Dacia sold over 318,000 cars in Europe in the first ten months of the year, up by 3.2% over the same period in 2014. However, the European car market recorded a growth of 8.2% in the same interval.

Despite higher sales, Dacia’s market share in Europe dropped from 2.9% to 2.7%.

In October, Dacia’s sales dropped by almost 4%, to some 29,800 cars.

Passenger car sales in the EU, Switzerland, Norway, and Iceland amounted to 11.9 million in the first ten months of the year, up by 8.2% year-on-year. About 900,000 more cars were sold this year.

Between January and October, the Renault brand sold almost 800,000 cars in Europe, up by 8.7% year-on-year.

Romanians bought more cars in the first ten months of the year compared to last year. The new car registrations rose by 9.3% to some 64,400 units.

editor@romania-insider.com