Basescu said he wants to be the first Romanian citizen to buy this car. In 2010, Basescu was the first buyer of Dacia’s first SUV model, Duster.
He also aims that Ford develops at Craiova a center of excellence similar to the one developed by Dacia’s owner, French group Renault.
U.S. carmaker Ford on Monday started the production of minivan B-Max at its plant in Craiova, and targets to manufacture 60,000 units this year.
About 99% of its 2012 output will be exported. Ford estimates it will produce 105,000 units next year.