Lodgy MPV will be Dacia’s first model assembled in another country. It will be launched officially at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2012.
Alongside photos, Dacia also disclosed the first official data regarding the new car model.
The 4.5-meter long Lodgy is a family car in two versions, with five and seven seats, and will be outfitted with equipment produced especially for Dacia, the carmaker said in a press release.
The name Lodgy, which makes one think of the English word “lodge”, is a direct reference to the car’s main trait: its capacity to lodge an entire family and their luggage, reads the press release.
Lodgy is the seventh model produced by Dacia after it was taken over by Renault.
It will be produced in Morocco alongside another new Dacia model, to be presented this year too.
Last fall, Renault decided to relocate a part of the production of Sandero from its plant in Mioveni, southern Romania, to its plant in Casablanca, Morocco, to extend the Duster production capacity.
Dacia will also start the production of a new Logan generation, whose launch has been scheduled for this year.
Automobile Dacia registered a turnover of EUR2.7 billion in 2010, up 26.6% on the year.