Dacia sales go down in Romania

Romania was the only market where Dacia sales went down in the first six months of the year, while all the other large regions where the brand is sold saw significant rises. The demand for Dacia vehicles dropped by 10.1% in the first six months of this year in Romania, to 56,400 units, so that the brand’s market share went down by 6.7%, to 42.7%, according to the financial report for the first six months, drawn up by Renault, the group that owns the Pitesti-based carmaker. Renault representatives argue that the drop in the sales was due to the fact that prospective customers of the Logan brand decided to wait for the Romanian authorities to decide on continuing the car fleet renewal programme, according to which a scrapping bonus were to be granted. The 39.1% drop, to 6,600 units of the demand for the Pick-up commercial vehicle, which is about to be discontinued, also contributed to the drop in total sales in Romania.