Romania’s new‑car market (January–September 2026) recorded 96,261 passenger‑car first registrations — the official DGPCI dataset as processed by the industry association APIA — and the month of September alone saw 10,952 new registrations. Those official figures and the model‑by‑model breakdown published by Romanian outlets are important for German and Austrian dealers, fleet managers and used‑car traders who source stock from Romania or follow Eastern‑European supply flows.

Top models (Jan–Sep 2026, exact figures)

APIA’s processing of DGPCI data, reported across Romanian press outlets, gives the following confirmed counts for the best‑selling models in Romania in 2026 (cumulated to 30 Sept. 2026 unless noted): Dacia Duster — 6,416 units; Dacia Logan — 5,955; Dacia Sandero — 3,011; Toyota Corolla (all body variants) — 3,420; Toyota Yaris Cross — 2,228; Dacia Bigster — 1,669 (brand totals: Dacia 19,819 YTD). Among electrified/Chinese entries: BYD Seal U DM‑i (PHEV) — 1,230 (PHEV YTD); Tesla Model Y — 886; BYD Dolphin Surf (BEV) — 686. (Where local outlets published month and cumulative splits the numbers above follow APIA/DGPCI as re‑published by Romanian media.)

For single months APIA’s September table shows Dacia Logan top for the month (1,148 units in Sept.) followed by Dacia Duster (609) and Toyota Corolla Cross (559); BEV registrations in September were 869 units (≈8% of new cars in that month) while "electrified" powertrains together reached ~64% of September registrations. These monthly model counts and powertrain shares are published in APIA’s September analysis and widely re‑published by the Romanian press.

Data sources and verification

The figures above derive from the official national registration flow (Direcţia Generală Permise de Conducere şi Înmatriculări, DGPCI) as processed by the trade association APIA and republished by Romanian outlets (G4Media, Mediafax, Mobilissimo, Adevarul and specialised market dashboards such as AutoPulse / AiDealer and EVRadar). Where press outlets published a model break‑down we used their reproduced APIA/DGPCI tables — all citations below point to those local publications and to the data aggregators that mirror the official registers.

What this means for the market

1) For German and Austrian dealers and remarketers: Romania remains a major source of late‑model used imports and a market where low list prices (and strong Dacia volumes) keep turnover high. The large fall in new‑car volumes YTD (≈‑10.5% Jan–Sep 2026) means fewer off‑lease and dealer‑fleet disposals later in 2026–2027 — an effect dealers sourcing from Romania should price in.

2) For fleet and corporate buyers: the rapid rise of electrified registrations (PHEV share strongly up; BEV growth visible) changes residual‑value trajectories for conventional petrol/diesel compact models; sellers and fleet managers in DE/AT should monitor PHEV and BEV resale depth for Romanian‑registered examples.

3) For parts and aftersales: sustained volumes of Dacia Logan/Duster/Sandero in the Romanian parc (and their still‑large new‑car flows) mean steady demand for cheap spare parts and service solutions — an opportunity for German and Austrian parts distributors active in Eastern Europe.

All model figures and quotations above are taken from DGPCI registration records as reprocessed and published by APIA and by the Romanian press; where outlets published monthly and cumulative model tables we referenced those exact numbers. For readers who need the underlying CSVs: DGPCI is the origin of the records (public admin files), and APIA’s monthly analyses reproduce the official model breakdowns for each month.

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Sources: APIA (DGPCI data via G4Media/Mediafax/Mobilissimo), AutoPulse/AiDealer, Adevarul, GoChinaCars.