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Dacia bets on expansion

02.09.2010, 09:52 17

Exports of the Dacia Mioveni plant will accelerate as of 2011,driven both by the current range, and by Complete Knock Down kitsshipped to the other plants in Russia, Brazil, and India, where theDuster will be manufactured as of next year.
Starting in 2011 Dacia will start production of the right-handdrive Duster SUV, with the brand set to launch on the UK market in2012. The expansion of the Dacia SUV in 2011 will, however, includenot only the Russian and Brazilian markets, where it will beproduced using CKD kits (unassembled parts) in Mioveni, but alsoIndia, where Renault produces the Logan model in partnership withMahindra.
Last year Dacia's exports hit 2.1 billion euros, 270,0900 vehiclesand 223,000 CKD kits sent to plants in Russia, Brazil, andMorocco.
At the Mioveni plant, Duster production rose from 260 units per dayin April, one month ahead of the official launch, to over 450 unitsat present. In 2011, the SUV production will accelerate from 20units per hour at the beginning of the summer to over 35.

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