Dacia surpassed Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Hungary Kft, the Hungarian division of German automobile concern Daimler AG, but placed behind Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech S.R.O. from Czechia, which ended 2022 with turnovers of EUR4 billion and EUR6.54 billion, respectively.
The top spot is held by Czech Skoda Auto, a carmaker and car engine manufacturer held by Volkswagen AG, which reported a turnover of EUR18.1 billion in 2022, according to the ranking compiled by Surplex, a company headquartered in Düsseldorf that sells used industrial machines and equipment.
Automobile Dacia touched a record high in 2018, when it reached a turnover of EUR5.3 billion and a net profit of EUR162 million. In 2022, Automobile Dacia reported a net profit of EUR107 million, higher than EUR101 million in 2021 and EUR62 million in 2020, as per data centralized by Ziarul Financiar (ZF) daily.
The Surplex ranking lists Volkswagen Slovakia A.S. on the second spot, with a turnover of EUR9.73 billion in 2022. The car plant in Bratislava is the only car plant in the world that manufactures under the same roof vehicles for five brands, such as Audi, Porsche, Seat, Škoda and Volkswagen.
The third spot is held by Audi Hungaria, a company established in 1993, which had a turnover of EUR8.44 billion in 2022. KIA Slovakia landed on the fourth place, with a turnover of EUR6.76 billion in 2022.
The ranking also lists Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech S.R.O., a company established in 2006 which had a turnover of EUR6.54 billion in 2022.
Volkswagen Poznań Poland came in eighth with a turnover of EUR3.67 billion in 2022, while Poland’s Inter Cars fell to the ninth position, with a turnover of EUR3.29 billion in 2022.
Volkswagen Group Polska SP. Z O.O. placed last in the ranking, with a turnover of EUR2.89 billion in 2022.