Renault sales down because of scrapping bonus

Renault Nissan Romania, importer of the Renault and Nissan brands on the local market, posted lower sales in the first seven months of the year against the same period of last year for the Renault brand, while sales for Nissan went up. “The scrapping bonus programme was put into practice three months later than last year, which had a negative effect on the results in the first seven months of the year, especially those of Renault,” stated company representatives. The company’s objective for this year is to maintain results seen last year, when, according to the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA), 24,474 Renault vehicles were sold. “For Nissan, we intend to sell 3,000 units this year.” Last year, over 2,100 Nissan units were sold to the local market. Renault has remained the best selling imported brand this year, as well, with Renault Clio Symbol seeing the biggest sales, 6,575 units. Other models with significant sales in the first seven months of the year were Megane Sedan, with almost 3,000 units and Clio 3, with 790 units. Nissan, the Japanese imported brand, saw a significant rise (37%), from some 1,100 units in the first seven months of 2005, to 1,515 units, in the same interval of 2006.