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%).
Murillo Diosa Luis Alfonso, a Colombian man who intended to blow up strategic targets in Romania, was definitively sentenced on Monday, September 22, by the High Court of Cassation and Justice to six years in prison for attempted acts of sabotage. The Supreme Court dismissed the Colombian’s appeal, upholding the sentence handed down in June […]
Romanian real estate developer Nordis, which was embroiled in a national scandal at the beginning of the year for allegedly defrauding clients of EUR 200 million through a pyramid scheme, announced on Monday, September 22, that a new strategic investor is looking to take over its business. The investor, the Avangarde Group, is also active […]
Authorities carried out checks in several schools and hospitals in Bucharest and other cities in the country after threatening emails were received at official addresses, reportedly from abroad. Dozens of emails containing messages like “I will enter the school with two Beretta pistols,” or “I will cause a real massacre” were sent to schools and […]
Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude, one of Europe’s most acclaimed contemporary directors, has made his debut in the visual arts with the video installation Sleep #2, now on display at The Film Gallery in Paris. The show, running from September 22 to October 4, is supported by the Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR) through its Cantemir Program, […]
Romania has been elected to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for a two-year mandate covering 2025–2027, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) announced. This marks the country’s return to the 35-member body for the first time since 2010. The vote took place on Friday, September 19, the closing day […]
Romanian car brand Dacia has launched a new utility version of its well-known Duster car, the Cargo. The new car is intended exclusively for the United Kingdom. Dacia routinely launches utility versions of its cars, and a Pick-Up version was announced last week for the Duster as well. Like the Pick-Up, the Cargo is also […]
