Registrations of new Renault and Dacia cars in Germany fell 32.6%, to 12,717 units, in November 2010, while the market on the whole declined 6.2%, to 262,202 units. read more...

Registrations of Romanian Dacia cars in Spain increased by 48% in November, to 2,138 units, from 1,444 cars in November last year, while the overall Spanish car market dropped 25.5% to 64,810 units, according to carmaker association ANFAC. read more...

The state has spent over 166 million euros on the "Rabla" vehicle scrappage scheme this year, over five times more than in 2009 and ten times more than in 2007, the last year of car sales rise before the economic crisis. read more...

Last year, nearly 10% of the Gross Domestic Product and over 10% of exports were accounted for by cars and by car parts, and with Ford announcing a production similar to that of the Dacia plant, the percentage could rise to over 15% after 2013. read more...