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Used car transactions in Romania (re-registrations) had the best first quarter of the last 10 years, with an average of nearly 52,000 cars sold monthly, while the market for new cars increased by 25 percent in the first quarter as compared to the same period in 2018, reveals a specialized analysis drawn up by the representatives of an online car sales platform.

Honda has decided to end car production in Turkey following completion of the production of its current Civic Sedan model in 2021, the company said in a statement on April 8.

The Romanian brand Dacia retains the leadership of the market for new cars in Bulgaria for sixth consecutive year with sales of 4667 vehicles and a market share of 11.59%. Renault took second place for the fourth consecutive year with 4069 cars sold and 10.11% market share.

Carmaker Dacia had in 2018 the best commercial performance in its history, with sales on the domestic and international market totaling 700,798 units, up 7 pct from the previous year, the car manufacturer said in a release on Friday.

Students from the National Military University were attacked last night, January 13, at 19.00 hrs. The incident happened while the cadets traveled from Sliven to the village of Gurkovo, the Ministry of Defense announced.

Bulgaria's Top Rent A Car is now offering customers the Tesla Model S rentals. The luxury electric class is available for bookings as all other vehicles in the fleet. Customers can easily take a Tesla Model S when they arrive at Sofia Airport or to make a reservation in advance at the other 14 company offices in Bulgaria.

Police investigating a car that was found burning in the southern Athens neighborhood of Ano Petralona on Monday have discovered that it was reported stolen from the suburb of Nea Ionia on November 18.

Turkey’s Automotive Distributors Association has announced the sale figures for all makes, which showed that Toyota took the monthly leadership for the first time. Click through for the list of best-selling makes in Turkey in November 2018...

AGERPRES special correspondent in Paris, France, George Onea reports:

In this year's Paris Motor Show edition, Dacia is displaying five models at in one of the most inviting and stylish stands.

The showcased models are Logan MCV, Lodgy Stepway, Sandero, Sandero Stepway and Duster, with the latest including the new 1.3 TCe petrol engine introduced in Paris.

Thousands of people attended on Sunday events organised in Herastrau Park in Bucharest to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Dacia automobile.

Car enthusiasts could watch automobiles produced in the last five decades at the Mioveni plant displayed in Piata Charles de Gaulle. The dozen models then participated in a parade between Piata Charles de Gaulle and Arcul de Triumf.