Both models will be produced at Renault’s plant in Tangiers, Morocco. Lodgy MPV will be launched officially at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2012.
Dubruel pointed out that Lodgy might, to a certain extent, cannibalize the Logan model, as they both are family cars.
According to Dubruel, Renault wants to create new Dacia models to explore new car segments.
There is a production plan aimed to explore other car segments, as it happened in the case of Sandero, which covers the city car segment, said Dubruel, adding that each new Dacia model will address to a different category of clients.
He highlighted that Dacia’s short- and medium-run strategy does not include the production of electric cars, as the technology is currently too costly.
Last year, Automobile Dacia sold 343,233 cars worldwide. In Romania, Dacia sold 30,867 cars, down 15.9% on the year.