Dacia is one of the most popular Romanian brands and, although it had a difficult year in the pandemic, it seems that recent sales have helped it enormously to recover, even if they were not registered in Romania.
The Association of Car Manufacturers and Dealers in the United Kingdom (SMMT) has published the latest statistics on car sales in the UK. These values are related to May, and the growth is fabulous, especially for some brands, such as Dacia.
As a reference, sales of new cars in the UK increased by 674% last month, to 156,737 vehicles, following the reopening of showrooms in the country, after in May 2020 only 20,247 vehicles were registered. At the same time last year, the market was affected by restrictions imposed to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19).
However, returning to our domestic car manufacturer in the United Kingdom, Dacia sold no less than 1414 cars last month. In the context in which the number in May 2020 was only 269 units, it is clear that, at least when it comes to car sales, the pandemic is over, and Mioveni officials can sleep more peacefully. Throughout the period January-May 2021, Dacia sold 5825 vehicles, up 9.1% compared to the same period in 2020. At that time, it had sold 5340 cars.
What cars do the British prefer, besides Dacia from Mioveni
If you have a curiosity on the subject, in the top of the best-selling models in May are Wolkswagen Golf, Vauxhall Corsa, Wolkswagen Polo, Mercedes-Benz A-Class and Ford Puma. “Increasing business confidence led to a recovery in car sales in May, and this trend must be maintained and reflected in the demand of private consumers, as the economy will no longer benefit from the support measures adopted during the pandemic,” said SMMT director general. Mike Hawes.
In terms of people’s affinity for ecology, in May, vehicle market share electric and diesel vehicles fell to 8.4% and 9.9% respectively (from 12% and 17% respectively in May 2020), while the market share of petrol vehicles rose to 6.8%. %, from 3.8%. Overall, in the first five months of 2021, sales of new cars in the UK rose 42.5% to 723,845 vehicles.
“Against the background of encouraging economic data, easing restrictions and the success of the vaccination campaign, SMMT now expects to sell 1.86 million new cars in 2021, compared to a level of 1.83 million forecast in February. It would be an increase of 13.9% compared to 2020, but a decrease of approximately 20% compared to the average of 2.33 million registrations per year registered in the period 2010 – 2019 “, recently estimated the Association of Automobile Manufacturers and Dealers from UK.
The United Kingdom is the second largest car market in Europe, after Germany, but ahead of France, Italy and Spain.
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