A total of 40,211 new automobiles were sold in Bulgaria in the first ten months of the year, according to statistics presented by the Union of Automobile Importers. 4,695 vehicles were sold only in October.

Sales grew 24.31% compared with the respective period last year.

Together with motorbikes, buses and trucks the total number of vehicle sales for the Jan – Oct 2007 period comes to 42,703, against 34,024 last year.

Toyota and Ford are continuing to be the most popular brands, accounting for, respectively, 11.73% and 9.03% of all sales, followed by Peugeot and Opel with 8,62% and 8.20%.

Volkswagen has a 7.02% share on the Bulgarian market with 3,186 items sold. Citroen, Skoda and Dacia all have more than 6%.

Peugeot is number one in motorbike sales, followed by Piaggio and Yamaha, while Mercedes, Iveco and Man are the most popular trucks.