Comments on: Dacia, Renault and the evolution of a Romanian brand

By: Teufel

Teufel — Tue, 18 May 2010 15:16:40 +0000

but all in all I must say that the so called “dacia” isnt a car. Its just a tin can on four wheels. If you look at the official crash tests you will understand what I mean
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By: Alina Popescu

Alina Popescu — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:51:48 +0000

Andi, the same happens in Romania, people get money for their old cars and they use it to buy a new one. It’s a process that works, that’s why it’s replicated in so many countries. It’s been over 20 years since the period you mention. I’m glad we’re finally moving on and starting to appreciate what we have

By: Andi B.

Andi B. — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:18:53 +0000

Not so many years ago, Romanians had to wait about ten years for their new car, and last year in Germany people got money for scrapping their old cars. It´s funny, isn´t it? I understand that Romanians are proud of their brand as many countries don´t even have any car industry. And the cheap price makes Dacia very interesting to drivers all over the world.
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By: Alina Popescu

Alina Popescu — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:18:25 +0000

Hi Karen,

i noticed that too, every country goes through a similar phase. It’s understandable in all context. For us Romanians, we actually had a bad car for a long time, it just took us some time to adjust to the fact that things have changed a lot

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In what the price is concerned,I didn’t read it. I’ve only heard some conversations on the radio and among my friends about their target price. And given that Sandero prices start at about 6000-7000 Euro, the price is not that far fetched,

By: Briefgold

Briefgold — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:23:47 +0000

5000Euros is amazing – where did you read that? When I was in Australia, we were always using Australian products (not including cars of course) because they were usually better than their cheap Made in China counterparts – however they were always more expensive. I had no idea America didn´t buy things made there..thats very interesting to learn.

By: Karen Swim

Karen Swim — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:15:10 +0000

Alina, this was so insightful and your story sounds much like how Americans felt about our cars. For so long we believed that foreign models were better and if it was American it was poorly made. I am not sure we have completely turned around but many (including me) are now proud of our American cars. I am not sure why we don’t always fully appreciate or support local brands but this post leads me to want to explore that further.
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