Ford started its engine production in Craiova in May 2012, with the 1-liter EcoBoost engine, followed by the 1.5-liter EcoBoost engine in April 2013. Ford currently produces approximately 1,000 engines daily at its Romanian plant.
The 1.5-liter EcoBoost engine was launched last year in China, equipping the new Ford Mondeo, followed by the Fusion sedan model in North America, and will also be available for the European version of the new Mondeo model in 2014.
Ford also announced that the EcoBoost 1.5-liter engine produced in Craiova will also equip the Ford Focus model, being sent to Germany in the second half of the year.
Craiova-based plant currently employs around 1,000 people, working in two shifts.
The US carmaker also produces the B-Max model in Romania.