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The next morning, Adrian received an email from a dealership group in Brașov. The subject line read: “We just dropped prices on 2018 diesels and added a hybrid test-drive event. Thank you for the data.”

The average age of imported used cars had risen to 12.4 years, while their average declared value for tax purposes had dropped by 9%. That meant more older, more polluting cars entering a country struggling with air quality in its major cities.

Andreea nodded. “I pulled the fiscal incentive data. From July, the Rabla Plus program’s budget for EVs ran out faster than ever—by mid-August. Meanwhile, the ‘Rabla for Used Cars’ (Rabla Clasic) still has funds, but it favors local trade-ins, not direct imports.” autodata ro

Three flashing alerts caught his eye.

“Look at this,” he said, sliding into a chair. “The East-West split is getting sharper. In Moldova region, people are buying old diesels from Germany. In Transylvania, they’re choosing new hybrids. In Bucharest, EV interest is stalling.” The next morning, Adrian received an email from

By noon, the report was published. By 6 p.m., it was cited by two automotive blogs and a financial news site.

Data from the Direcția Regim Permise de Conducere și Înmatriculări (DRPCIV) showed a 14% spike in used car imports from Germany compared to the same month last year. Most were 2017–2019 diesel models—Volkswagen Golf, BMW 320d, Audi A4. That meant more older, more polluting cars entering

Meanwhile, new car registrations for full-electric vehicles (EVs) in Bucharest had dipped 5% month-on-month. But in Cluj-Napoca and Timișoara, hybrids—especially the Toyota Yaris Cross and Dacia Jogger Hybrid—were flying off dealership lots.

That was the missing piece.