Marius Pițigoi, 57, one of Ion Țiriac’s oldest lieutenants, returns to the helm of the auto division, an entity, which contributes more than 700 million euros per year to the businesses of the Țiriac group. Pițigoi’s return comes six years after he left the group to develop his own business. Previously, the position was held by Marius Drăghici, who left in mid-2010.
The group’s auto division includes the four importers, Hyundai
Auto Romania, M Car Trading (Mitsubishi), Premium Auto (Land Rover
and Jaguar), Romcar (Ford until August 1st) and ȚiriacAuto, the
auto retail division, a business that last year reached around 700
million euros, according to ZF calculations, being the biggest
local car seller, ahead of Porsche Romania, the biggest importer.
ȚiriacAuto is the biggest chain of dealers on the Romanian market,
which sells 11 car brands, among which Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Hyundai
and Jaguar through 65 showrooms.
Alongside Viorel Niculescu, the former head of Romcar, a company
which, until August 1st, was in charge of Ford imports on the
Romanian market, Marius Pițigoi was one of the two founders of
Țiriac’s auto division in the early 90s, in charge of the most
representative brands within the group, Mercedes-Benz and Ford.