Six of the 44 car brands sold domestically registered increasesranging between 270% and 7% in the first two months of this year,according to the statistical data provided by the Association ofAutomotive Manufacturers and Importers (APIA). On the contrary,brands such as Chrysler, Dodge, Alfa Romeo and Lancia, saw salesplummet by over 75% to 91%. Ford was the best-selling import branddomestically in the first two months of this year, with a totalvolume of over 1,000 cars and a share of almost 12% of the entiremarket. At the same time, February is the third month in a row whenFord still leads in the ranking of import brands, overcomingVolkswagen, Skoda and Renault. In the first two months, car salesdeclined by 5%, to almost 7,250 units, further falling at the samepace as in 2009. Against January-February 2008, the decline amountsto almost 80%, in the context where almost 40 of the 400dealerships closed in 2009. "At present, domestic dealers' profithalved from the first quarter of last year, but at least it isstable now," said Alin Tapalaga, general manager of Porsche InterAuto, the retail unit of Porsche Romania, the biggest player on themarket.
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