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Romanian carmaker Dacia’s first SUV model is followed in the ranking by the Volkswagen Tiguan, which held 6% of the market in 2010. Third place went to the Ford Kuga, with almost 5%. The remaining positions in the top 10 are held by the Hyundai ix35, BMW X5, Volkswagen Touareg, BMW X6, Audi Q5, Hyundai Santa Fe and Honda CR-V, respectively.
SUV sales in Romania climbed 21% last year, to 12,256 units, due to the launch of the Duster model. The segment made up 11.5% of the total car sales last year, which dropped 18.3% from 2009, to 106,328 units.