“No decision about Daimler’s engine plant had been made until yesterday (April 28), even though the Poles bragged about it. Romania is still in the cards for this investment,” local auto industry sources said.
Moreover, Daimler has already bought more land next to its transmissions plant in Sebes. The Sebes city mayor Alexandru Dancila said Daimler did buy land near its manufacturing site but could not say exactly how much.
On the other hand, Polish media has already reported Jawor won the race for the new plant, but Daimler did not confirm the media reports. Last December the Polish media said the country had won Jaguar-Land Rover’s investment in a new auto plant, but the group later announced it would go to Slovakia instead.
Daimler boss Dieter Zetsche in March last year said Romania could attract investment from the group, but the group needed infrastructure and labor first.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)