This is the highest growth in the past three years and if it continues at the same rate, Dacia’s revenue should amount to more than RON20.4 billion in 2016. The company posted RON19.1 billion revenue in 2015, and accounts for about 3% of Romania’s GDP and 10% of the country’s exports together with its suppliers.
The growth comes after Dacia launched the automated manual transmission Logan and Sandero models in Europe this year, as well as top trim versions that drove the average price of cars sold up.
The Duster SUV, the most expensive model of the Renault-owned local carmaker, saw a significant increase in production by 20% to almost 104,000 units in the first half, accounting for 60% of the plant’s production, up from 47% in the year-ago period.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)