Registrations of new cars in EU dropped by 23.1% in September, compared to the same period of 2020, reaching 718,598 units, the lowest level reached since 1995, because of the lack of chips. In Romania, the decline was 17.8% to 8.942 cars, according to data released by ACEA – European Automobile Manufacturers' Association. All important markets contracted in September, the most important drops being in Italy (-32.7%), Germany (-25.7%), France (-20.5%) and Spain (-15.7%). In the first 9 months new car registrations in EU went up by 6.6% to 7.5 million units. The highest increases in the first 9 months were recorded in Italy (+20.6%), Spain (+8.8%) and France (+8%). In Germany the market dropped by 1.2%. In Romania, new car registrations went up by 4.3% in the first 9 months to 88,262 units. In Great Britain new car registrations went down by34.4% in September, but went up by 5.9% in the first 9 months. Automobile groups recorded drops of two figures, the biggest being 43% registered by Daimler group (45.5% in the case of Mercedes Benz). Volkswagen group recorded drops of 27.7%, Stellantis 29.9% and Renault 21.8%. BMW registrations went down by 19.4%. Dacia recorded a decline of 12% of registrations to 33,269 cars and the EU market share went up from 4% in September 2020 to 4.6%. Dacia registrations in EU went up by 4.2% in the first 9 months, to 281,577 cars, a market share of 3.7% against 3.8% in the same period of 2020. In the EU+EFTA+UK area, Dacia registrations went down by 13.6% in September, but after 9 months it went up by 2.8% to a total of 299,357 cars.
President Nicușor Dan stated on Monday, November 10, that Romania meets all the conditions to become an innovation and production hub in the defense industry in Southeast Europe. “Romania meets all the conditions to become an innovation and production hub in the defense industry in Southeast Europe. Why? First of all, because it has a […]
Officials in the mountain resort town of Râșnov, central Romania, have issued an urban planning certificate for the transformation of a Boeing 737 airplane into a premium accommodation unit. The plane will be placed near the famous Bran Castle, and organizers expect it to become a tourist attraction. “The project is located in the Pănicel […]
Traffic (Jaful Secolului), a Romania-Belgium-Netherlands co-production directed by Belgian-Romanian director Teodora Ana Mihai from a screenplay by Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu, has received the award for best film at the Tertio Millennio International Film Festival in Rome. The jury of the festival noted in its motivation the film's "ability to combine formal rigor and human […]
The Romanian Justice Ministry advanced a legislative initiative according to which femicide could be punished with life imprisonment. The proposal comes after numerous women were killed this year by former partners, despite protection orders. The debate about femicide in Romania was brought back to the fore after another tragedy took place on Saturday, November 9, […]
Cultural center Apollo111, located in downtown Bucharest’s Universul Palace, has announced the program of arthouse films Apollo111 Cinema. The performance venue of Apollo 111 has been refurbished and endowed for professional film screenings. It will run a weekly program of contemporary and classic auteur films, meetings with filmmakers, and an experimental area, meant to “explore […]
Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer Xiaomi announced the official opening of its first own store in Romania, in Bucharest, inside the ParkLake shopping center, on the ground floor, on November 22. The new store will have a surface area of 150 square meters and will bring to the public the latest smartphones, accessories, and smart devices […]
