Dacia is celebrating the manufacturing of its 10 millionth automobile because the value-for-money model was born in 1968.
The Dacia Duster Excessive SE in City Gray was produced on the firm’s plant in Romania.
Dacia assembled its first automobile, the Dacia 1100, in August 1968. The next 12 months, the favored Dacia 1300 mannequin was launched. It impressed a complete household of derivatives such because the saloon, station wagon, sports activities coupe and LCV and remained in manufacturing for 35 years.
A brand new chapter in Dacia’s historical past was opened following its acquisition by Renault Group in 1999.
With the launch of Logan in 2004, Dacia turned a worldwide carmaker and the tempo of gross sales accelerated. In 2005, Dacia opened a manufacturing line outdoors Romania, on the Somaca plant in Casablanca, Morocco.
Dacia launched within the UK in January 2013 and loved probably the most profitable begin ever for a brand new automotive model within the UK. To date, greater than 220,000 Dacia autos have been bought. In all, Dacia autos are bought in 44 nations.
Inside the 10 million autos produced, there have been:
- 2.6 million Dacia Sandero and Sandero Stepway, the best-selling automobile to personal clients in Europe since 2017
- 2.1 million Dacia Duster, the best-selling SUV to personal clients in Europe since 2018
- 1.95 million Dacia Logan and Logan MCV
- 2.3 million Dacia 1300 (and variants)
“We’re very proud to have handed the symbolic milestone of 10 million autos produced,” stated Denis Le Vot, CEO of Dacia.
“This end result rewards a practical imaginative and prescient of the auto, centered on what is important to our clients.
“Constructing on its expertise, Dacia will proceed to develop and provide enticing autos which are tailored to our clients’ existence.”