Romanian Dacia Logan Sales In Russia Up 15% In Jan-Nov 2010

Romanian carmaker Dacia sold 56,119 Logan models in Russia in the first eleven months of 2010, up 15% from 2009, ranking sixth among the best-sold brands, in a market which grew 28%, to 1.7 million cars.

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In November 2010, Dacia sold 5,893 Logan models, 15% more than in November 2009, according to the data of the Auto Constructor Commission with the Association of European Companies in the Russian Federation.

Logan is the Renault group's only model among the 25 best-sold cars on this market.

The Russian car market grew 28% in the eleven-month period, to 1.7 million units, and by 80% in November 2010 compared to November 2009, to 189,902 units.

The best sold cars on the Russian market are the models 2105/2107, Priora, Kalina, Samara (all by Lada) and Ford Focus, both in November and in annual terms.

Dacia's parent, the Renault group, owns the Avtoframos factory near Moscow, which produces the Logan and Sandero models. In 2010, the factory's capacity was doubled to 160,000 units annually.

The French group ranked fourth in the January-November interval, with 85,058 cars sold, up 29%.

In March, Russia launched a car park renewal program, granting scrap bonuses of around EUR1,200. The program was due to end in November, but was extended by the government.

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