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Only six per cent of Romanians intend to buy a car

Anca Enoiu

Only six per cent of Romanians intend to buy a car in the next six months, a GfK study has revealed.

In comparison, nine per cent of Romanian intended to buy a car one year ago.

Fifty-five per cent want to buy a used car, the study also reveals. Price is the most- important criterion when buying a car for 36 per cent of respondents, followed by low fuel consumption for 24 per cent of respondents and brand for 18 per cent.

Women are more interested in a car's colour and security system than men.

Only 37 per cent of Romanians own a car, according to the study, which claims the favourite brands for 60 per cent of Romanians are Volkswagen, Dacia Logan and Opel, followed by Audi and BMW.

GfK Romania interviewed 2,000 people monthly from July 2008 to July 2009 for the MotoBus study.

Almost half of Romanians live in poverty
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Police carry man off the snow and save his life
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New government with same eight former ministers proposed
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Forty-one dead in freezing weather
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EC report on Justice is positive, minister says
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Pink Martini concerts in Bucharest
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Romania's industrial output up
Romania's industrial output increased by 15.6 per cent in 2011, the National Statistics Institute (INS) said today (Weds).

Father tried for abusing four-year-old girl
A Romanian father was sent to trial for abusing his stepdaughter, aged only 4, prosecutors said today (Weds).

Pitch in best condition for Steaua-Twente match, authorities say
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More Romanian tourists travel to Austria
The number of Romanian tourists to Austria rose last year, after two years of a decline, Austria's National Tourism Office in Romania announced today (Weds).