Dacia, a unit of French group Renault, is one of the largest automakers in Romania.
During his visit to Mioveni, Gerea said that Renault’s plant in Romania will not be relocated and the management of the French group wants to keep the production facility as the most important one outside France.
“There is no such thing as relocation,” Gerea told MEDIAFAX.
Gerea pointed out that the Romanian authorities see Dacia Renault as “one of the most important players in the Romanian economy” and therefore, will make sure the investors at Mioveni get “everything they need to do their work” and even expand the business.
Dacia’s global sales rose 19.3% on the year to a record 429,540 vehicles in 2013, from around 360,000 vehicles a year earlier. Dacia sold 404,000 cars abroad last year, a new all-time high from 337,674 units sold in 2012. France was the largest foreign market for Dacia cars, with 94,000 units, followed by Germany, Algeria, Turkey and Spain.
In Romania, the carmaker sold 24,890 units in 2013, up 12.4% year-on-year. It was the first increase in volume since 2007, according to Dacia.