Both new and used car markets have been hit hard by inflation and rising interest rates. Many drivers have opted for cheaper cars or postponed their purchases for better times.
Government incentives remain one of the main factors for choosing an electric vehicle, and the example of Germany illustrates this perfectly.
The Volkswagen Passat remains the most desired car in the secondary market, but the popularity of the Toyota Corolla is growing.
Eleven programmes financed through the second Swiss Contribution, with a total value of around CHF 221.5 million (€240 million), are now in implementation in Romania.
The Romanian Government has adopted a financing instrument worth RON 5.313 billion (€1 billion) to develop production capacities in Romania.
Enery has inaugurated the Titu solar park, a 54 MW photovoltaic plant in Dâmbovița County.
Romania registered the highest annual inflation rate in the bloc for May 2026, reaching 9.7%, according to Eurostat.
OMV Petrom concluded a sales contract with OMV Downstream GmbH, a fully owned subsidiary of OMV AG, for part of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) to be produced at the Petrobrazi refinery.