On Wednesday, Dacia announced that the threshold of seven million vehicles produced at the Mioveni plant has been exceeded."The Dacia vehicle with the number 7 million was manufactured at the Mioveni plant on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. The vehicle is intended for a customer in Romania," a press release sent by the manufacturer reads.According to the same source, the Mioveni plant, which was inaugurated in 1968, has produced six generations of models over time, from the Dacia 1100 to the new family vehicle, Jogger."The milestone of 1 million vehicles was reached in 1985, the milestone of 2 million in 1998 and the milestone of 5 million in 2014. Launched in 2010, the Duster SUV - now in its second generation - is the model with the largest number of units produced in the history of the plant, two million," the statement said.At present, more than 85pct of the production is meant for export, with vehicles reaching mainly markets in Europe but also in North Africa and the Middle East.
Romanian prime minister Ilie Bolojan stated during an interview on Wednesday, December 17, that there should be no statute of limitations in cases of serious corruption. The statement comes after a Recorder investigation, which showed that several heads of the major institutions in the Romanian justice system allegedly delayed trials for years until wrongdoings were […]
President Nicușor Dan has challenged, before the Constitutional Court (CCR), the constitutionality of the law that requires that at least 40% of the athletes who play on a team in official national competitions be Romanian. Dan noted that the law violates the principle of non-discrimination and the free movement of workers, enshrined both in the […]
Craiova International Airport will open its new passenger terminal on Thursday, December 18, completing a major infrastructure investment aimed at significantly expanding capacity and improving air connectivity in southwestern Romania. It is part of a broader expansion and modernization project financed through the Large Infrastructure Operational Programme (POIM) 2014–2020, with a total value exceeding EUR […]
Romania is set to be connected to the Western European energy network thanks to grid investments worth EUR 30 billion. The funds will be provided by the EU by 2035, and the project will link Romania to Hungary and Austria in a joint project. Romanian energy minister Bogdan Ivan signaled the signing of the new […]
Franck Bagouet has been appointed managing director of TotalEnergies Marketing Romania SA and managing director of Automotive Southeast Europe Hub TotalEnergies Marketing. He succeeds Didier Grimault, who has accepted a new position within the TotalEnergies company. “I am glad to join this dynamic affiliate and confident that, together with our talented team, we will reinforce […]
Databricks, the data analytics and artificial intelligence company co-founded by Romanian professors Ion Stoica and Matei Zaharia, announced on Tuesday, December 16, that it is raising USD 4 billion in funding at a valuation of USD 134 billion, according to CNBC. The new valuation represents a 34% increase compared to the August round, when Databricks […]
