Sales of imported vehicles in Romania doubled in the first 10 months of 2000 compared
to the same period last year, writes Xinhua News Service (8/12/00).
The official Romanian news agency Rompes said on Thursday (7/12/00) that 11,304
imported cars were sold in the Romanian market to the end of October. This compares
to 5,071 sales in the first 10 months of 1999.
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The article says that domestic auto-makers sold 52,690 cars -over one-third
less than the corresponding period last year — when 80,390 cars were sold.
However, 6,581 cars were exported, a fivefold increase over the same period
for 1999.
