Automotive
Romania To Award Two Contracts For Road Upgrades, Worth Combined RON490M
Romanian public road authority CNADNR wants to modernize two sections of roads DN 76 and DN 66 with a combined length of 100 km, through contracts worth an estimated 490 million (EUR114 mill...
CFR Calatori Traffic Down 7% In 2011
Romanian state railway operator CFR Calatori carried 53.45 million passengers last year, 7.3% less compared with 2010, because of a larger national car park, fewer commuters, lower purchasin...
Bucharest Subway Unions Threaten Strikes If Telecom Services Are Outsourced
Bucharest subway unionists are threatening to go on strike if the Government decides to outsource the telecom services for the companies under the Ministry of Transport's authority, a move w...
ACEA: Romania's New Car Registrations Up 86.4% On Year To Nearly 5,000 Units In January
New car registrations in Romania soared 86.4%, to 4,937 units in January 2012, which translates into the strongest percentage increase in the European Union, while the EU auto market fell 7....
Altur Slatina 2011 Profit Slumps Despite Higher Sales
Romanian car parts maker Altur Slatina (ALT.RO) Wednesday said its net profit dropped to around 378,400 lei (EUR87,000) in 2011, from RON2.9 million a year earlier, despite higher sales.
Cluj, Romania Authorities Approve Contract With Bosch, Land Lease Extended
Authorities in Cluj, Romania, on Wednesday approved the contract with German company Bosch for the opening of a car part factory in the county, and also extended the lease on the plot by 50...
APIA: Passenger Car Sales Down 21% On Year In January
Romanian new passenger car sales fell 21% on the year to 3,475 units in January, from 4,399 units in the year-earlier month, the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association, or APIA,...
Western, Northern, Central Romania Under Yellow Code Alert For Snowfall
Romanian meteorologists issued a new yellow code advisory expecting heavy snowfall and blizzards in the western, northern and central regions of the country until Thursday evening.
Rising Orders Lift Schaeffler Romania Sales To RON1.45B
German manufacturer Schaeffler Romania, which owns a ball bearing plant in Brasov, last year posted turnover of around 1.45 billion lei (EUR330 million), 12% higher than in 2010.