New Romanian Dacia Duster SUV Available On British Mkt At End- 2012

Dacia Duster will be sold on the British market at prices starting at EUR11,900 (GBP10,800) for the 4×2 Duster model.

Dacia Duster can be bought in Romania for prices ranging from EUR10,500 to EUR15,600 (including VAT).

The 4×2 Duster model costs EUR10,500, while the 4×4 may be purchased for EUR12,300.

The Ambiance 4×2 version is priced at EUR11,000, while prices on Ambiance 4×4 models start at EUR12,800.

The Laureate 4×2 costs EUR11,900, while the price of the 4×4 version starts at EUR13,700.

Prices on two-wheel drive Dusters with diesel engines vary between EUR12,150 and EUR13,800; four-wheel drive diesels can cost between EUR14,700 and EUR15,600.

Dacia spent EUR290 million on developing the Duster model, investing EUR70 million in its plant in Mioveni, Romania. According to the carmaker, the investment was optimized by borrowing around 50% of the new model’s parts, such as the engine and gearbox, from other Dacia and Renault models.

The new SUV will be available as of this spring on the markets in Europe, Turkey, the Maghreb (Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Libya and Mauritania), and as of June will be marketed under the Renault brand in Ukraine, the Middle East (Jordan, Syria, Lebanon) and certain countries in Africa.

In 2011, Duster will also be built by the plant in Curitiba, Brazil, which already produces the Logan, Sandero and Sandero Stepway models under the Renault name. Vehicles built here will be sold on markets in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and Chile.

Automobile Dacia, a member of the Renault group, sold 311,282 cars last year, up by 20.5% compared to 2008, but sales in Romania slumped by more than 50%, to 41,862 units, although the company managed to slightly increase its share of the local market.

Apart from the Duster, Dacia makes six other vehicles: Logan Berlina, Logan MCV, Logan Van, Logan Pick-up, Dacia Sandero and Dacia Sandero Stepway.