page_title: Automobile Dacia
section_title: 2012–present
hierarchical_section_title: Automobile Dacia / History / 2012–present
caption_attribution_description: English: 2018 Dacia Duster Comfort 1.6 Taken in Leamington Spa
context_page_description: Automobile Dacia S.A.
  is a Romanian car manufacturer that takes its name from the historic region that constitutes the present-day Romania. The company was established in 1966, and in 1999, after 33 years, the Romanian government sold Dacia to the French car manufacturer Renault of which it remains a subsidiary. It is Romania's top company by revenue and the largest exporter, constituting 8% of the country's total exports in 2018.
context_section_description: In 2012, Dacia Lodgy, a new compact MPV, was revealed at the Geneva Motor Show. It is based on a new platform and is manufactured at an all-new Renault factory in Tangier, Morocco.
  The Dokker, released in June 2012, is a slightly smaller leisure activity vehicle, also manufactured in Tangier, sharing the same platform with the Lodgy, available in passenger and panel van variants.
  In September 2012, the second generations of the Logan and Sandero were revealed at the Paris Motor Show. They feature a common front end design and come with improved standard safety features, a new engine and other new comfort equipment.
  The following year, the facelifted Duster was presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show. It received mild modifications to the front and rear ends, the new interior introduced on the new Logan and Sandero models, as well as a new turbocharged petrol engine.
  At the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, the second generation Duster model was introduced, bringing new comfort and technical improvements, but retaining similar dimensions and engines.
  According to the reports, in September 2018, Automobile Dacia gained 14th place in Top 500 CEE companies.
  In 2020, Dacia announced that they would be releasing an electric car which they announced in March, 2020 as the Dacia Spring. The Dacia Spring is set to become the cheapest electric car in Europe with the price being estimated by Romanian media at around €15,000 to €20,000.
caption: 2017 Dacia Duster
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