1 mar 2013

The average price of a Mercedes-Benz car sold now is slightly lower than during the boom years of Romania’s economy (2007 and 2008) and the customers are more knowledgeable, said Valeriu Zaharia, more

26 feb 2013

Car dealer Porsche Romania’s sales reached 84% of Dacia’s sales at the end of 2012, from 55% at the end of 2009. more

25 feb 2013

The privatization of a state-run company can be done even with one leu, one euro or even by paying an investor, but what counts the most is a company’s profitability and its long-term impact on the more

21 feb 2013

Pirelli has started to manufacture high-technology motorsport tires at its Romanian Slatina plant for GT and GP2 championships race cars, as well as for Formula 1 racing cars. more

15 feb 2013

As a result of the economic crisis and the dealer discounts, cars in Romania have been among the cheapest in Europe in the last few years, said Brent Valmar vice-president of the Association of more

14 feb 2013

The percentage of cars less than two years old has declined significantly in the past six years, from 23% in 2007, the boom year of the local car market, to 3% in 2012, according to data from the Car more

12 feb 2013

The first 300 right-hand drive Dacias were registered in the UK in January, according to the UK’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). more

11 feb 2013

Luxury car registrations surged in January to almost 40, according to the statistics of the Driver License and Vehicle Registration Department (DRPCIV). more

8 feb 2013

Tire manufacturer Michelin bought 20 hectares of land in Zalau (NW Romania) for EUR1.6 million to expand its plant. more

4 feb 2013

Vehicle production in Romania increased by almost 1% year-on-year in 2012, according to the statistics of the Association of Automobile Manufacturers and Importers (APIA), to about 337,800 units. more

30 ian 2013

Radacini Group, one of the largest car dealers in Romania, with annual turnover of over EUR100 million, has kept its turnover steady in the past few years by taking part in auctions and by delivering more

16 ian 2013

Car sales fell by almost 25% in 2012, to around 71,000-72,000 units, according to car market players, the lowest level in 12 years. more

9 ian 2013

Dumatrucks, one of the largest truck dealers in Romania, which sells Renault Trucks, filed for insolvency early in December, according to the Bucharest Court website. more

5 dec 2012

The Romanian car market will see more variables in 2013 than it did this year, which concern the pollution tax, the clunkers program, as well as the evolution of car sales to individuals, said Vlad more

26 nov 2012

The number of luxury cars registered in the first ten months of this year doubled compared with the similar period a year ago, to more than 900 cars worth almost EUR110 million in cumulated value. more

30 oct 2012

The growth of KLG came in 2012 from new clients, as many companies cut back on the storage space. Even so, the logistics and distribution company plans to build two new warehouses in Romania, as well more

17 oct 2012

Exports of more than EUR300 million and production increase by over 30,000 cars are what Mioveni will see if it gets to assemble the right hand drive Sandero. more

22 aug 2012

Vehicle production fell by over 4% in the first seven months year-on-year to almost 192,700 units, according to the statistics of the Association of Car Manufacturers and Importers (APIA). more

24 iul 2012

Romania fell three spots and placed sixth in Europe by sales of Dacia cars in the first half of 2012, in a ranking of sales by country compiled by carmaker Automobile Dacia, according to a ZF analysis more

23 iul 2012

Sales of luxury cars priced above EUR100,000 went up by less than 10% to 166 cars in the first half of 2012, compared with the same period in 2011, according to a ZF analysis based on statistics of more

20 iul 2012

The number of Dacia models made at the plant in Mioveni (southern Romania) went down from six to five this month, after Renault discontinued the Logan Pick-up. more

4 iun 2012

France and Spain were last month among the first Western-European markets to which the Renault group started deliveries of the first Dacia car manufactured entirely outside Romania, the Lodgy more

9 apr 2012

Austria’s OMV-held Petrom might see lower revenue than Automobile Dacia this year for the first time in its history, according to ZF’s estimates. more

23 ian 2012

The auto industry’s eyes turn towards the two carmakers active in Romania this year. Together, Ford and Dacia will make over 400,000 vehicles this year, and some 95% of the output will go to Western more

3 ian 2012

After more than four years of decline and missed forecasts for car sales on the local market, Dacia and Ford Romania will remain in the spotlight in 2012. While Dacia has been working at full capacity more