Car market in Romania 2024: top brands and EV share

The brands people choose

Which car brands are biggest in Romania?

Market share shows how much of the new-car market each brand accounts for. The change is measured in percentage points against 2023.

01

Dacia

44,342 cars

29.4%

−2.4 pp

02

Toyota

12,799 cars

8.5%

+1.1 pp

03

Škoda

10,580 cars

7.0%

−0.3 pp

04

Hyundai

10,262 cars

6.8%

+0.6 pp

05

Renault

10,234 cars

6.8%

−0.6 pp

06

Volkswagen

9,910 cars

6.6%

−0.3 pp

The changing market

Which brands are gaining ground?

The largest gains in market share compared with 2023. Registration growth is shown separately: a brand can gain share even when its volume falls.

MG

+1.4 pp

Market share: 1.4%

Registrations: >+999%

2,060 cars

Toyota

+1.1 pp

Market share: 8.5%

Registrations: +21.1%

12,799 cars

Kia

+0.7 pp

Market share: 2.9%

Registrations: +38.4%

4,368 cars

Percentage points measure a change in share. Percent measures a change in the number of cars.

Electric, hybrid or combustion?

Are all new cars electric?

Understand the powertrains

No. Fully electric cars account for 6.5% of new registrations. The powertrain mix below shows the other types too.

Share of new registrations in Romania, 2024.

Plug-in cars

16,706 new cars

−6.4 pp vs previous year

Non-plug-in cars

134,011 new cars

+6.4 pp vs previous year

Plug-in cars can be charged from the grid: fully electric cars and plug-in hybrids. Split by powertrain:

Combustion engine

82,630 new cars

−4.0 pp vs previous year

Hybrid (incl. mild hybrids)

51,381 new cars

+10.4 pp vs previous year

Battery electric

9,758 new cars

−4.1 pp vs previous year

Plug-in hybrid

6,948 new cars

−2.3 pp vs previous year

Fully electric cars and plug-in hybrids are separate categories. Petrol and diesel can also power hybrids; powertrain and fuel are different classifications. Hybrids include mild hybrids, and the line against combustion cars differs between countries, so compare hybrid shares within a country rather than between countries.

A wider perspective

How has the market changed over time?

Registrations per year

Romania

Lighter bars are provisional.

View as table

Period	Romania
2010	94,116
2011	81,600
2012	66,456
2013	57,156
2014	70,440
2015	81,174
2016	95,231
2017	106,730
2018	126,649
2019	161,324
2020	125,741
2021	121,083
2022	129,064
2023	143,940
2024	150,717
2025 provisional	156,729

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