Automotive
Romanian-Built Ford B-Max May Be Ordered Starting Friday
The Ford B-Max, built at Ford's plant in Craiova, Romania, will be available for pre-orders from Friday, for prices starting at EUR13,400, VAT included, and will ship starting September 15.
Relocation Of Low-Cost Flights To Otopeni Adds 6,600 Passengers Daily
The about 14,000 passengers arriving on or departing from Romania’s largest airport, Henri Coanda (Otopeni), will be joined by an average of 6,600 people daily from March 25, after the reloc...
Romanian-Made Ford B-Max Can Be Ordered Starting Thursday
The first Ford made exclusively in Romania, family car B-Max, can be ordered starting Thursday from the national dealer network, more than four years after the US carmaker took over the Roma...
Tarom Cut Handling Costs By $1M Annually Through Contract Renegotiation
Romanian state-run airline Tarom has cut handling costs by $1 million annually after Transport Minister Alexandru Nazare asked the company to renegotiate the loss-generating handling contrac...
Almost Half Of Romania's Priority EU-Funded Projects Stuck In First Stages Of Execution
Almost half of the EU-funded projects given priority by Romania's Government have seen insignificant progress in the first two months of the year, with some standing at 0.5% completion or no...
Ford To Hire 500 Workers At Craiova
US automaker Ford, which in March 2008 took over the Craiova-based car manufacturing plant, has decided to hire 500, which would raise the number of employees to 4,000. This is the first ste...
EBRD: Romania Made Little Progress In Involving Private Sector In Infrastructure Projects
Romania has made little progress in involving the private sector in public-private partnership (PPP) or concession projects targeting road infrastructure, the European Bank for Reconstructio...
Dacia’s Duster Overtakes Logan Sales For The First Time
The tough winter, poor road conditions and the absence of the clunkers scheme led sales of Dacia’s Duster SUV in Romania to overtake those of Logan for the first time in February, after the...
Clunkers Program Now Open To Companies
Automobile makers and distributors, as well as scrap collectors, can sign up for the 2012 edition of Romania's car scrappage program, which will become open to individuals on April 3.