Dacia to launch 4x4 SUV by the end of 2009

The new car is to be launched by the end of 2009, according to Automobile Dacia’s President, Francois Fourmont, who was attending the official launch of Logan’s new Pick-Up yesterday.

The price of the new 4x4 vehicle will be at least €13,000, market sources say.
So far, Dacia has launched four versions of the Logan model - Berlina, MCV (hatchback), VAN and Pick-Up. The company also plans to develop a 5-door hatchback, based on the Renault Sandero model, currently being built in Brazil. The hatchback will be introduced this summer to Romanian clients and launched for sale by the end of the year.

With 230,000 cars sold in 2007, Dacia registered a 17.4 percent increase in sales, year-on-year. Estimated turnover for 2007 is €1.8 billion, according to the company.