The carmakers profit dropped 13.5% on the year, to EUR140 million in 2019, the second biggest profit in company history.
Dacia had an average number of 14,760 employees in 2019.
Dacia’s turnover declined as its output grew 4.2% to nearly 350,000 vehicles, the highest output achieved so far.
On the other hand, 2019 brought the first changes for what was to follow in 2020 but the pandemic radically changed company plans. In 2019 Dacia was planning to raise its production capacity to 406,000 units but those plans were put on hold in February. At the same time, the European auto market was expected to register a slight decline in 2020 but the pandemic led to a steep decline of 30%, severely affecting all European carmakers.