-40.9%) and Suzuki which lost 20.2% sales. Closing the leaderboard we have Peugeot -up 3 spots- entering the leaderboard and registering the top 1o hold (-4.4%) and finally Mercedes -up 1 spot- in last place losing 18.8%.

The most sold vehicle this year remains the Dacia Logan (-28.5%) with 18.474 units sold, followed by the Dacia Duster (-15%) registering 9.825 new sales this year. The Dacia Sandero (-5.1%) closes the podium and reports 9.420 new units sold.

Tables with sales figures

In the tables below we report sales for all Brands, top 10 Manufacturers Group and top 10 Models

Romanian car market in 2019 kept growing fast. Indeed, Total sales have been 161.533, surging to 23.4%. Renault gained the second position, with 8.4% of market share, while the market leader Dacia ended at 31.7%.

Economic Environment

Romanian economy likely remained subdued in Q4 2019, after growth slowed to an over five-year low in Q3 as both the industrial and external sectors felt the pinch of protracted weakness in the EU. Industrial production contracted at a sharper pace in October, showing the industrial sector was not yet out of the doldrums. However, retail sales expanded solidly in October-November, supported by a tight labor market.

Market Trend

Romanian vehicles market was among the worse in Europe during the 2009 crisis declining to a negative peak in the 2013 with 57.710 car passenger’s sales. Then, the economic recovery pushed the market up with uninterrupted growth up to the 2017 with 130.953 sales (+24.6%).

In 2019, according to data released by the Romanian Department of Internal Transportation, the market kept the recent years’ positive trend, favoured by a positive economic environment. Indeed, Total sales have been 161.533, surging to 23.4%.

The competitive arena was dominated by the local manufacturer, Dacia, which during the last decade always held around 30% of the market. Indeed, in 2019, Dacia kept 31.2% of share, keeping a huge gap from the followers.

In second position, Renault held 8.4% overtaking Ford, thus gaining the second position. Behind, during the last decade, Ford has steadily improved, reaching 7.7% of market share.

Tables with sales figures

In the tables below we report sales for all Brands, top 10 Manufacturers Group and top 10 Models