Car production in Romania decreased by 14.7% in May 2026 compared with May 2025, bringing the total decline for the first 5 months of the year to 11.2%, according to the Association of Automobile Constructors of Romania (ACAROM) . A total of 43,677 cars were produced in Romania last month, down from 51,194 units produced in May 2025.  Dacia produced 106,296 vehicles, almost 18% fewer, meaning a drop of 23,000 vehicles, while Ford Otosan manufactured 97,250 vehicles, having a much smaller decline of 4.6%, representing a difference of around 3,000 vehicles.  The Ford Otosan plant in Craiova currently produces the Puma and Puma Gen-E electric, which totaled this year 60,905 units combined, representing a decline of 2.8%, after a May in which production slowed sharply (-21%), as well as the Courier family, thermal and electric, which has a decrease of 7.4%, with a total in the January–May period of 36,345 units produced. Over the last 5 months, car production in Romania reached 203,546 units, a decrease of 11.2% compared with the same period in 2025, respectively 231,181 units.