Motor vehicles market in Bulgaria: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Bulgaria awarded 415 supply contracts for motor vehicles through award notices on TED; the 384 of them that state a value (92.5%) add up to €151 million. Bulgaria imported €2.25 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to motor vehicles in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8703, 8704, 8702 and 8705; all buyers, not only public ones), up 9.2% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 213 companies have won 1,088 public supply contracts for motor vehicles in Bulgaria, in 863 award notices from 239 public buyers.
- 99.2% of these awards went to companies registered in Bulgaria; the most frequent foreign origin is Romania.
- The five companies that win most often hold 25.8% of all awards.
- 47.3% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.
In proportion
All public purchasing in Bulgaria — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €14.4 billion in 2025, 12.4% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.
Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.
Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)
How to cite: Cresques, "Motor vehicles market in Bulgaria", https://cresques.com/markets/bg/341-motor-vehicles, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
What industry and official reports say
- ACEA counts 38,238 new buses registered in the EU in 2025, up 7.5% on 2024; electrically chargeable buses were 23.8% of them. ACEA, New commercial vehicle registrations: vans -8.8%, trucks -6.2%, buses +7.5% in 2025
- EU manufacturers sold 23,139 buses and coaches worth €6.25 billion in 2024 (Eurostat PRODCOM). Eurostat, Sold production, exports and imports (PRODCOM, DS-059358)
- Under the Clean Vehicles Directive, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and other western Member States must make 65% of the buses they procure in 2026–2030 clean, half of the target through zero-emission buses; the targets are lower in central and eastern Europe (for example Poland 46%, Czechia 60%, Hungary 53%, Croatia 38%). European Commission (DG MOVE), Clean Vehicles Directive
Figures from the publishers named, checked at the source on 9 November 2026. They measure the whole market (all buyers, different price bases and country scopes), so they are not comparable one-to-one with the public contract counts on this page.
- Winning companies
- 213
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 863
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 239
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €2.2B
- all buyers, Eurostat
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in Bulgaria: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 1.1K
- in 863 award notices
- Awarded value
- €508.8M
- from 95% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 213
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 239
- hospitals, cities, agencies
Table view
| 2024 | 303 |
| 2025 | 415 |
| 2026 | 370 |
Table view
| 2024 | €125.8M |
| 2025 | €151.3M |
| 2026 | €231.7M |
- Other48
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| Cities, regions and central administration | 654 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 109 |
| Universities, schools and research | 85 |
| Water utilities | 65 |
| Electricity utilities | 58 |
| Hospitals and health services | 26 |
| Armed forces and defence agencies | 23 |
| Urban transport operators | 20 |
| Other | 48 |
- Yugozapaden441BG41
- Yugoiztochen155BG34
- Severen tsentralen132BG32
- Severozapaden121BG31
- Yuzhen tsentralen121BG42
- Severoiztochen113BG33
Table view
| Yugozapaden | 441 |
| Yugoiztochen | 155 |
| Severen tsentralen | 132 |
| Severozapaden | 121 |
| Yuzhen tsentralen | 121 |
| Severoiztochen | 113 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 70 · 6.4% |
| Medium-sized | 53 · 4.9% |
| Small | 69 · 6.3% |
| Micro | 6 · 0.6% |
| SME (size not stated) | 888 · 81.6% |
| Size not stated | 2 · 0.2% |
- Romania4
- China3
- Austria1
- Serbia1
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| Romania | 4 |
| China | 3 |
| Austria | 1 |
| Serbia | 1 |
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| 2023 | €2.1B |
| 2024 | €2.1B |
| 2025 | €2.2B |
- София134
- София118
- София100
- Пловдив33
- Стара Загора29
- Бургас28
- Велико Търново27
- Варна24
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| София | 134 |
| София | 118 |
| София | 100 |
| Пловдив | 33 |
| Стара Загора | 29 |
| Бургас | 28 |
| Велико Търново | 27 |
| Варна | 24 |
Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 8703, 8704, 8702, 8705 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in Bulgaria
99.2%
9 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
25.8%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
47.3%
Among 1K awards whose notice states the number of tenders.
How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.
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Among the companies that win most often
- МОТО-ПФОЕ ЕООД59 public contracts in total
- ЕКОСОЛ БЪЛГАРИЯ АД80 public contracts in total
- БУЛАВТО БЪЛГАРИЯ АД50 public contracts in total
- Ай Тръкс ЕАД47 public contracts in total
- ЕУРАТЕК АУТО ООД39 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Bulgaria
- IFAT MunichTrade fair · Munich, Germany
- Automechanika ShanghaiTrade fair · Shanghai, China
- Automechanika RiyadhTrade fair · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- AutopromotecTrade fair · Bologna, Italy
- UITP SummitCongress · Hamburg, Germany
- SIFERTrade fair · Lille, France
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Which of these 213 companies could distribute your product?
A Cresques market map of Bulgaria for this category shows the companies that win these contracts: how often, for how many buyers and for how much, and whether the leading ones are distributors or manufacturers.
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for motor vehicles in Bulgaria?
- 213 companies won 863 contract award notices for these categories from 239 public buyers in Bulgaria since November 2023. The companies that win most often are МОТО-ПФОЕ ЕООД, ЕКОСОЛ БЪЛГАРИЯ АД, БУЛАВТО БЪЛГАРИЯ АД, Ай Тръкс ЕАД, ЕУРАТЕК АУТО ООД.
- How big is the motor vehicles market in Bulgaria?
- In 2025, public buyers in Bulgaria awarded 415 supply contracts for motor vehicles through award notices on TED; the 384 of them that state a value (92.5%) add up to €151 million. Bulgaria imported €2.25 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to motor vehicles in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8703, 8704, 8702 and 8705; all buyers, not only public ones), up 9.2% from 2023.
- Where do suppliers of motor vehicles meet buyers and distributors in Bulgaria?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as IFAT Munich, Automechanika Shanghai, Automechanika Riyadh, Autopromotec, UITP Summit, SIFER — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for motor vehicles in Bulgaria?
- Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Bulgaria and this category. It shows the companies that win public contracts there, how often, for how many buyers and for how much: the first 5 on the Free plan, every company on a paid plan. Where the data exists, the map also shows wholesalers from the business register, import figures and the industry's trade fairs.
Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.