The new car market grew in the first eight months by 5%, Dacia sales increased by 13% and Toyota by 16%. Skoda fell the most in the top 10. APIA data shows that SUVs account for 45% of the new car market, thanks to models such as the Duster, Puma and Tucson.

Of the 82,000 new cars sold in the country in eight months, more than 7,500 were Dusters, followed by Dacia’s three models: Duster, Sandero and Spring. The four found more than 23,000 customers. In fifth place is Ford Puma, manufactured in Craiova, which has more than 2,300 customers. 6-10 places were taken by Hyundai Tucson, Toyota Corolla, Dacia Jogger, Toyota CH-R and Skoda Octavia.

In eight months, gasoline cars occupy 65.7% of the market, and diesel cars – 13.6%. In August, the share of diesel was only 11%.

Fully electric cars found more than 6,400 customers, which is four times more than a year ago. Spring has more than half the market, 3,526 units, while the Tesla Model 3 found 340 customers and the Volkswagen e-Up! – 332 clients. Sales of models such as the electric Hyundai Kona and Renault Zoe have gone well.

The SUV segment accounts for 44.5% of the total market, C-class – 26%, and B-class – 17.5%. Compared to last year, the SUV segment grew by 7% (above the market average), while the B-class fell by 11%.

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