Romania Reports Around 0.22 Million Units of Sedan Production in First 5 Months 2019

In the first 5 months of 2019, around 0.22 million units of sedans were manufactured in Romania. This figure is also very likely to reach a new high this year

     Romanian car manufacturer Dacia is under control by French Renault Group. In the first 5 months of 2019, the production of Dacia at its Mioveni plant increased by 10.5% from the same period in 2018 to reach 160,498 units.  

     The model with the highest production was Dacia Duster (reaching 123,561 units), followed by Dacia Logan (reaching 15,327 units), Dacia Sandero (reaching 14,592 units) and Dacia Logan MCV(reaching 7,018 units).

     Since 1999 Romanian car manufacturer Dacia has become the subsidiary of French car manufacturer Renault.

     The sales of Dacia in the EU in the first 5 months of 2019 were up 12.1% to 253, 124 units, higher than the performance of Seat or Hyundai and close to Citroen.

     Dacia’s opponent in Romania is Ford. In the first 5 months of 2019, Ford manufactured 59,450 units of cars at its Craiova plant, up 1.2% from the same period in 2018.

    In 2018 Dacia and Ford manufactured more than 0.5 million units of cars, reaching a new record.