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Romanian New Car Sales Down 56% In March 2009

Sales of new cars on the Romanian market dropped by 55.9%, to 13,484 units in March, and by 56% in the first quarter, to 29,674 units, according to the data of the Romanian Automobile Producers and Importers Association (APIA).
Romanian New Car Sales Down 56% In March 2009
21 apr. 2009, 15:42, English

A total 25,060 new cars were delivered in March 2008, with 67,401 units sold in the first quarter of last year.

This year, sales have increased by 48.5% compared to February, up to 13,484 units from 9,082.

The total market (automobiles, commercial vehicles and buses) sales decreased by 52.3% in March, down to 14,812 units, compared to 31,072 units in the same month last year. However, the market grew by 40.9% in March, compared to February this year.

The sales of commercial vehicles plunged by 78.2% in March, down to 1,196 units. Bus sales also decreased, to 132 units in March this year, compared to 509 in March 2008.