Automotive
France’s Reed Capital Buys Walor Automotive Component Plant In Sfantu Gheorghe
French investment firm Reed Capital has acquired Walor Precision Turning, a manufacturer of metal components for the automotive industry, with factories in Sfantu Gheorghe (Romania), Lege (F...
New Car Registrations In Romania Flat YoY In January-June 2026
The number of new car registrations in Romania was flat at 64,850 vehicles from January through June compared with the same period in 2025, with the local market ranking 17th in Europe, acco...
John Cleworth Appointed Vice President, Dacia, Product Performance
Dacia has a new vice president for strategy, products and business: John Cleworth, who has been with the Renault Group for almost 25 years. He will serve as Vice President Dacia Product Perf...
Faurecia Romania 2025 Net Profit Up 18.5% YoY To RON43.8M
Faurecia Romania, the local subsidiary of French automotive component giant Faurecia, ended 2025 with a turnover of RON1.344 billion (EUR266.7 million), down 11.3% from RON1.516 billion (EUR...
Romania Car Output Down 16% in June, almost 13% in H1/2026
Romania in the first half of this year manufactured just 247,972 passenger cars, 12.7% fewer than in the year-earlier period. This is the weakest year start of the past five years and in Jun...
New Car Registrations Up Almost 53% YoY In June
New car registrations rose by 52.9% in June 2026 compared with June 2025, while the electrified vehicle segment saw a 72% increase, according to preliminary data published by the Association...
Automotive Component Maker Mahle Componente De Motor Loss Narrows In 2025
Mahle Componente de Motor, the local subsidiary of Germany’s Mahle Group, posted RON1.052 billion (EUR208.8 million) revenue in 2025, down approximately 3% from the previous year’s RON1.084...
Airbag Maker TRW Automotive Safety Systems Posts 6.3% Growth In Net Profit To Over RON21M In 2025
Airbag manufacturer TRW Automotive Safety Systems, part of Germany’s ZF Group, posted RON1.414 billion (EUR280.5 million) revenue in 2025, down 7.8% from the previous year’s RON1.535 billion...
Automotive Locking System Manufacturer Huf Romania Returns To Profit In 2025
Huf Romania, a manufacturer of automotive locking systems part of Germany’s Huf Group, posted about RON856 million (EUR169.8 million) revenue in 2025, up 12.5% from the previous year’s RON76...