Virtually the entire profit for the year – namely RON625.9 million, is set to be distributed as dividends to the majority shareholder, Renault SA, which owns 99.4263% in the Mioveni-based automaker.
By comparison, in 2019 – a boom year for Dacia, when discussions were underway to increase capacity from 350,000 to 400,000 units, Automobile Dacia SA allocated a net profit of RON662 million lei, RON215 million of which were dividends.
At the same time, the management report signed by Katrin Adt, Chair of the Board of Directors and CEO of Dacia, on April 16, 2026, officially confirms three important points: investments plummeted by nearly two-thirds, the project to expand production capacity in Mioveni was officially abandoned, and the number of employees has decreased by 955 in a single year.
Money is going abroad: RON626 million dividends for Renault, while EUR400 million are directed to Bursa, Türkiye, for Striker.
In the 2025 fiscal year, Automobile Dacia recorded RON629.2 million net profit. The total proposed allocation for 2026 is RON672.3 million (including retained earnings from previous years), of which RON625.9 million lei is to go towards dividends. Based on its 99.4263% stake, Renault SA will receive the entire amount.
This, however, is only part of the picture. The profit generated in Mioveni is transferred almost entirely to the shareholder, while Renault Group’s new strategic investments for the Dacia range are directed elsewhere.
The new Dacia Striker, the first Dacia model manufactured outside of Mioveni, will be produced at the Oyak Renault plant in Bursa, Türkiye, following a EUR400 million investment. The model had initially been considered for Romania, but plans changed. Similarly, the Sandero, Logan, and Jogger were transferred to the Renault plant in Tangiers, Morocco, to make room for the Bigster in Mioveni.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)