12.19.2011

Romanian new passenger car sales fell 10.5% on the year to 89,032 units in January to November, from 99,572 units in the year-earlier period, the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association, or more

12.18.2011

Swedish car part producer Trelleborg Automotive Dej will produce parts for carmaker Ford’s plant in Craiova, southern Romania, starting next year. more

12.16.2011

Operational leasing company Arval, controlled by French giant BNP Paribas, has invested more than EUR16 million this year in order to expand the fleet of cars leased to companies to over 4,000. more

12.15.2011

The Romanian Chamber of Deputies on Thursday adopted a bill on the car pollution tax, which amends the first registration tax criticized by the Court of Justice of the European Union. more

12.15.2011

The market of super-luxury cars boomed in the last quarter of this year, when three cars worth a total of over EUR1.2 million, were delivered. more

12.14.2011

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Wednesday sent back to Parliament for review a bill that eliminated legal protection for designs and models for visible car spare parts and urged lawmakers to come more

12.05.2011

This year's car sales in Romania will amount to less than 80,000 units, way below the 100,000 units estimated by the Association of Automobile Producers and Importers (APIA), said the association's more

12.02.2011

Romania's Chamber of Deputies last week adopted a bill eliminating legal protection for designs and models for visible car spare parts. more

11.11.2011

Romanian new car registrations rose 13.8% on the month to 7,828 units in October, but were down 5.5% from 8,281 units in the year-earlier period, Interior Ministry data showed Friday. more

11.09.2011

Car sales will continue to decline this year by almost 10%, compared with 2010. There is no market rebound in sight for the next year, either, given that companies are the only ones making large more

11.01.2011

The cases in which insurers pay damages of several hundred thousand euros to victims of car accidents are increasingly frequent as Romanians become aware of the fact that a simple auto liability (RCA) more

10.31.2011

Romania's Senate on Monday adopted a bill on the car pollution tax, which amends the first registration tax criticized by the Court of Justice of the European Union. more

10.27.2011

The Romanian Association of Independent Car Repair Shops (ASSAI) said Thursday service garages might have to raise repair prices following a decision by the Romanian Auto Registry (RAR) to increase more

10.25.2011

Romanian new passenger car sales fell 11.4% on the year to 69,170 units in January trough September, from 78,152 units in the year-earlier period, the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers more

10.24.2011

The market of utility vehicles and coaches continued to go up in September, according to the statistics of the companies on this market, thus ending the third consecutive quarter of growth. more

10.24.2011

Insurer Astra, controlled by businessman Dan Adamescu, is Romanian market's leader on revenue from underwritten premiums on the home insurance and mandatory car insurance RCA segments, but is not more

10.19.2011

Car sales posted a small increase in the third quarter for the first time in three years, but the European economic situation is far from encouraging Romanian dealers. Whereas few months ago they more

10.18.2011

The Romanian winter tire market rose 130% in the first nine months of the year compared with the same interval a year ago, to 1.46 million units, Alina Ghica, marketing director of tire manufacturer more

10.12.2011

Romanian new car registrations fell 21.4% on the month to 6,875 units in September, but were modestly up from 6,860 units in the year-earlier period, Interior Ministry data showed Wednesday. more

10.07.2011

The Romanian car market will drop in single digits this year compared to 2010, mainly due to lack of financing, according to car dealers polled by MEDIAFAX. more

10.05.2011

Romania’s Competition Council has fined 14 car part suppliers a total 601,210 lei (around EUR140,000) because they refused to disclose information the watchdog claimed during an inquiry on the local more

10.04.2011

The Romanian branch of German car part producer Continental is expanding its tire factory in Timisoara, investing more than EUR40 million and hiring 300 new employees, general manager Pedro Carreira more

10.04.2011

The administration committee in Romania’s Senate on Tuesday approved the Government’s bill that changes the current car pollution tax. more

09.30.2011

Romanian companies and individuals that want to buy electric or hybrid cars will receive financial aid from the Environment Fund Administration starting Monday, the Environment Ministry said Friday. more

09.28.2011

Romania will apply the car pollution tax currently in effect until 2013, Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely said Wednesday at a conference organized by the Foreign Affairs Ministry. more