10.22.2014

Exports of Dacia and Ford cars dropped by almost 13% in the third quarter from the year-earlier period, according to data provided by the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA). more

10.06.2014

B-Max, the mini multipurpose vehicle (MPV) assembled by Ford at its plant in Craiova (southern Romania) is doing better than the company expected, says Joe Bakaj, vice-president of product development more

08.28.2014

U.S. carmaker Ford will halt its production lines in Craiova, Romania for nine days in September, citing the volatility of the European car market, which had an impact on its B-Max sales. more

08.21.2014

Exports of new cars assembled in Romania fell by more than 6% in July, compared with the corresponding month of 2013, to fewer than 34,300, according to the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers more

07.25.2014

Dacia and Ford assembled 210,519 cars in the first half, 6% fewer than in the year-ago period, according to the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA). more

07.17.2014

Romania’s clunkers scheme must be modified starting next year so that it may primarily sustain cars with low pollution levels and only then focus on driving used cars out of the market, the head of more

07.14.2014

Romania's state assets authority and U.S. carmaker Ford have signed the papers completing the privatization of Automobile Craiova, the institution said Monday. more

06.26.2014

The plans of US carmaker Ford to significantly boost sales of sport utility vehicles (SUV), one of the most dynamic segments of the auto market, could bring up again the idea of having the Ecosport more

06.06.2014

Ford Romania nearly doubled its turnover in 2013, to RON4.84 billion from RON2.47 billion in 2012, and the company switched to profit, posting net earnings of RON68.8 million, from a loss of RON480.6 more

05.07.2014

U.S. carmaker Ford said the company received a supplementary order of approximately 900 B-Max vehicles, which are produced at its carmaking plant in Craiova (southern Romania), thus, it will halt more

04.17.2014

Dacia and Ford assembled 107,573 cars in the first quarter of the year, 0.1% fewer than in the year-ago period, according to the data of the Association of Automotive Manufacturers and Importers more

04.16.2014

Sales of B-Max car model on European markets fell 11.5% in the first three months of 2014, to 16,800 units, according to data provided by U.S. carmaker Ford. more

04.03.2014

U.S. carmaker Ford has decided to temporarily halt production of B-Max car model at its Romanian carmaking plant in Craiova for six working days in April, eight in May and nine in June, due to weak more

04.01.2014

The increase in car production at both Dacia’s plant in Mioveni and at Ford’s plant in Craiova placed Romania on the top spot among the countries with the highest car production growth rate in more

03.25.2014

US carmaker Ford will have to receive EUR15 million from the Romanian government even though the company should have been fined EUR14.25 million for its breach of the privatization contract. more

03.19.2014

If Romania wants to attract investors and become competitive in the region, it needs to speed up infrastructure upgrade process, believes Zoltan Brassai, managing director of Ford Romania and member more

03.18.2014

U.S. carmaker Ford Tuesday announced it produced the engine number 250,000 at its Craiova-based plant, a 1.5-liter EcoBoost engine (180 hp), that will be exported to the US to equip a Ford Fusion more

03.14.2014

The local auto market will increase in 2014 after six consecutive years of decline, driven not by real estate profits but by the growth of various companies, believes Lucian Alexe, shareholder of car more

02.24.2014

The EcoBoost 1.5-liter engine made in Craiova, Romania, will equip the new Ford Focus, the U.S. carmaking giant announced Monday. more

02.19.2014

Ford Motor Co. will suspend production for eight days at its Romanian plant during the March-April period because of weak market demand for its B-Max model, the company said Wednesday. more

02.18.2014

Carmakers Dacia and Ford assembled almost 32,800 cars together in January, according to market data, 6% fewer than in the year-ago month. This is the first time in three years when car production more

02.17.2014

Last year’s gross domestic product growth of 3.5% was helped by the 10% rise in exports, which was fueled by Ford, with an estimated increase of EUR1.5 billion on 2012, and the grain traders, which more

02.17.2014

U.S. carmaker Ford will be transferring part of its Ford Fiesta production from Cologne, Germany, to its Romanian plant in Craiova, in 2017, German newspaper Bild reported citing unnamed sources. more

01.27.2014

Car production hit a record high in Romania in 2013, overshooting the 400,000-unit mark for the first time, according to data provided by the two automakers operating locally, Dacia and Ford, more

01.08.2014

Ford Romania ended 2013, its first full year of car and engine production, with almost 70,000 B-Max vehicles assembled and 250,000 engines made, sources close to the plant in Craiova said. more