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Lazar carrier's lorries take Duster to Western Europe

22.03.2010, 19:48 27

Automobile Dacia has started exports for the newest model of itsrange, the Duster SUV, with tens of units shipped daily throughlocal carrier Hoedlmayer Lazar, part of the group of Romanianentrepreneur Lazar who owns one of the biggest local carriers,International Lazar. Hoedlmayer Lazar is a joint ventureestablished in partnership with Austria's logistics servicesoperator Hoedlmayer.

Dacia officials say that 150 to 300 units are being shippingabroad every day, with sales to foreign markets accounting for 85%of the brand's sales.

"This is the pre-launch period and we are now stocking dealersin France, Germany and Italy. We have worked really hard on thislaunch and we've had problems, too. We reached the Cote d"Ivoirewhen everything was blocked by snowfall, but the crisis cellmanaged to send the lorries," said Ion Lazar. One can see more than10 Lazar lorries carrying 8 Dusters on the average each on thePitesti-Ramnicu Valcea - Sibiu - Arad route on weekends, too.

Other carriers, besides Hoedlmayer Lazar, working with Dacia onthe shipments of Duster include Gefco (railway carrier), theGermans at Willi Betz and Lagermax and French STVA, which are roadcarriers. Daily Duster production has reached 250 units; about 20%of the 1,350 Dacia vehicles assembled every day in Mioveni.

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