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The total sales of new automobiles have gone up, during the first seven months of the year, by 23.8 percent, to 105,686 units, in comparison with the reference period of 2017, according to the Automotive Manufactures and Importers Association (APIA) data, published on Tuesday.
Regarding the used cars, during the reference period, their number reached 274,195 units, dropping by 6.9 percent, as opposed to the similar period of 2017.
By the country of origin of the vehicles, 31 percent are made in Romania, 20 percent in Germany, 10.9 are from the Czech Republic, 7.6 from Turkey and 7.5 from Spain.
In this context, the sales of automobiles within the local market, registered, in 2018, a significant growth, of 37 percent, in comparison with 2017, while imported automobiles have registered a lower sales leap, of 22.1 percent.
