02.10.2026

Romania’s automotive industry ended 2025 with the first turnover decline of the past five years amid the European market contraction. more

02.02.2026

New car registrations in Romania decreased by 33.5% to 7,927 units in January 2026 compared with the same period of 2025, data from Romanian carmakers’ association ACAROM show on Monday (February more

01.19.2026

Romania's Competition Council has fined 27 companies (25 car repair stations and two insurance companies) a total of RON14.73 million (nearly EUR2.9 million) for participating in an anti-competitive more

01.12.2026

Romania's car market ended 2025 with 182,518 new car registrations, 1.6% more than in 2024, per data released on by the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA) on Monday (Jan. 12, more

11.10.2025

Romania's car production declined by 2.7% in the first ten months of 2025 against the year-earlier period, to a total of 453,955 units, in line with data provided by the country’s carmakers more

10.01.2025

The Romanian car market recorded its best growth rate in recent months in September, with a 39% increase compared with the same period last year, according to preliminary data from the Automotive more

09.16.2025

Romania car production registered a major surprise this summer: for the second month in a row, Ford Otosan plant of Craiova overshot Dacia plant of Mioveni by the number of manufactured cars. more

09.10.2025

In August 2025, new passenger car registrations in Romania rose by 52.6% from August 2024, with “electrified” cars posting a 74.4% increase, corresponding to a 59.9% market share, in line with more

09.02.2025

New car registrations in Romania decreased by 10% to 95,843 units in January-August 2025 compared with the year-ago period, data from Romanian carmakers’ association ACAROM show on Tuesday more

08.01.2025

New car registrations in Romania decreased by 16.4% to 80,718 units in January-July 2025 compared with the year-ago period, data from Romanian carmakers’ association ACAROM show on Friday (August more

07.01.2025

New car registrations stood at 10,522 in Romania in June, 50.1% fewer than in the year-ago month, data from the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA) using figures supplied by the more

06.26.2025

Romania's car production declined by 6% in the first five months of 2025 against the year-earlier period, to a total of 231,181 units, of which Automobile Dacia manufactured 129,238 cars and Ford more

06.25.2025

New car registrations in Romania fell 12.8% to 54,209 units in January-May 2025 compared with the year-ago period, while in the EU they were down 0.6% to 4,566,970, data supplied by ACAROM and ACEA on more

05.06.2025

After a start of the year with hesitations and adjustments, the car market in Romania witnessed the worst contraction of the last few months in April 2025, with a decline of nearly 25% in new car more

04.16.2025

Romania car production in the first three months of 2025 declined by 11.2% from the year-earlier period, to a total of 135,723 units, of which Automobile Dacia manufactured 75,812 cars and Ford Otosan more

03.12.2025

Romania car production declined by 14% in the first two months of 2025 against the year-earlier period, to a total of 85,260 units, in line with data provided by the country’s carmakers association more

02.14.2025

Sales of new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles on the Romanian market are expected to go up by 1.1% this year against 2024, with Romania being, together with Slovakia, the only countries of more

02.06.2025

New car registrations were down 6.4% to 11,920 units in January, data from Romania’s carmaker association ACAROM show. In comparison, 2024 started with a 4% increase to 12,733 units. more

01.21.2025

New passenger car registrations in Romania went up by 5.6% in 2024 against 2023, to 151,105 units, while at EU level new car registrations inched up by 0.8% to 10,632,381 units, in line with ACAROM more

01.03.2025

The number of new cars registered in Romania increased by 2.4% to 148,105 units in 2024, 58,470 of which were hybrid vehicles (35% more) and 9.765 were full electric (32% fewer), the association of more

12.04.2024

New Kopel Car Import, part of Sixt Group Romania, has signed a contract of RON80.9 million (EUR16.2 million), VAT not included, with Oradea City Hall (northwest Romania), for the delivery of 30 BYD more

12.02.2024

New car registrations grew by 2.6% in January-November 2024 compared with the same period of 2023, data from the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA) show on Dec 2. more

11.01.2024

New car registrations in Romania increased by 1.4% to 11,552 units in October 2024 compared with October 2023, Romanian carmakers’ association ACAROM data show. more

09.03.2024

New car registrations decreased by 22.64% to 9,972 units in Romania in August 2024 compared with the same month of 2023, in line with data provided by Romanian carmakers’ association ACAROM. more

08.05.2024

Romania's Competition Council has announced in a press statement on August 5 that it conducted unannounced inspections at eight units that carry out car repairs covered under the compulsory civil more