Schneider said negotiations on changing the terms of the contract through which Ford bought the Craiova-based car plant in 2007 might be ended by December 31. He highlighted that the investment plan will not be changed.
In June 2011, Ford said it would manufacture, alongside the B-Max, a new B-class model, once it ends the production of light commercial vehicle Transit Connect.
The first B-Max units will be manufactured next year. The minivan will be produced exclusively in Romania.
Ford bought the Romanian auto assembly plant back in 2007. Under the deal, the U.S. carmaker pledged to pay the state up to 25% of the purchase price unless it stepped up production to over 250,000 units by September 2011.
Last year, the Romanian Government agreed to extend the 2011 deadline by to years.