Ten car brands saw sales increases in the first ten months of this year compared with the similar period of 2009, according to statistics of the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association, with four of the brands being utility vehicles, and three, BMW, MINI and Porsche, being premium and luxury brands. In October, the penultimate month in the “Rabla” car scrappage scheme when cars older than ten years can be scrapped, nearly 20 car brands saw their sales up, with Opel and Seat seeing even a three-digit increase, which has not been seen in over three years.
On the other hand, brands such as Saab, Jaguar and Lada did not
manage to sell any car on the Romanian market last month, while
Lexus, Alfa Romeo, Dodge, Jeep and Chrysler sold a few units each.
In July 14 car brands saw positive results, while in the first
seven months, 13 brands were on the rise, according to APIA.
In the ranking of the top ten best-selling car brands, only
Chevrolet saw an over 26% rise in the first ten months of the year,
while the rest saw declines between 3% in the case of Opel and over
50% in the case of Hyundai and Fiat. As far as the best-selling
models are concerned, seven out of ten models saw rises between
January and October, with the biggest ones being recorded by Opel
Astra (188%) and Ford Fiesta (80%), and the smallest one by VW Golf
(1%).