“Electrified” cars registered an increase in registrations of 19.5% in March 2025, compared to the same month in 2024, a margin in which 100% electric cars reported a decrease of 58.8% and a market share of 2.7%, according to data from the General Directorate of Driving Licenses and Registrations (DGPCI), processed by the Association of Automobile Manufacturers and Importers (APIA) cited by Agerpres.

“March marks the third consecutive catastrophic month for electromobility in Romania, with a market share of electric cars of only 2.7%. It is a strong alarm signal: without increasing the eco-ticket to 8,500 euros and without a clear phasing of it until 2030, which would provide consumers with predictability, we risk remaining in last place in the European Union in the adoption of electric vehicles. It is essential to act quickly and decisively to change this trend!”, said APIA President Dan Vardie, quoted in the press release.

Overall, in the reference period, new vehicle registrations increased by 3.3% compared to March 2024, but decreased by 12.9% compared to February 2025.

Also, in the third month of this year, 9,850 new passenger cars were registered, 10.4% more than in the same period in 2024.

“Electrified” passenger cars, namely electric cars (100% and plug-in hybrids), as well as full hybrid cars (which also have electric propulsion without charging from an external source) hold a market share of 25.6% in the third month of 2025, which exceeds the share held by diesel engines by 14.3 percentage points (the diesel category also includes mild hybrid diesel engines).

By segment, fully electric cars hold a 2.7% market share in March 2025, compared to March 2024, when they represented 7.3%, while plug-in hybrid cars hold a 5.1% market share, compared to March 2024, when they represented 4.9%.

In the first three months of 2025, the top 3 best-selling 100% electric cars are: Dacia Spring, with 1,013 units and a decrease of 17.2% compared to the same period of the previous year, Tesla Model 3 with 162 units and Leapmotor T03 with 132 units.

Regarding Plug-in cars, the top 3 models in the first quarter of 2025 are led by: Ford Kuga with 71 units and an increase of 9.2% compared to the same period of the previous year, followed by Volkswagen Golf with 139 units and Toyota RAV4 with 91 units.

Hybrid cars, without recharging from external sources, have the first place in the top 3 of the first quarter: Dacia Duster with 915 units, followed by Toyota RAV4 with 725 units and Toyota Corolla with 694 units.

In the case of light commercial vehicles and minibuses, the statistics highlight a decrease of 25.7 compared to March 2024, of which light commercial vehicles without the minibus class register a decrease of 23.7%.

Heavy commercial vehicles and buses recorded, in March 2025, a decrease of 12.4% compared to March 2024, of which heavy commercial vehicles over 16 tons plus – “tractor trucks” – recorded a decrease of 10.2%.