Carmaker Dacia, one of the largest Romanian companies and Romania’s main exporter, reported last year a turnover of around EUR 2.7 billion, up 26.6 percent compared to the previous year.

Due to the Duster SUV 81,000 exported units in the first seven months of 2010, Dacia, owned by the French group Renault, has managed to increase its turnover under a declining Romanian economy and a domestic auto market that lost another 25 percent of its volume.

According to data published on the company's web site, Dacia's reported net profit for 2010 was of EUR 71.2 million, compared to EUR 56.1 million in 2009. The profit rate was 2.6 percent, the average of the global car manufacturers.

Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com