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Learn how to thrive in tough times
turning to low-cost vehicles like never before. That's why Dacia , the entry brand owned by Renault, increased new-car sales ..... level models, Arnaud Deboeuf, will share insights on how Dacia has thrived during Europe's debt crisis at the 16th Automotive
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Dacia says strikes may push production to Morocco
BUCHAREST (Reuters) -- Renault's Dacia unit said today that it may shift production ..... conflict in Romania escalates. Workers at Dacia 's assembly line in Pitesti, 117 km west ..... of production to Morocco," Automobile Dacia Vice-President Constantin Stroe said
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French March car sales decline 16.4%
smaller domestic rival Renault Group, sales they were down 8.3 percent to 39,416 units in March, helped by a big rise for Dacia . The low-cost brand's sales increased 29.3 percent in March to 6,752 units while sales at Renault brand fell 13.5
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Renault awaiting China OK on production, Ghosn says
is a partner of France's PSA/Peugeot-Citroen to produce cars in China. Renault Group, which includes the low-cost Dacia brand, lags behind its main rivals in China, where European carmakers such as Volkswagen have gained a strong foothold. Renault
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Dacia unions seek new wage deal after strike ends
Dacia unions are negotiating a new work agreement ..... disclose how much output was lost but said Dacia builds 1,400 cars per day at the factory ..... reached. Last year, the monthly salary of Dacia workers at the factory was 3,965 leu
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Estimated Europe registrations by make, Feb. and YTD
118,356 -13% * 206,974 * 242,608 -15% Renault division * 58,423 * 68,583 -15% * 115,289 * 132,135 -13% Dacia * 20,423 * 17,699 15% * 41,043 * 36,760 12% RENAULT * 78,846 * 86,282 -9% * 156,332 * 168,895 -7% Opel
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Renault's Dacia output halted by pay strike in Romania
Reuters) -- Renault's Romanian unit Dacia stopped production at its Mioveni assembly ..... agreement," Anca Oreviceanu, spokeswoman at Dacia , told Reuters. "We don't know the ..... production yet." Local media reports said Dacia 's striking employees are seeking a 25
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Ford, GM and Fiat worst hit by 10% drop in European car sales in February
18 percent and Peugeot's brand down 8.5 percent. At Renault, group sales fell 8.6 percent with a 15 percent rise at Dacia offsetting a 15 percent drop at the core Renault brand. Korean brands Hyundai and Kia, usually a bright spot, gained 1
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Ford, GM and Fiat hit hard as European auto sales fall 10% in Feb.
18 percent and Peugeot's brand down 8.5 percent. At Renault, group sales fell 8.6 percent with a 15 percent rise at Dacia offsetting a 15 percent drop at the core Renault brand. Toyota Motor Corp., the world's largest auto manufacturer, sold
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Learn how to thrive in tough times
turning to low-cost vehicles like never before. That's why Dacia , the entry brand owned by Renault, increased new-car sales ..... level models, Arnaud Deboeuf, will share insights on how Dacia has thrived during Europe's debt crisis at the 16th Automotive
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Premium cars rule in fading European market
Audi took two. Renault's low-cost Dacia Duster continued its dominate the small ..... supremacy in 2012. 2012 2011 % change 1. Dacia Duster 103,382 136,475 -24 2. Suzuki ..... 170,329 218,520 -22 SMALL SUV The Dacia Duster’s dominance in the small SUV
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Ford hurt most by French car sales decline
percent to 41,033, while Renault recorded a more modest 11 percent decline to 35,156 with Renault brand down 20 percent and Dacia up 37 percent Volkswagen Group, which has so far resisted the worst of Europe's protracted market slump, recorded an 8 percent
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Automakers push into new niches
longer, seven-seat Grand C4 Picasso. Citroen will also unveil its C3 subcompact with a mid-life face-lift. DACIA Dacia will debut a new version of its Logan MCV station wagon, along with a face-lifted Duster SUV. The seven-seat Logan
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Dacia will debut new Logan wagon, refreshed Duster
Dacia will debut a new version of its Logan MCV station wagon, along ..... front grille design and a revised interior, reports said. Dacia declined to comment on the reports. Dacia is a bright spot for Renault in the slumping European car market
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How to succeed by adding brands
said Jan. 14. More recently, though, Marchionne said Fiat might create a budget brand overseas to compete with Renault's Dacia . VW also could be close to adding a low-cost brand, likely in emerging markets such as China. Chairman Ferdinand Piech
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Estimated Europe registrations by make, January
Citroen * 47,912 * 56,879 -16% PSA GROUP * 104,291 * 124,254 -16% Renault division * 56,894 * 63,552 -11% Dacia * 20,680 * 19,061 9% RENAULT * 77,574 * 82,613 -6% Opel/Vauxhall * 60,099 * 57,626 4% Chevrolet * 9,870
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BMW taps wind power to guard profits
Peugeot-Citroen makes the DS line that challenges BMW, and 6.76 euro cents in Romania, the base of Renault's budget Dacia brand. In the United States, a surge in domestic natural gas production has pushed industrial power prices to as low as 2
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Ford, PSA and Toyota hit hard as Europe sales slump to 23-year low
while VW brand lost share. Renault Group's 6 percent decline was limited by an 8.5 percent rise in sales at its low-cost Dacia brand while the Renault brand's volume dropped 10.5 percent. Fiat Group sales dropped more than 12 percent. The core Fiat
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Land Rover, Kia, Audi were Europe 2012 winners
of the Opel, Vauxhall and Saab brands. Last year, PSA was No. 2 with an 11.9 percent market share. Renault, including Dacia , was No. 3 with an 8.2 percent share. GM, which since 1995 ditched Saab but added Chevrolet, ranked fourth last year
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Renault 2012 earnings beat estimates as debt is eliminated
decline. Backed by the revamped Clio subcompact and budget Dacia Logan, the automaker forecast that its global deliveries will ..... would flank the mass-market Renault marque and the budget Dacia nameplate. To push growth outside Europe, Renault signed a