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ArchiveVolkswagen and Varta might collaborate for electric cars batteries
Volkswagen Group and Varta battery producer intend to accomplish the development of the lithium-ion batteries designed for electric automobiles, planning to achieve competitiveness by improving their technology and also their price, according to Automotive News Europe. The German...
The german company Mansory opens a dealership in Romania
The german company Mansory, specialized in luxury car tuning, opended a local dealership and expects turovers of EUR100.000 by the end of the year. In 2010, the company expect to double it’s tourovers. Businessman Irinel Columbeanu and football coach Cosmin Olaroiu are some of the...
Dacia has sold over 194,000 cars in 2008
Romanian carmaker Dacia, the local unit of French Renault, reported a 17.1% increase in global sales, to 194,165 units, in the first nine months of the year, compared with 165,834 units in the same period a year ago, according to data offered by Renault. Of total sales, 181,081 vehicles were...
Volkswagen brings VW Scirocco to Romania
Porsche Romania, local importer of Wolkswagen cars, launched the Scirocco hatchback, available in two petrol engines, at prices ranging between 21,603 euro and 24,808 euro, VAT included. The sales target for Scirocco, which is available exclusively with three-door hatchback body, is 60 units...
Dacia introduces the Logan MCV in Paris auto show
Romanian carmaker Dacia premiered the Logan MCV in the Paris Auto Show. The company also introduced the Logan eco2 concept and the 1.5 liter and 85 hp Sandero diesel, which will be launched in Romania early next year. The revamped Logan MCV has the interior and the front side similar to those of...
Porsche Romania targets selling 40 Bentleys in 2009
Porsche Romania plans to sell 40 Bentley cars in 2009 and five cars this year, Brent Valmar, the company's president, said on Thursday in a press statement. Porsche Romania has officially launched the English manufacturer of luxury automobiles brand Bentley on the Romanian market on Thursday....
Porsche Romania will officially import, Bentley automobils
Porsche Romania will officially import and trade the luxury auto brand Bentley as of Thursday, the local unit's brand manager Adrian Pascu said on Tuesday. The official operations for Bentley brand start in a provisory showroom on around 200 square meters. It and will be transferred into a...
Mercedes presented the concept GLK
Mercedes-Benz presented at the Auto Show from Detroit the Vision GLK Freeside, the company trying to show the way in which is headed the design of SUV in the next years. GLK is a mixed between off-roader and a compact luxury car.
Chrysler will market Nissan
Chrysler will market under own brand, on the South America market, a new small vehicle, with low consume of fuel, produced by the Japanese company Nissan. The new car will have at base the model Nissan Versa and will be delivered to the group Chrysler starting 2009.
Romanian Auto Market Down By 15% In 1H
Total auto sales in Romania, including commercial vehicles and buses, fell in the first half nearly 15% on the year, from 58 944 to 50,272 units, according to the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA) data. Romanian new passenger car sales fell 18.3% to 43,233 units in January...
Over 160,116 Cars, Scrapped in Romania’s 2010 Clunkers Program
According to Romanian Environment Ministry, more than 160,000 cars older than ten years were scrapped in 2010 within Romania's clunkers program. Until 20th of August, 2010 there were bought over 35,000 new cars, of which 50% were produced on the local market. The 2010 clunkers program was...
Romania’s Car Market Dropped 49% in Jan-May
In the first five months of the year, the Romanian car market has dropped 49% regarding the number of new car registrations, to 26,351 units, the biggest drop in the European Union, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). The biggest increase in the number of car...
Romania’s Car Exports To Germany Exceeded Imports Last Year
In 2009, Romania’s car exports to Germany exceeded imports, moving from a trade deficit of EUR762.8 million on the auto sector in 2008, to a trade surplus of EUR306.4 million in 2009, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS). Germany became Romanian carmaker Dacia's...
Dacia Duster SUV, launched on Romanian Market
The first SUV of Romanian carmaker Dacia, The Duster, was launched today on the local market, at a starting price of EUR10,500."Duster will consolidate Dacia's international expansion and will allow us to bring in new clients, drawn by its robust and modern aspect, but also by the price to...
Romanian Auto Market Down 63% In New Car Registrations In February
According to the European Carmakers Association ACEA, Romania’s auto market registered the sharpest decline in the European Union in February. The local market reported a 63% decline in the number of new car registrations compared to February 2009, while the EU market increased 3%. New car...
Romanian Dacia Duster SUV Will Enter the British Market at the End of 2012
Duster, the new crossover SUV produced by Romanian carmaker Dacia, will enter the British market at the end of 2012, according to French carmaker Renault, owner of Automobile Dacia. The 4x2 Duster model will be sold on the British market at prices starting at EUR11,900 (GBP10,800). In Romania,...
Renault says 10% of Cars Parts Traded on Romanian Auto Market Are Counterfeited
Almost 10% of car parts from the Romanian automotive market are counterfeited, Jean Francois Martin, quality and service manager with French automaker Renault, said today. Amongst these more common are car body parts and braking and directional control systems. According to Martin, trades of...
Dacia Duster Set For European Launch In Spring 2010
Romanian car maker Dacia announced that the Duster model will be launched, in two versions, 4X2 and 4X4, in Europe, Turkey, Algeria and Morocco in spring next year. Starting June 2010 the model will also be available, under the Renault brand, in Ukraine, the Middle East and Africa. ...
Romania’s new car sales down 54.3% in the first nine months
The Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association, or APIA, announced that the sales of new cars in Romania dropped 54.3% on the year to 101,770 vehicles in the first nine months. Last year, between January and September, new car sales stood at 222,997 units. In September alone, new...
