Dacia invests 7m euro in spare parts

Automobile Dacia Pitesti early this week opened an original spare part centre in Pitesti set to supply its domestic and international retail network, following a  more than 7 million euro investment. “This centre will vanquish the market of counterfeit uncertified parts. Three million counterfeit parts were sold to 350,000 Romanian clients last year,” Dacia’s deputy chairman Constantin Stroe said. The spare parts centre that takes up 47,700 sqm (14,000 sqm of which occupied by buildings), regroups every Dacia activity related to the distribution of original spare parts and accessories to ensure products reach the retail network fast and in good conditions. The company representative says this centre will also distribute spare parts for Renault and Nissan in two months. The project will boost the exports of Dacia cars, Christian Esteve, Dacia’s general manager feels. The Pitesti-based carmaker is already exporting its new model, Solenza, with 600 such cars to be shipped to Syria and 400 to Ukraine soon. ZF