Auto: in Romania highest increase in registrations in May
Strong growth also in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Hungary
18 June, 15:39In May 2018, more than 11,000 new cars were registered in Romania, up from the 8,062 of the same month of 2017, +43.3% year-on-year. Also in the period January-May 2018 the new car registrations increased in Romania by 29.3%.
Good performances in car registrations were also recorded in May 2018 in several countries in Central- and Eastern Europe. In Bulgaria, the growth in car registrations was 34.6%, in Lithuania + 32.6%, Hungary +17.5%.
At EU level, registrations of new cars were only 0.8% higher than in May 2017 and 2.4% year-on-year in the period January-May 2018, ACEA said. (ANSA).