10.12.2017

Carmaker Ford on Thursday launches its EcoSport model into large-scale production at its car factory in Craiova, southern Romania. more

09.12.2017

The second generation of small sport utility vehicle (SUV) EcoSport, assembled for the first time at Ford’s car factory in Craiova, represents Ford’s most important new product at the Frankfurt more

09.08.2017

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07.24.2017

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04.07.2017

Ford Romania, the owner of the Craiova automobile plant, has officially announced it will hire 976 people to fill its staffing needs in order to begin production of the next generation of the small more

08.26.2016

U.S. carmaker Ford will invest a minimum additional sum of EUR130 million from own sources at its Romanian unit Automobile Craiova by the end of 2019, the Romanian Finance Ministry said in a statement more

08.24.2016

In the absence of new models, Romania’s car production dropped 8.2% in the January-July, while exports shrank by 8.4%. These are the most serious declines in a decade and could cause the loss of more

06.10.2016

Ford Romania, the second largest carmaker on the local market, reported a turnover of EUR844.1 million in 2015, down 7% on the year. more

03.22.2016

Ford Motor Company will invest up to EUR200 million to manufacture the Ford EcoSport small SUV at its Craiova Assembly Plant in Romania starting next autumn, the company said in a statement on more

01.14.2016

John Oldham has been appointed general manager of the Craiova-based plant and president of Ford Romania, replacing Jan Gijsen, who has been running Ford’s operations in Romania in the last five more

12.07.2015

The retail segment will regain ground on the auto market, after having significantly shrunk over the past seven years due to the economic crisis, as more and more people will be able to afford to buy more

11.04.2015

Dacia and Ford exported almost 270,000 cars together in the first nine months according to the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA), an increase of 1.4% on the year-ago period. more

11.03.2015

Ford Romania plans to sell 130 Ecosport cars, its new small SUV, in 2015 and up to 800 next year, says its managing director Valerio Brenciaglia who is also a member of the board of directors of the more

08.06.2015

Cristian Prichea has been appointed sales director at Ford Romania, replacing Rafal Krajewski who has been running Ford’s local sales in the last two years. more

07.20.2015

Romanian carmaker Dacia accounted for 90% of Romanian car production in the first half of 2015, with over 186,100 vehicles, while Ford factory in Craiova accounted for only 12% of local car more

07.14.2015

Ford Romania, the second most important carmaker in Romania, posted EUR912 million revenue last year, down 17% on 2013, according to Finance Ministry data. more

04.03.2015

Ford Romania - the National Sales Company has a new general manager as of April 1, Valerio Brenciaglia, replacing Zoltan Brassai, who was made brand director for Ford Europe, the company announced. more

03.23.2015

U.S. carmaker Ford could start production of a second model at its plant in Craiova, Romania, in the second part of 2017, the EcoSport SUV. more

03.11.2015

The lack of a new Dacia model and the slowdown of the production in Mioveni along with the decline at the Ford plant in Craiova led to a drop in Romania’s car production by 5% to 391,500 cars in more

03.06.2015

U.S. carmaker Ford has started the voluntary layoff program targeting 500 of the 3,200 employees at its plant in Craiova (southern Romania), while the company decided to reduce working hours to avoid more

01.29.2015

Romania’s car industry climbed from revenue worth EUR8 billion in 2009 to EUR18 billion in 2014, according to data provided by the association of automotive manufacturers in Romania ACAROM. more

01.23.2015

Car purchases by individuals rose by 20% last year, in line with the market, with a trend of buyers paying cash in the detriment of classical products, such as bank loans. In the case of legal more

12.19.2014

The local auto market needs its potential customers to be able to get funding in order to grow the sales volumes towards the 2007-2008 level of more than 300,000 vehicles. more

11.19.2014

U.S. carmaker Ford will lay off 680 of some 3,200 employees at its plant in Craiova (southern Romania), meaning over 20% of its staff. more

10.22.2014

Ford assembled 43,300 cars in Craiova in the first nine months, 26% fewer than in the year-ago period, because the plant halted production on a number of days due to the decline in European demand. more