Daimler officials investigate Romanian market

A delegation from the German group Daimler has scheduled a meeting with a team of BCR (Romanian Commercial Bank) analysts tomorrow, in order to find out more about Romania’s macroeconomic climate, according to banking sources. The discussion will form part of Daimler’s research into the possibility of opening a production facility in Romania, according to information that recently emerged on the market. According to the Financial Times, Daimler, the owner of the Mercedes Benz brand, intends to open a production facility, in either Cluj county or Wroclaw, Poland. Researching the Romanian market is the first official step the German group has taken, but the state authorities, both the central and local Cluj authorities, have denied holding talks with the group. At the end of last week, government sources, quoted by Mediafax press agency, said Daimler officials had informed Prime Minister Calin Popescu – Tariceanu, by phone, about the company’s intention to open a plant in Romania, with the head of the Government asking several ministers to draw up a list with the potential locations for such a production facility. The information, however, was denied by the Prime Minister’s spokesperson.