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Data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) show that the turnover in the motor vehicle trade increased by 3.5%, as a gross series, in the first six months of this year, compared to the similar period in 2024
Between January 1 and June 30, 2025, there were increasing volumes at: motor vehicle maintenance and repair activities (+20%), trade in motorcycles, related parts and accessories; maintenance and repair of motorcycles (+18.5%), trade in parts and accessories for motor vehicles (+1.9%) and trade in motor vehicles (+1.5%).
Also, in the same reference period, as an adjusted series, depending on the number of working days and seasonality, the turnover in wholesale and retail trade, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles increased by 2.7%.
INS data reveal that, in June 2025 vs June 2024, the total volume of turnover in motor vehicle trade increased by 12.3%, as a gross series, due to the results of: trade in motorcycles, related parts and accessories; maintenance and repair of motorcycles (+31.8%), maintenance and repair activities of motor vehicles (+31.3%), trade in motor vehicles (+10.5%) and trade in parts and accessories for motor vehicles (+9.8%).
As a series helped, the volume of business in the same field was also on an upward trend, with a jump of 9.9%.
According to official statistics, at the comparative level of June – May 2025, the total turnover in the motor vehicle trade increased by 11.9%, as a gross series, as a result of the activities in the trade in motor vehicles (+17.3%), the trade in parts and accessories for motor vehicles (+5.1%) and the maintenance and repair activities of motor vehicles (+1.2%). On the other hand, the trade in motorcycles, related parts and accessories; Motorcycle maintenance and repair decreased by 0.3%. An increase in business in this segment was also recorded as an adjusted series, depending on the number of working days and seasonality, respectively by 4.6%, in June, this year, compared to the previous month.
