Dacia and Ford assembled almost 59,500 cars in July-August, 10% more than in the year-ago period, data from Romania’s carmakers’ association ACAROM show. This is the first rise in production in Romania since the lockdown was put in place in mid-March.
Automobile Dacia assembled 33,378 of those, slightly fewer than in the same time in 2019, when it made 36,404 units. Ford assembled 26,118 Puma and EcoSport SUVs in July-August, 46% more than in the corresponding period of last year.
Production in January-August reached 247,049 units, 22% fewer than in January-August 2019, while the decline in the first half stood at 29%.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)