Vehicle sales in Romania will end 2024 up by 1.7% as compared to last year, for cars and 0.6% for light commercial vehicles, shows a PwC Autofacts report conducted in five Central European markets.The markets analysed in this report are Romania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. Despite a 10.2% drop in car sales in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, this is the second consecutive quarter in which the 30,000 unit sales threshold has been exceeded, Autofacts shows. Dacia remains the best-selling brand. Tesla doubled its sales in the same period and climbed 11 places to enter the top 10. The first quarter of this year was very, very good for the car production in Romania, which increased by 7%, registering the second quarter of growth in a row. For the whole year, the production is expected to grow by 8.5%, determined by LCV. In the case of cars, the production is estimated to drop by 7.1%. At the level of the five states analysed, the cumulated sales would increase by 4.6% this year, all markets having a positive trend, Hungary having the highest leap, 8.7% against 2023. In exchange, the production of light vehicles on these markets will drop by 0.8% in 2024 against 2023. The evolution will be the result of the reduction by 4% of the car sector, despite the estimated increase of the light commercial vehicles market (+35%). At the level of the country, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the biggest production markets out of the five, will have production levels dropping by 1.6% and 3.5% respectively. The production of electrical vehicles in the analysed countries in Central Europe continues to grow, estimated at more than 15.6% in 2024 against 2023, while until 2030 a huge advancement is expected of 208.4%. In 2024, the BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) performance is expected to be weaker (-2.3%) while PHEV (Plug-in-Hybrid -+24% and FHEV – Full Hybrid - +27.9% compensates for the loss. At the country level, BEV will continue to be the most popular type of electrified series-production powertrain for four of the five markets (except Romania) from 2027. In Romania, there will be produced especially FHEV (full hybrid).
More than 2 out of 3 Romanian consumers do not return for a second purchase, according to the new Customer Loyalty Index, a comprehensive analysis based on aggregated data from campaigns and authored by White Image, the oldest email marketing company in Romania. The Index analyzes the post-purchase behavior of Romanian consumers and highlights major […]
Fashion retailer Primark announced major plans to expand its presence in Romania, confirming four new store openings for 2026. This will double its presence in the market and create over 450 new jobs. The announcement arrived at an important moment for the company, which marked three years since the opening of its first Romanian store […]
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Romania will host its first mixed team European Judo Championship in 2027, according to the Romanian Judo Federation. The competition will take place at a key moment in the Olympic cycle, when the points earned will directly influence world rankings and qualification for the Olympic Games, according to FR Judo. The event will...
Radu Miruță, currently Romania’s economy minister, was proposed to lead the Defense Ministry. He will also hold the position of deputy prime minister. In his place, senator Irineu Darău has been proposed to take the helm of the Economy Ministry. The Defense and Economy Ministries are handled by the center-right reformist party Save Romania Union […]
Carrefour Romania has expanded its proximity retail network, reaching 200 Express stores and 191 Market locations nationwide, as part of its strategy to strengthen convenience formats. The retailer announced that the 200th Carrefour Express store will open on December 22. In 2025 alone, Carrefour opened 27 Express stores, including 19 company-operated units and eight franchise […]
