Dacia sales of cars and light commercial vehicles went down 2.9 percent in the first quarter of this year to 176,956 units, from 182,153 in the same period of last years, according to Renault. The number of cars sold by Dacia in the first six months of this year went down by 2.1 percent from 169,901 units to 166,374.
During the same period, Renault Group registered a slight 1.9 percent increase in car and light commercial vehicles sales, up to 1.347 million.
The Dacia brand registered a 2.5 percent increase in sales on the European markets, preserving its 1.6 percent market share. The Duster model, which was launched in April 2010, reached at the end of June, almost 71,000 matriculations in Europe, according to Renault.
In France, Dacia took the fifth place by sales with 50,417 units delivered to retail customers, down 21.6 percent.
The Dacia brand is sold exclusively in Europe and the Euromed Region.