Toyota closes two showrooms

Inchcape Motors, the largest Toyota dealer in Romania, has closed down two showrooms in Bucharest following weak sales in the first part of the year, and is to focus on operations in its Pipera-based complex. Inchcape Motors closed down the facility in the Militari district of Bucharest, the one on Iuliu Maniu Boulevard and the showroom on Stefan cel Mare road. The inner city showrooms had 7-10 employees each, and, according to Toyota representatives, they have been relocated. “Most of them now work for the 3S (showroom, servicing and storage) centre in the Pipera area. This type of centre has a large absorption capacity, with staff also working away from the facility, and going directly to the customer,” said Veronica Mircea, Toyota’s marketing manager. Toyota’s sales in Romania fell to 303 units in the first two months of this year, down 80% from the 1,529 units sold in the same period of last year.