Dacia registrations have decreased by 10% in the first nine months of 2026, both in the market of the 27 European Union states and in the extended European market, which includes the United Kingdom and four other states with which the EU has free trade, according to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA).
This trend contrasts with the overall increase in car sales in the European market, which recorded a growth of 5.7%.
In the EU, Dacia registered 377,959 cars from January to September, 9.9% fewer than the 419,335 units from the same period last year.
The brand's market share thus decreased from 5.2% to 4.4%.
The EU car market grew by 5.7% in the same period, reaching over 8.5 million cars.
The trend is almost identical when including the United Kingdom and the EFTA states - Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein: Dacia registered 405,768 cars in Europe, the United Kingdom, and the four EFTA states in the first nine months, a decrease of 9.7% compared to 449,287 units in a similar period in 2025. Its market share on this market dropped from 4.5% to 3.8%, while the overall European market increased by 6.3%, to 10.56 million cars.
BYD sold more cars than Dacia in September
The downward trend continued in September: Dacia registered 41,031 cars in the EU, 10.1% fewer, and in the EU + EFTA + UK reported 45,408 units, down by 8.9%.
At the same time, the Chinese manufacturer BYD significantly accelerated its sales in Europe.
In the first nine months, BYD registrations increased by 134.6% in the EU + EFTA + UK market, to 283,997 units. In September, BYD recorded 49,953 cars, surpassing Dacia, which again had 45,408 newly registered units.
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