62m-euro contracts at RCI Leasing

RCI Leasing Romania, the leasing division of the Renault group, closed contracts worth some 62.5 million euros in the first six months of the year, a 16.5% increase against the same period last year. The bulk of the 6,269 contracts were signed for buying of Dacia, Renault and Nissan cars. In order to promote cars manufactured by the French carmaker, along with the launch of the new Logan model, new products and services will also be made available, such as operational leasing and maintenance contracts. Two quarters into the year, RCI Leasing posted a profit worth 3.3 million euros from its funding services, with the profit for the whole of 2006 standing at an estimated 6 million euros.