Bulgarian sales of new motor vehicles rose 22.15% year-on-year to 55,366 units in 2007, up from 45,300 units in 2006, according to data released from the Union of Automobile Importers, Dnevnik reports.

Truck sales increased by just over 28% year-on-year while automobile sales added 22%. Automobiles and light trucks accounted for 52,000 of total sales.

Compact city cars and mid-size models generated 44.2% of overall auto sales. Small and mid-size vans generated a further 21% of sales while all-wheel-drives contributed 16.6%.
 
The Dacia Logan Sedan is the nation's top-selling car model for 2007 with 2,529 units. Sofia France Auto is relegated from no.1 in 2006 to no.3 last year, slipping behind Toyota Balkans and runner-up Ford.

The Bulgarian market for new motor vehicles is among the EU's pace-setters, according to preliminary data of European Automobile Manufacturers' Association.

January-November data ranks Bulgaria as the fifth fastest-growing market behind Lithuania (45.7%), Latvia (32.6%), Romania (26.2%) and Poland (22.8%).

However, in terms of volume, Bulgaria still lags considerably other EU states with similar population. In Austria and Sweden, for instance, the dealers moved over 270,000 units in January-November 2007 while Portugal recorded 186,563 sales. 

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