Romania’s automobile production down 11.2% y/y in Q1
<p>Romania’s automobile production decreased by 11.2% y/y to 135,723 units in Q1, according to data compiled by the industry association ACAROM. The contraction was milder, only 5.9% y/y, in March.</p>

<p>Out of this, Renault-owned Dacia produced 75,812 units and Ford Otosan 59,911 units.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Although both Romanian car factories, Dacia in Mioveni and Ford Otosan in Craiova, are producing new models, their combined production volume is lower than last year, according to <a href="https://www.profit.ro/povesti-cu-profit/auto-transporturi/productia-de-automobile-din-romania-se-mentine-sub-nivelul-de-anul-trecut-22003842?mc_cid=6299cd36f9&amp;mc_eid=cd1f92f96c" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Profit.ro</a>, which looked into detailed data by model and factory.</p>

<p>In the first quarter of this year, Dacia’s production marked a fairly significant decrease of almost 16.0% y/y while Ford Otosan’s output of automobiles and commercial vehicles edged down by 4.5% y/y.</p>

<p>In March 2025, 50,463 cars were produced in Romania, a decrease of 5.9% y/y. Of these, 27,230 (-4.8% y/y) were made at the Dacia plant in Mioveni, and 23,233 (-7.4% y/y) were produced by the Ford Otosan plant in Craiova, according to Profit.ro.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In Q1, Dacia started production of the Bigster model, which is already being delivered to customers and dealers across Europe. At the same time, at Ford Otosan, the Ford Puma Gen-E and the two Courier electric versions have entered production.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In March at Ford Otosan, production amounted to a volume of 14,230 Puma units and 9,003 Courier units (Transit and Tourneo versions). In Q1, 35,042 Puma units were assembled and 24,869 Courier units were made in Q1.</p>

<p><em>iulian@romania-insider.com</em></p>

<p><em>(Photo source: LinkedIn/Ford Otosan Romania)</em></p>