3 dec 2013

For the first time in six years, companies in the automotive business no longer expect a rebound next year, so the 2014 target is flat sales, as all estimates so far turned out to be wrong. more

27 nov 2013

Car production in Romania has been going down for three months now, and only Dacia somewhat rebounded in October, while Ford’s decline is getting worse. Does the target of 400,000 cars manufactured more

26 nov 2013

The lifting of sanctions on Iran will lead to restarting exports of CKD kits (fully disassembled cars to be assembled in the destination country) from the Dacia plant in Romania to the Renault plant more

21 nov 2013

The slow development of infrastructure and the lack of highways on key routes are forcing carriers and logistics companies to invest in expanding storage facilities throughout the country to be able more

19 nov 2013

Registrations of used cars imported from Western Europe increased again in October, according to data released by the Driving License and Vehicle Registration Department (DRPCIV). more

8 nov 2013

The Romanian engineering teams of German group Continental are involved in the project of the autonomous car, “the car of the future” that will drive itself, first only on the highway and then on more

4 nov 2013

Carmaker Renault expects production of the entry range, which includes the models built on the Logan platform, to exceed one million units for the first time or a third of the total cars made by the more

22 oct 2013

More than 107,000 cars older than ten years have been registered in Romania since the beginning of the year. more

21 oct 2013

A new record year for Dacia’s plant in Mioveni and Ford’s production in Romania, which will reach 60,000 cars at its plant in Craiova, have increased car production locally by 20% this year, the more

18 oct 2013

Last week’s visit by French group Renault head Charlos Ghosn in Romania highlighted again the competitiveness of the plant in Mioveni compared with the plant in Tangiers, Morocco, where Renault more

17 oct 2013

The ten largest transport firms and the ten largest logistics companies in Romania posted cumulated turnover of nearly EUR1 billion in 2012, in a business sector where contracts with multinationals in more

16 oct 2013

Ford’s engine production at its Romanian plant is accelerating to over 1,000 units per day, driven by exports outside Europe, while car production at the plant is affected by the declining car more

15 oct 2013

The auto market, both in Europe and in Romania, will continue its decline in 2013 and in 2014, as car sales are affected by the difficult economic context, said Israel Meir, chief executive officer of more

10 oct 2013

Economy cannot develop only by boosting production, which is then exported, but also as a result of domestic demand. As people’s income increases, the local market will grow, too. more

9 oct 2013

Albin Budinsky, CEO of major transport and logistics company Schenker Romtrans, says the good times of the pre-crisis years are not coming back, but that the company’s turnover could increase in the more

25 sep 2013

Companies operating the Romanian heavy truck market expect an increase in demand by the end of 2013, as transport firms will start to step up the fleet renewal process. more

23 sep 2013

The most important luxury car makers sold 16 cars with a price tag of more than EUR200,000 in Romania in the first eight months of 2013 up from 14 in the same time last year, according to the Driving more

19 sep 2013

Trucking company edy International Spedition, which is now reorganizing its business, plants to expand to Russia, Turkey and Kazakhstan to boost profitability. more

16 sep 2013

French group Renault, owner of Romanian carmaker Dacia, sold almost 185,000 cars on Dacia’s ten largest markets in the first eight months of 2013, up almost 5% on the year. They have a total market more

11 sep 2013

Renault’s plant in Tangiers, Morocco, is now as competitive as the Dacia plant in Mioveni, Romania, less than two years after opening and will become even more competitive than its rival. more

6 sep 2013

The start of sales of Dacia’s new Duster SUV on the local market is the most anticipated event by Dacia dealers in the second half of this year. more

4 sep 2013

The number of electric car models officially available for purchase in Romania has increased to five, with the introduction of the Ford Focus Electric, but only one electric car was sold on the local more

3 sep 2013

Romanian carmaker Automobile Dacia went from planned layoffs to a 20% increase in production in only seven months this year, as its sales in Europe rose more than 17% despite a 7% decline in the auto more

22 aug 2013

Carmakers Dacia and Ford could produce over 420,000 cars in Romania this year, 30% more than in 2012, if they keep up their current production pace. more

21 aug 2013

Romania’s used car imports reached the highest level in three years in July 2013, when 26,800 units were imported, up 72% on the year, according to the data provided by the Driving License and more