Mahindra Verito, the Indian Dacia Logan
30 Apr 2011, 07:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Renault's Romanian bet, the Dacia Logan, has long managed to leave behind the tag of cheap car and slowly began playing the game with the big boys of the industry. Although it obviously lacks a...
Dacia Stops Production for Over a Week
13 Apr 2011, 14:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Facing parts shortages caused by problems with suppliers from France, Romanian automaker Dacia announced on Wednesday that it would halt production at the plant in Mioveni, in between April 22 and M...
Dacia Launches Limited Edition Duster Ecole de Ski Francais
7 Apr 2011, 07:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Renault’s low-cost Romanian brand, Dacia, has just revealed a set of images showing the very first limited edition version of its new small SUV model, the Duster. Called the Duster Ecole de Sk...
Dacia May Cut Production Due to Shortage of Japanese Parts
5 Apr 2011, 15:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Automobile Dacia, Romania’s major carmaker, could temporarily stop production after the Easter holiday, most likely for a whole week. This is due to the fact that problems with deliveries of p...
Dacia Goes Digital, Sells on Facebook
30 Mar 2011, 09:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / OK, so we drew you in with that title, but we must admit it is not entirely accurate. Meaning that Dacia is not selling on Facebook. Not yet, at least, not before the top brass of the company decide...
Dacia Produces 4 Millionth Vehicle in Mioveni
18 Mar 2011, 14:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Just as the rumors surrounding the plans mother group Renault has to slowly shift the production of Dacia models from Romania to Morocco, Europe's favorite low cost brand is celebrating the pro...
Dacia Slowly Shifts Production to Morocco
15 Mar 2011, 08:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The first signs that Romanian brand Dacia, despite quality and safety issues, is slowly becoming a global brand are beginning to surface. Having hit the jackpot with almost every model released sinc...
Renault Confirms Dacia Duster Pikes Peak Program
28 Feb 2011, 13:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It is now official: the Dacia Duster will be turned into a Pikes Peak race car. Renault today confirmed that it is working to develop an 85- hp version of the Duster, which will enter the Pikes Peak...
Renault Not Concerned About Duster's Euro NCAP Rating
24 Feb 2011, 13:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Euro NCAP yesterday rolled out a new batch of crash tests, revealing that Renault's latest SUV, the Duster, currently sold as a Dacia but soon to be rebadged by Renault, was only worth 3 stars....
Dacia Duster SUV Scores Only 3 Stars in Euro NCAP Crash Tests
23 Feb 2011, 10:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Dacia's first-ever SUV, the Duster, only scored a 3-star rating in the latest Euro NCAP crash tests conducted in Europe, just like the Logan sedan it is based on. Although a crossover SUV and b...
Low Cost Parking and Alarm Sensors for Moroccan Dacia Logan
23 Feb 2011, 09:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / We gotta hand it to the marketing guys who have the extremely difficult task of making the Dacia Logan low-cost model sell like it does. Thanks to their clever ideas, the low-cost stamp the model ha...
Kia Targets Europe's Top 10
17 Feb 2011, 07:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / South Korean carmaker Kia is becoming much more popular across Europe, mostly thanks to its compact models that sold in high volumes all over the continent. But the company has much higher expectati...
New Dacia MPV Could Be Called the Popster
15 Feb 2011, 11:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Dacia, the Romanian carmaker, might be hiding a full house when it comes to its new models. According to recent reports, two new models might be rolling out in 2012. One of them will be a small fami...
Romanian Police Use Public Transport to Go on Missions
10 Feb 2011, 06:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Back in 2008, towards the end of the year, the Romanian police was in the market for some well-equipped, high-performance, very affordable vehicles to be used by law enforcement personnel. They'...
Renault Sandero Pick-up Coming in 2012?
8 Feb 2011, 08:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Renault's Dacia has grown a lot in the last few years and that only means it could grow more in the near future. At least, this is what the French parent manufacturer believes so, in order to s...
Dacia to Launch Two New Models in 2012
3 Feb 2011, 18:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The push to greater heights of Romanian manufacturer Dacia, fueled by the great success of its so far limited lineup of vehicles, is expected to continue in the years ahead with at least as much for...
Dacia Duster 850 HP to Hit Pikes Peak
27 Jan 2011, 13:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In the end of last year, of the least expensive SUVs currently on the market, the Dacia Duster, got a version which is years ahead of the regular production versions of the model: the Ice, a 3.0l V6...
2012 Dacia MPV First Photo
17 Jan 2011, 19:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In the middle of December, news from Romania said that the existing line of Dacia models will grow a little bigger in 2012, once the new, and at the same time the first MPV manufactured in the count...
Dacia Sold Over 100,000 Cars in France Last Year
4 Jan 2011, 14:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Dacia, Romania’s only carmaker, has managed to sell a record number of cars in France last year. The automaker's French dealers shifted over 100,000 units in 2010, which is a premiere for...
Dacia To Invest EUR13.3 Million in New Engine Family
27 Dec 2010, 20:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Romanian carmaker Dacia will invest over RON57 Million (EUR13.3 million) in order to develop a new block for a new family of engines. Of the total sum, RON20 million (EUR4.66 million) will consist o...