The vehicles are destined for Algeria and will be loaded onto vehicle carrier ship A Ladybug, one of the world’s largest ships with a maximum loading capacity of 8,000 vehicles, Dacia said in a statement Friday.
The shipment includes car models Logan, Sandero, Symbol and Duster.
This is the highest volume of Dacia cars exported abroad through single shipment since 1999 when the automaker was acquired by French group Renault.
Dacia’s worldwide sales rose 4.8% on the year in 2012, to 359,822 cars, of which a little over 6% were sold on the Romanian market, where Dacia holds the top spot. Dacia cars are mainly sold in France (23.4%), Germany (13%), Algeria, Turkey and Italy.