The history of the Romanian car manufacturer Dacia
(S.C. Automobile Dacia S.A, Mioveni, Arges, Romania)

Romanian car manufacturer automobile Dacia started to cooperate with Renault in 1966 and the main Dacia factory was built in 1968, in Colibaşi in present called Mioveni, near Piteşti Romania.

Dacia 1300 acquired the tooling and basic designs of Renault 12. However, until the tooling was ready it was decided to produce the Renault 8 under licence and it was known as the Dacia 1100. Also produced in very limited numbers was the 1100S, with twin headlamps and a more powerful engine, used by the police and in motor racing. The first Dacia 1300 left the assembly line in Mioveni ready in 1969, and was exhibited at the Paris and Bucharest shows of that year. Romanians were delighted with the modernity and reliability of the car, and waiting lists were always lengthy. Dacia also produced the D6, a CKD version of the Renault Estafette van, numbers were very limited. As early as 1970, there were several variants, the standard 1300, the 1300L and the 1301 Lux Super, which had novelties such as a heated rear screen, windscreen mirrors on both sides and a more luxurious trim and a radio. In 1973, the estate variant, Dacia 1300 Break, was produced. There were 1300F and 1300S, and in 1975 the Dacia 1302 pick-up was developed. In the very early 1980s, the Renault 20 was also assembled as the Dacia 2000.

  Dacia Models

Dacia 1100
Dacia 1100S
Dacia 1300
Dacia 1300S Ambulance variants
Dacia 1310
Dacia 1301
Dacia 1302 Pick up
Dacia 1304 Pick up
Dacia 1305 drop side
Dacia 1307 double cab
Dacia 1307 king cab
Dacia 1309 estate-derived Pick up
Dacia Sport 1310 Coupe
Dacia 1410
Dacia 2000
Dacia 500 Lăstun
Dacia Gamma
Dacia 1320 hatchback
Dacia Liberta Hatchback
Dacia Nova
Dacia SuperNova
Dacia Solenza
Dacia Logan Sedan
Dacia Logan MCV
Dacia Logan Van
Dacia Logan Pick up
Dacia Sandero
Dacia Duster 4x4

  Prototypes

Dacia Braşovia coupè
Mini-Dacia economy car made from cut-down Dacia 1310 panels and easily changeable from hatchback to pick-up to convertible according to removable panels
Dacia Jumbo Highrise van
Dacia Nova Minivan
Several prototypes of the 1310 with diesel, LPG, or smaller engines, throughout the model history
Dacia Star
Dacia 1310 convertible
Dacia 1306
Dacia 1310 Break Limousine stretched estate with seven seats
Dacia D33 made by IDEA design house in Turin
Dacia 1310 4x4

  The Dacia Logan is the most important model since the original Dacia 1300 Sedan. It was introduced after huge media interest in August 2004 at the Paris and Bucharest shows, it was a massive hit as far as sales were concerned. The Logan is a truly modern model; the influence of Renault is considerable, and indeed it is sold under the Renault brand Renault Logan in some countries like India, Iran, Russia, Brazil, South Africa et cetera. The Logan Sedan was awarded 3 stars in the NCAP awards. It is by far and away the best-selling car in Romania, and it is available on many Western markets, as well as in Eastern Europe and the rest of the world. Since 2005 there is also a diesel option.

  The Dacia brand continues the strategy founded on an original business model “at a low price”. By the way, all the decisions regarding the concept and engineering, the production and commercialization have as a starting point, the value for the client. This way, all the costs are reduced if the following principle is respected. The client receives from his vehicle everything that he was looking for, but at a reasonable and acceptable price. With a wide range, of affordable vehicles, modern, reliable and robust, Dacia presents itself as a generous and ingenious brand. Generous, because each of its products offers a record interior space at an affordable price. Ingenious, because with a rage of attractive vehicles at low price, Dacia has always known to anticipate the needs of practical customers. Dacia with Logan and Sandero version is a brand of the present or a brand that gets ahead of its competitors and turns into profit the opportunities offered by the market. Starting with 2008, Dacia shall propose a range of five vehicles, Dacia Logan, Dacia Logan MCV, and two utilitarian vehicles Dacia Logan Van and Dacia Logan Pick-Up and the new Dacia Sandero. The positive responses for Sandero with the foreign specialized press, immediately after launching it at Genève were quick. On every market where it shall be available, Sandero shall be positions, in terms of price, in the segment of the small class, with an interior space situates nevertheless in the superior category of the compact sedan.

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