Its profit rose nearly 18% to RON539 million in 2017, compared with RON456 million a year before.
Overall, Dacia factory in Mioveni saw a 2% increase in vehicle production year-on-year in January-March 2018, to some 85,400 units, according to the association of automotive manufacturers in Romania ACAROM.
Overall, the first-quarter vehicle production has a market value of nearly EUR1.3 billion, considering an average price of EUR15,000, VAT included.
The Dacia Duster SUV came to account for over 63% of the factory’s vehicle production, which is the biggest quota registered so far and corresponds to a volume of over 53,900 units. Sandero comes second with 14,341 units, followed by Logan with 9,304 units and Logan MCV with 7,818 units, respectively.