The number of new cars registered during the first five months of the year in Romania increased 23%, compared to the similar period in 2006, reaching 110,762 units, according to the data at the European Car Producers Association.
28,061 cars were registered in May, 29,8% more compared to the 21,617 units in May 2006.
In 28 European states analyzed by the association, 6,962,335 cars were registered since the beginning of the year, 0.5% less than January - May 2006.
The main growing markets were Latvia (+55.8%), Estonia (+36.5%), Lithuania (+28.7%), Norway (+25.9). The fastest decreasing markets were Hungary (-10.1%), Germany (-9.6%), Finland (-7.8%) and Belgium (-7.5%).
