Dacia plant in Romania ups production by 6.8% in 2018
The Dacia car plant in Mioveni, in Southern Romania, produced more than 335,000 vehicles in 2018, which represents an increase of 6.8% over the previous year, according to data from the Association of Romanian Car Manufacturers – ACAROM.
In 2017, the Dacia factory in Romania produced almost 314,000 vehicles.
Most of the vehicles produced at the Mioveni car plant in 2018 were Dacia Duster cars – 236,921 units. Dacia Sandero came next, at a great distance, with 42,146 units produced last year, followed by Dacia Logan – 33,841 units and Dacia Logan MCV – 22,354 units.
Renault also began producing a new engine in Romania in December, namely a petrol-based IG-T100 with a capacity of 1 liter. The engine is currently used for the Nissan Micra model only.
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Irina Marica, irina.marica@romania-insider.com
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