Nearly 1,000 automobiles worth a total of 35 mln leva (17.895 mln euros) were sold at Plovdiv Autumn Fair, a press release said today.

Almost all major automakers were represented at the six-day event in Plovdiv.

Automobile Hall Plovdiv is held for the sixth consecutive time within International Technical Fair Plovdiv.

A lot of visitors decided to take advantage of the special offers traditionally available at the exhibition. Most special offers included additional equipment at no cost together with a purchase.

Traditionally, the last day of the International Fair was the day of the lottery organized by Automobile Hall Plovdiv. All visitors who filled in a survey card participated in a lottery, the big prize was a choice between a the new Citroen С2, the FIAT Grande Punto, Mazda2, Peugeot 206 sedane, or the new Skoda Fabia.

The big winner was Veselin Tiholov from Burgas, who chose a Mazda2.

A total of 33,726 new vehicles were sold in Bulgaria in the first eight months of the year, which is 25.29% more than a year ago.

The number of new cars sales stood at 31,920, and of motorbikes at 409 (versus 250 last year). Sales of new buses and trucks rose from 1,134 last August to 1,806 this August.

Toyota is the leader on the car market. The brand sold a total of 3,725 vehicles in Bulgaria over the period, equal to a market share of 11.67%, while Ford and Peugeot sold 3,110 and 2,726, respectively. Opel and Volvo also make it into the top 5 with 2,552 and 2,470 unis, respectively.