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

20 aug 2013

New car registrations in Romania dropped 5% to 5,700 units on the year in July, according to data provided by the Interior Ministry’s Driving License and Vehicle Registration Department (DRPCIV). more

5 aug 2013

Romania was the European market where Dacia declined the most in the first half of 2013, with registrations of the Romanian-branded car down by 23% compared with the similar interval a year ago. more

26 iul 2013

Car sales stood at less than 100 units since the beginning of the year in 13 counties in Romania, which clearly shows the market is headed towards 60,000 units (the same as in 1993). Only several more

25 iul 2013

The Duster SUV, sold worldwide under the Dacia and Renault brands, became the best-selling car model of the French group in the first half of 2013. more

17 iul 2013

Romanian carmaker Dacia’s registrations went up 17% in Europe in the first half compared with the year-ago period to more than 144,000 units, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' more

12 iul 2013

The Romanian car market is this year heading towards the volumes of the early 90s, when sales were dominated only by Dacia and imports were low, the purchasing power was affected by a very high more

28 iun 2013

The first generation of Logan put Dacia on the European map and drove the production of the plant in southern Romania up from 300 to more than 500 cars a day. Now Logan II is assembled in a plant that more

13 iun 2013

New car registrations fell 21% in the first five months of the year to almost 20,600 units, according to the data of the Driving License and Vehicle Registration Department (DRPCIV). more

12 iun 2013

German car part maker Draexlmaier, the third largest employer in the Romanian automotive industry, plans to hire more than 1,000 people at its Romanian plants in Codlea and Satu Mare, which make more

5 iun 2013

The slow development of infrastructure is one of the main reasons why Romania does not get more investments from car part manufacturers, along with the fact that authorities promise infrastructure more

31 mai 2013

Car part manufacturer Continental Automotive Romania continues local investment and plans to create 1,000 new jobs. more

22 mai 2013

Romania could assemble almost 450,000 cars in 2013, while Italy’s production will go down towards 360,000 cars, according to the trends in the first quarter of 2013, when local production rose 32%. more