Tester Grup, a car distributor in the region of Moldavia through Casa Auto, has completed the refurbishment process of the Dacia – Renault – Nissan service center in Iasi (in eastern Romania), following an investment of EUR1.8 million.
The passenger car output of the two car plants of Romania, Dacia and Ford, rose by 4.7% in the first three months of 2023, to 142,756 units, in line with data provided by carmakers association ACAROM.
Dacia is likely to be heading again to annual output of 350,000 cars in Mioveni as the parts crunch is overcome.
Luca de Meo, Renault Group CEO, stated during the Capital Market Day conference he banks on boosting the profitability of Dacia brand, which, beside Bigster will launch another two new compact models in the next two years.
Romanian carmaker Dacia will be unveiling at Paris Motor Show the first hybrid engine to power one of its models - specifically, the compact MPV model Jogger.
Globalworth Industrial, the company that owns Oarja logistic platform, where the only presence had been that of Dacia logistic center, is bringing Caroli next to the biggest warehouse of the Mioveni carmaker.
With 99,698 new vehicles sold until December 20, 2021, Dacia is at the top of sales to individuals in France in 2021, according to figures provided by Autoways, a company specializing in the car market, which said these figures would not change significantly until December 31.
Dacia and Ford car plants are constantly adjusting production depending on chip supplies, and new halts are scheduled in the coming weeks.
Aston Martin director of design Miles Nürnberger has left the British brand after 13 years to take up a similar role at Dacia starting September 1.
Dacia and Ford plants recorded a 10% decline in January on the year-ago month, as the European market remains affected by the pandemic and major countries like Germany are still in lockdown, which means auto trade is sluggish.