The number of new car registrations, in Romania, has gone up by almost 40% during the first two months of the year, when comparing with the same period of 2021, the margin of "electrified" automobiles having registered a leap of 84.9%, achieving a market share of 17.4% to a volume of 8,616 units, according to the data published by the Association of Automobile Manufacturers and Importers (APIA) on Friday.The ranking by brands is led, after two months, by Dacia - with 5,025 new units registered, followed by Hyundai (1,804), Ford (1,542), Volkswagen (1,417), Renault (1,246), Toyota (1,225), Mercedes Benz (1,198), Skoda (1,196), Fiat (677) and Peugeot (645)Based on the fuel type of registered automobiles, during the interval of January-February 2022, gasoline engines register an increase of 54.5%, as opposed to the similar period of 2021, to a share of 67.3%, while automobiles equipped with diesel engines have registered a drop of 18.2% and hold a share of 15.3% of the total.Reported to the reference period, the first five most sold, full electric automobiles are: Dacia Spring - 315 units (model launched in 2021), Tesla Model 3 (with 96 units, increase of over 23 times), Hyundai Kona (88 units, +450%), Volkswagen ID3 (65 units, +140.7%), and Volkswagen e-UP (54 units, -6.9%).On the plug-in automobile segment, the hierarchy is led by Ford Kuga, with 58 units (+544.4%), followed by Hyundai Tucson and Mercedes Benz GLE (47 units each, +235.7%), Mercedes Benz GLC (41 units, +173.3%), and Volvo XC60 (32 units, +146.2%).Furthermore, hybrid automobiles, without recharging from external sources, are led by Toyota C-HR with 259 units (-22.5% from 2021), then Toyota Corolla (224 units, -26.3%) and Toyota RAV2 (183 units, -1.1%).
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 […]
