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

Romanian carmaker Dacia sold 44,194 Logan models in Russia in the first nine months of 2010, up 15% from 2009, ranking sixth among the best-sold brands, in a market which grew 18%, to 1,321,027 cars.

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In September 2010, Dacia sold 4,805 Logan models, 37% more than the 3,497 units sold in September 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 18% in the nine-month period, to 1,321,027 units, and by 55% in September 2010 compared to September 2009, to 185,953 units.

Five of the ten-best sold car models are manufactured by Lada; the rest are produced by Ford, Renault, Daewoo and Chevrolet. The ranking is led by the models 2105/2107 (Lada), Priora (Lada), Samara (Lada), Kalina (Lada) and Focus (Ford).

Renault 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-September interval, with 65,046 cars sold, up 21%.

In March, Russia launched a car park renewal program, granting scrap bonuses of around EUR1,200. The state has set aside around EUR277 million for this program, which is due to end in November.

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