Speaking at the ZF Auto&Logistics 2017 conference organized by Ziarul Financiar on Thursday, said that beside the issue of infrastructure, mainly the lack of highways, the loss of employees’ competences is another problem the automotive industry is facing. Sicoe added Romania must develop its education system and adjust curricula to the needs of the automotive sector in order to keep competencies in the country.
Sicoe went on saying Romania’s car production rose to approximately 400,000 vehicles in 2016 and 470 companies in the field. The automotive industry has 200,000 employees and boasts a turnover of EUR22 billion, of which EUR13 billion go to export.