Sales up in January for five car brands

Five car brands present on the Romanian market witnessed sales growth in January, on a market that shrank by 50% compared with the same month of last year. The advance reported by Ford, BMW, Audi, Porsche and Mini in January may be a first signal car sales will revert to an upward trend this year, after more than 15 months of decline, according to the data provided by car market players. On the other hand, only Ford, among high volume brands, managed to boost its sales, while the other four brands are part of the premium segment, where monthly sales amount to 100 cars at the highest. Just like in December, the top two positions in the best-selling car brands ranking are held by brands with manufacturing operations in Romania, Dacia and Ford. This year's car sales rally is based both on the launch of the new old car scrappage scheme, which is also open to companies, but also as a result of the clients' changing mentality, who no longer buy a used car from the West, but choose a new one instead.