Dacia’s Mioveni car plant rolled out fewer cars in May compared
to the same interval of the previous year for the second month in a
row. Only Duster boasted a production increase, according to data
provided by the Association of Car Manufacturers and Importers
(APIA).
Dacia produced almost 136,000 cars in the first five months of this
year, down 7% on the year.
Duster remained the main driver of Dacia exports in the first five months of 2011, with a total volume of 67,400 cars, according to APIA statistics.
Exports accounted for 90% of Dacia’s output in the first five months, with 98% of the manufactured Dusters being shipped abroad.
Almost one year after the first Dacia SUV officially started being manufactured, Duster production is up, while Sandero production dropped by 65% in the first five months of 2011 from the same interval a year ago.
If comparing total production per model with exports, the
exports of the sedan version of Logan amounts to almost 53%,
followed by Logan MCV with 94% and Sandero with 97%.
Constantin Stroe, vice-president of Automobile Dacia, said that by
September 15 the Mioveni plant’s production would get close to the
level reported last year, of almost 240,000 cars.