“We have resumed production for November, with a daily volume of 370 cars and 1,000 engines,” Zoltan Brassai said at the 2013 Mediafax Talks about Auto Industry conference.
Ford produces its B-Max model in Craiova and the 1-liter and 1.5-liter EcoBoost engines.
Brassai said around 90% of the cars produced in Craiova are exported to European markets, while most of the engines are shipped to the Americas and Africa.
Ford Romania’s executive chief expects the local auto market will grow 25% to around 320,000 units in 2013, of which 70,000 new vehicles. Last year, Romanians bought approximately 85,000 new cars and 170,000 used ones.
Ford Motor Co. became the main shareholder in the Craiova-based plant in 2007, after it bought a 72.4% stake from the Romanian state in exchange for EUR57 million. Ford later increased its stake to over 90%.
The US carmaker employs around 3,500 staff in Romania.