Logan model has seen over 2.5 million pieces manufactured worldwide since launching.
The first images were published on Monday on the Internet by French L’Automobile Magazine, confirming rumors that Dacia will launch its two new models at the French Paris Motor Show which starts on September 27.
The impact of the launches will be a major one for Romania, considering that the latest mass-produced model to come out of the Romanian Mioveni plant was Duster in 2010, which now accounts for more than half of the 1,400 cars assembled daily at the plant, while Dacia’s Lodgy and Dokker are manufactured exclusively in Morocco.
The new-generation Logan comes with a German-influenced design, includes a navigation system, new engines and is closer to European cars.
The launch of Logan in June 2004 was the moment when Romania made it on the European map of car manufacturing centers, and eight years later Dacia has come to account for 8% of Romania’s exports, as well as for 3% of the country’s gross domestic product.
(English version by Daniela Stoican)