Tesla has opened its largest showroom in Eastern Europe, located in Romania, marking a significant milestone in the automaker’s expansion across the region, https://driveteslacanada.ca/ informs. The new showroom, Tesla Center Pipera, is already open and serving customers, but is scheduled to host a grand opening party on September 12. It is location on Bucuresti Nord Road in Voluntari, a suburb of the capital, Bucharest. The new location is strategically placed alongside other luxury car showrooms, such as Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, and Jeep, further highlighting the brand’s image and appeal in the country. Tesla’s growth in Romania has been remarkable since it first entered the market in May 2021. The company’s decision to open a flagship store in Bucharest was needed as the demand for electric vehicles in Romania has been rapidly increasing. The Tesla Center Bucharest Splaiul Unirii, which previously handled Tesla’s operations in the capital, will now see its activities relocated to the new, larger facility, which will see hundreds of cars delivered weekly. Since 2021, Tesla has seen explosive growth in Romania, achieving an almost 13-fold increase in sales by 2023. Tesla has sold over 3,000 units annually, with the Model Y emerging as a clear favourite among Romanian buyers. In fact, more than 6,000 Teslas now drive on Romanian roads, with the Model 3 and Model Y accounting for the bulk of these sales. Tesla’s expansion in Romania extends beyond showrooms. The company has installed multiple Supercharger stations in key cities such as Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Constanta, and Timisoara, among others.
Romania was formally designated the 43rd country to join the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP) on Friday, January 10. According to the Romanian ambassador to Washington, Andrei Muraru, Romanian citizens will be able to travel to the US without the need for a visa starting March 31, 2025. "Romania becomes the first country in the […]
Cluj-Napoca, the city in Romania with some of the highest rents and a fast-growing IT industry, is closer to banning smoking in playgrounds and parks after mayor Emil Boc expressed his support for the measure. The mayor cited the prioritization of public health as the reason behind such a ban. He mentioned that he has […]
Romania's Sibiu County Emergency Clinical Hospital will receive a robotic system to prepare cytostatic drugs needed by cancer patients, along with other equipment, after the County Council obtained funds from the European Regional Development Fund. With an estimated value of EUR 1 million, the "Robotic Composition System for Sterile Preparations of Cytostatic Drugs" is among […]
Romania’s government adopted in its January 10 meeting a decision granting an extra day off to public sector employees at the beginning of May. Thus, Friday, May 2, will be an official day off for public sector workers, linking the legal holiday of May 1 (Labor Day) with the weekend (May 3-4). This...
The Ministry of Environment announced that 2024 was the hottest year in the history of Romania's meteorological records. Red alerts for heat waves began in June of 2024, with the longest consecutive periods of persistent and intense heat waves, six consecutive days, between July 13-18 and August 15-20. "The year 2024 is the hottest year...
Supporters of former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu gathered outside the Parliament Palace in Bucharest, which houses the Constitutional Court, on January 10, demanding a rerun of the second round of the presidential elections. The protest, dubbed "The Great Judicial Union," was initiated by Georgescu, who called on his supporters to challenge the election annulment, as […]
