Romania March New Car Registrations Up 51% MM To 4,027 Units

However, compared with March 2009, new car registrations were down 50%, the ministry’s license and car registration division said.

Overall new auto registrations–including commercial vehicles, trailers and special purpose vehicles–reached 5,405 units in March, up 44% from the previous month.

Dacia, made locally by French Renault’s unit Dacia Automobile, was again the best-traded brand on the local new cars market with 836 units in March, up from 534 units registered in February.

In 2009, new car registrations in Romania fell 59% on the year to 116,012 units.