Renault's 2,300 engineers involved in projects worth 89m euros

The Romanian engineers working for RTR, Renault’s second
technology centre in Europe, have become expats and are working to
adjust Duster production in plants of Russia and India. RTR
turnover will climb toward 100m euros in 2010. Renault Technologie
Roumanie (RTR) engineering and technology centre last year reached
89m-euro turnover, and the main projects carried out included tests
for Duster model, Renault Twingo model and the current models of
Dacia range. RTR, Renault’s biggest engineering centre outside
France, employs around 2,300 engineers in the design studio,
Bucharest project offices and the assistance and testing centre of
Pitesti. “Production in the other plants will start in the
following years. RTR is already working with the plants on these
projects: there have been visits of plant representatives to
Romania, and the engineers involved in the respective projects go
there in short or long-term missions,” stated Anca Oreviceanu,
communication manager with RTR. RTR is set to earmark 75m euros
this year to complete the first investment stage in Titu physical
testing centre.