Romania's Car Industry Is Declining: More than 30,000 Jobs Have Disappeared, and Production Is Falling Although in Europe It Is Growing

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The car industry, one of the engines of the Romanian economy and a sector that has attracted significant investments in recent decades, is beginning to lose ground. More than 30,000 jobs have disappeared between 2021 and 2025 from the companies analysed by INFINEXA, and the production of motor vehicles in Romania has fallen sharply in 2026, even at a time when the European market has grown. Higher labour and energy costs, reduced supplier margin…

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The Romanian car industry is undergoing an adjustment that is not yet seen in the statistics on insolvents, but is already visible in the number of employees, in the margins of companies and in the production of motor vehicles.

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Brake on the car market in 2026: The Romanians buy with 11% less new cars Brake on the car market in 2026: The Romanians buy with 11% less new cars The market of new cars in Romania continued to decline. New car registrations fell by 11% in September 2026 compared to the same month in 2025, to 10,952 units, according to preliminary data of the DGPCI analyzed by APIA. ACAROM, which uses [...] Brake on the car market in 2026: The Romanians buy wit…

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The market of new cars in Romania ended September 2026 on the minus, but the electrified cars went in the opposite direction. APIA data also shows an important change in the ranking of the brands: the Chinese manufacturer BYD reached the fourth position before Volkswagen. In September 10,952 new cars were registered, with 11% less than [...]