A total of 4,039 new cars were sold in Bulgaria in January, according to statistics provided by the National Union Of Automobile Importers. Together with motorcycles, buses and trucks the figure grows to 4,309.

Back in January 2007, the number of new vehicles sold stood at 3,209, of which 3,067 cars.

The Bulgarian importer of Toyota - Toyota Balkans leads the sales this January (452 ), followed by Moto Pfoe (Ford) and Posrche BG (Volkswagen).

More than 300 slaes are also reported by Opel and Peugeot, followed by Dacia, Citroen and Chevrolet.

270 buses and trucks were bought last month. The leaders on this segment are Iveco and Mercedes with market shares at 44.07% and 30.37% respectively.

Motorcycle sales, which are usually very slow in winter, totaled just 15. Ten of those were Peugeut and the rest – Piaggio, Yamaha and Honda.