Registrations of purely electric cars recorded a decrease of 17.8% in July 2025, compared to the same period last year, according to data from the General Directorate of Driving Licenses and Registrations (DGPCI), cited by the Association of Automobile Manufacturers and Importers (APIA).

According to the cited source, registrations of new cars are increasing by 26.2%, compared to July 2024. “Electrified” cars have an increase of 42.4%, achieving a market share of 54%, of which: mild-hybrid cars (MHEV) recorded an increase of 29%, with a market share of 23.5%; full-hybrid cars (FHEV) recorded an increase of 69%, with a market share of 20.9%; plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) grew by 87.8%, with a market share of 6.3%; pure electric vehicles (BEV) decreased by 17.8%, with a market share of 3.2%.

Light commercial vehicles plus minibuses are down 12.7%, and heavy commercial vehicles plus buses are down 5.9%, compared to the same month in 2024.

“The July data indeed bring a slight breath of air for the automotive market, but we should not be fooled by this temporary recovery. The increase in new car registrations by over +26% compared to July 2024 is encouraging, but, viewed in the context of the entire year, the market remains in sharp decline – with a -15.3% decline after the first seven months. In other words, July is just an exception in a general downward trend. Moreover, despite the advance of the electrified segment – which reached a share of 54% in July 2025 – registrations of 100% electric cars are down by -17.8% in July and by -41.3% in the first seven months of the year compared to the same period last year. This negative trend should be a warning signal, especially in the context in which Romania is already at the bottom of the European electromobility rankings. These developments are, in large part, the direct consequence of the suspension and unprecedented delay of the Rabla 2025 Program. The lack of coherence and action on the part of the authorities has generated major blockages in consumer purchasing behavior and destabilized the entire industry value chain”, declared APIA President Dan Vardie, quoted in the press release.

Passenger cars (which represent approximately 86% of the total market) recorded, in July 2025, a volume of 16,276 units, 26.2% more than the same month in 2024.

In terms of market share, the SUV segment is in first position, with a share of 51.9%, up by 38.1%, followed by the C-Class with a share of 27.9%, up by 20.8% and the B-Class with a share of 15.8%, up by +31.3% compared to the same period last year.

Depending on the type of fuel of the registered cars, in July of this year, compared to the same period in 2024, gasoline engines recorded an increase of 15.5%, reaching a share of 39%, while diesel engines recorded a decrease of 7.2%, reaching a share of 7%.

As for cars equipped with mild-hybrid engines, they recorded, in July 2025, an increase of 29%, reaching a share of 23.5% of the total car market. It is worth noting that, of the total mild-hybrid engines, 90% are gasoline engines, while only 10% are diesel engines.

On the other hand, “electrified” cars, namely electric cars (which can be charged from an external source of electricity – BEV and PHEV), as well as mild-hybrid and full hybrid cars (which also have electric propulsion without charging from an external source of electricity) hold, in July 2025, a market share of 54%, being the most important segment on the Romanian market, which far exceeds the share held by gasoline and diesel engines together.

Full electric cars hold a 3.2% market share in July 2025, compared to July 2024, when they represented 4.9%, while plug-in hybrid cars hold a 6.3% market share, compared to July 2024, when they represented 4.2%.

In the first seven months of 2025, the top 3 best-selling 100% electric cars are: Dacia Spring, with 1,160 units and a decrease of 46.5% compared to the same period of the previous year, Tesla Model 3 with 221 units and Tesla Model Y with 197 units.

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