Romanian carmaker Dacia sold over 655,000 cars under this brand in 2017, 12.2% more than in the previous year.

Dacia, which is the biggest car producer in Romania, maintained its leadership position on the home-market with 43,262 cars sold, up 11.3% over 2016, and an estimated market share of 29%.

The Romanian brand’s sales on international markets also went up by 12%, reaching almost 612,000 units, three-quarters of which were sold in Europe. France remained the main export market for Dacia, with a record 120,000 units sold in 2017. Dacia comes 5th in the ranking of best-selling automotive brands in France, immediately after Volkswagen.

Germany is Dacia’s second-biggest market, with almost 65,000 units sold, Italy is third, with over 63,000 units, followed by Spain, where 56,000 Dacia vehicles were sold last year. Turkey, Morocco, Algeria, UK, Poland and Belgium are also among Dacia’s top 10 foreign markets.

The production of the Dacia plant in Romania went slightly down in 2017, to 314,000 units.

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