The volume of turnover in the trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles increased, in the first four months of this year, compared to the similar period in 2024, both as a gross series by 1.4%, and as a series adjusted according to the number of working days and seasonality by 0.2%, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).Thus, during the period January 1 - April 30, 2025, compared to the period January 1 - April 30, 2024, the volume of turnover in wholesale and retail trade, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, gross series, recorded a turnover higher by 1.4%, due to the increase in turnover in: motor vehicle maintenance and repair activities (+16.6%), trade in motorcycles, related parts and accessories; maintenance and repair of motorcycles (+12.6%) and trade in motor vehicles (+0.1%). Trade in parts and accessories for motor vehicles decreased by 1.4%.At the same time, the total volume of turnover in wholesale and retail trade, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, gross series, in April 2025, compared to the previous month, registered a decrease of 5.7%, as a result of the decreases recorded in trade in parts and accessories for motor vehicles (-6.4%), maintenance and repair activities of motor vehicles (-6.2%) and trade in motor vehicles (-5.9%). Trade in motorcycles, related parts and accessories; maintenance and repair of motorcycles increased by 20.6%.The total volume of turnover in wholesale and retail trade, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, series adjusted according to the number of working days and seasonality, in April 2025, compared to the previous month, decreased by 2.3%.Compared to April 2024, the volume of turnover in the trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles decreased in April 2025, both as a gross series by 6.5%, and as a series adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality by 4.7%.The turnover volume in the trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles decreased in April 2025, as a gross series, as a result of the decrease recorded in the trade in motor vehicles (-9.0%) and in the trade in parts and accessories for motor vehicles (-7.3%). Increases were recorded in: trade in motorcycles, related parts and accessories; maintenance and repair of motorcycles (+29.1%) and maintenance and repair activities of motor vehicles (+8.2%).
Representatives of the ruling Social Democratic Party, PSD, gathered for a congress in Bucharest on Friday, November 7, to elect new leadership and to amend the party’s Statute. The only candidate for party leader is Sorin Grindeanu, who held the interim position after Marcel Ciolacu's resignation in May. In his speech at the congress, Sorin […]
The e-commerce sector recorded strong early results on Black Friday 2025, according to real-time data released on Friday, November 7, by PayU GPO Romania from its dedicated Media Center. By 14:10, the payment processor reported successful transactions totaling RON 514 million (roughly EUR 101 million). PayU said shoppers had made roughly 889,000 purchases, with around […]
Contakt Express Logistik, one of Romania’s leading retailers of mobile phone and tablet accessories, with a network of over 235 stores, is set to launch the initial public offering (IPO) between November 12 and December 3, 2025. The company offers a wide range of products, including cases, screen protectors, chargers, and gadgets, both in physical […]
Romania attracts fewer international tourists today than it did during the communist era, making it the only country in Europe in this situation, the National Association of Travel Agencies (ANAT) warned, as reported by news agency Agerpres. According to the organization, Romania received more than 3.4...
InterCapital ETF, the first international ETF provider in Romania, will launch two new exchange-traded funds on the Bucharest Stock Exchange starting November 11, 2025. The new instruments are the InterCapital CROBEX10 TR UCITS ETF, which offers exposure to the Croatian blue-chip equity market by tracking the performance of the CROBEX10tr index, and the InterCapital EUR […]
The Competition Councils of Romania, Bulgaria, and the Republic of Moldova have granted the necessary authorizations and approvals for the completion of the transaction through which Maspex Romania takes over the majority shareholding of Purcari Wineries. The Maspex Group, which has been present in Romania for nearly 30 years, became the majority shareholder of one […]
