6 oct 2014

B-Max, the mini multipurpose vehicle (MPV) assembled by Ford at its plant in Craiova (southern Romania) is doing better than the company expected, says Joe Bakaj, vice-president of product development more

3 oct 2014

Carlos Ghosn, chairman and chief executive officer of Renault-Nissan Alliance, says the Automobile Dacia plant in Mioveni, southern Romania, might one day build a Renault model, not just Dacia. more

29 sep 2014

The rise in the wages of the 14,000 employees and the need for higher productivity are making French carmaker Renault, the owner of Automobile Dacia, consider improving automation of the plant in more

19 sep 2014

Romania needs investors to manufacture and invest as part of a long-term commitment if its economy is to achieve long-term sustainable development, says Christophe de Korver, general manager of more

17 sep 2014

Sales of heavy trucks of over 18 tons used mainly for international shipments rose by more than 34%, to over 2,600 new units, in the first seven months of the year, according to the Romanian more

12 sep 2014

Toyota Romania, the importer of Toyota and Lexus brands in Romania, owned by English group Inchcape Motors, expects its revenue to rise from EUR126 million in 2013 to EYR145 million in 2014 and EUR181 more

4 sep 2014

The production of Sandero, Dacia’s best-selling model in Europe, at the carmaker's Romanian factory fell 61% in the first seven months against the same period of 2013, to less than 30,000 units, more

22 aug 2014

The Romanian economy still has growth potential and its trend in the past year helped the business of transport and logistics companies, DB Schenker Logistics chief executive officer Albin Budinsky more

21 aug 2014

Exports of new cars assembled in Romania fell by more than 6% in July, compared with the corresponding month of 2013, to fewer than 34,300, according to the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers more

4 aug 2014

Western Europe generated 84% of new Dacia cars registrations in the first half of 2014, yet the brand did not make it among the top ten in any of the 15 markets there except for France, ZF has found more

1 aug 2014

Dragos Dinu is one step away from taking the position of chief executive officer of Tiriac Holdings, a group of more than 40 companies in automotive, real estate, aviation, retail, energy and more

31 iul 2014

Romanian businessman Ion Tiriac has increased his stake in Cluj-based car dealer RMB Inter Auto, which he owns together with the current transport minister Ioan Rus, from 55% to 70%, according to more

30 iul 2014

In eight of Romania’s 42 counties, less than 100 new cars were registered in the first six months of 2014, according to data provided by the Driver License and Vehicle Registration Department more

28 iul 2014

Registrations of new premium and luxury cars increased by just 6% in the first half of the year, according to the Driver License and Vehicle Registration Department (DRPCIV), to a little more than more

25 iul 2014

Dacia and Ford assembled 210,519 cars in the first half, 6% fewer than in the year-ago period, according to the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA). more

17 iul 2014

Romania’s clunkers scheme must be modified starting next year so that it may primarily sustain cars with low pollution levels and only then focus on driving used cars out of the market, the head of more

8 iul 2014

New car registrations went up 75% in June compared with the year-ago period, to almost 7,000 units, the highest level in the last two years, according to the Driver License and Vehicle Registration more

8 iul 2014

German-held do-it-yourself retailer OBI, which entered Romania in 2008, is getting ready to leave the market where it operates seven stores that generated only EUR37 million sales last year. more

3 iul 2014

Up to 5% of the new cars registered in Romania every month are deregistered in a matter of days from registration and reexported, mainly to the Western European market, Driver License and Vehicle more

26 iun 2014

The plans of US carmaker Ford to significantly boost sales of sport utility vehicles (SUV), one of the most dynamic segments of the auto market, could bring up again the idea of having the Ecosport more

24 iun 2014

Romanian sales of passenger cars with engines below 1.2 liters rose over 60% on the year in the first five months of 2014, to over 3,000 units, according to car dealers’ data. more

23 iun 2014

Romania's first-quarter economic growth, of 3.5%, is a positive signal and can lead to an increase of the auto market after six consecutive years of decline, said Peter Copetti, the Austrian executive more

20 iun 2014

Out of the 2.45 million cars assembled by Dacia and Renault last year, more than one million were built on the Logan platform that first went into production in Dacia's plant in Mioveni, southern more

10 iun 2014

German-held Continental group, which includes seven companies operating eight production units in six cities, reported 21% higher revenue in Romania in 2013, to nearly EUR1.83 billion, according with more

4 iun 2014

The sales of the B-Max model made in Craiova, southern Romania, fell 9% in the first quarter of the year to less than 16,900 units in Europe, on a small multipurpose vehicle (MPV) market that grew by more