Orban also said Renault Group has an extremely profitable, beneficial business activity in Romania, adding he is convinced the problems the Group is facing are not caused by the activity in Romania, which is extremely profitable, well organized and advantageous for Renault Group in its entirety.

The prime minster pointed out that the Romanian government has a tight collaboration with Dacia Renault Group’s management in Romania. 

Romanian carmaker Automobile Dacia, held by Renault, employs some 18,000 people in Romania.

French carmaker Renault has unveiled plans to reduce its fixed costs by over EUR2 billion during a tree-year period, which target, among others, to suspend projects in Romania and Morocco, axe almost 4,600 positions in France and scrap over 10,000 jobs in the rest of the world.