1m-euro Ford showroom in Craiova

Plus Auto, a Ford dealer, has invested one million euros in a complex that takes up 2,300 square metres in Craiova. “The construction was finalised in five months and includes a showroom with a display area of more than 400 square metres, a service facility, offices and a car park for clients. The total investments in erecting and equipping this building amounted to one million euros,” stated Mircea Nistor, Plus Auto”s general manager. The company has been a Ford dealer since 1999. The number of Ford cars sold on the local market in the first three quarters of this year has exceed the full 2004 figures by nearly 13%. The statistics of the Association of Automotive Manufacturers and Importers (APIA) show that 5,318 Ford vehicles were sold in the first nine months of 2005, 3,674 of which were cars, 1,602 light commercial vehicles and 42 trucks. Romanians bought 4,710 Ford vehicles in 2004. Romcar, the importer of Ford for Romania raised this year”s sales target to 7,000 units. In line with this target, the Romcar officials anticipate this year”s turnover to exceed 100 million euros. The best-selling Ford model on the Romanian market thus far has been the Focus model. Transit commercial vehicles are yet another category that helped Ford achieve a good position on the market. ZF