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New Dacia Sandero will be offered as EV

At the 2024 Geneva International Motor Show, we saw the premiere of new cars, but also got news about future generations of existing models. One of the participants in this event, Dacia, has announced that the next generation Sandero will also be offered as an EV.

The CEO of Dacia, Denis Le Vot, confirmed that the new generation Dacia Sandero will arrive on the market in 2027 or 2028 and will be produced at least until 2035. This would mean that the new generation will be the last to be powered by an internal combustion engine.

“The next generation Sander will be a big car,” Le Vot said in an interview with Automotive News Europe. He also added that the popular hatchback will benefit from the development of small electric cars, such as the Renault 5 or Renault 4, which are being developed by Renault.

The company has not yet decided whether this model will remain in the mini car segment after the electric Dacia Spring completes its life cycle. The Renault group is developing the next generation Twingo, a model that should cost under 20,000 euros and would be produced in Europe, and Dacia could potentially benefit from that project as well.

In January, Dacia was the best-selling brand from the Renault Group with 51,673 units, which is a growth of 7.7 percent compared to the same period in 2023. That is 10,000 cars more than Renault, which delivered only 41,050 cars (-12.2 percent).

Also, in 2023, Dacia sold more than 650,000 vehicles worldwide, 550,000 of which in Europe, with a record market share of 4.3 percent in the passenger vehicle segment.

Source: Dacia, Automotive News Europe

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2024 Dacia Duster

The end of 2023 is approaching, when Dacia will premiere the third generation of Dacia Duster. This news will certainly please the enthusiasts of the Romanian brand, which recently celebrated the record of 8 million vehicles sold worldwide.

Dacia Duster on the European market has seen a growth in demand with more than 197,000 units delivered and over 2 million in the last 13 years, making it the company’s best-selling SUV. Dacia’s best-selling car in Europe is the Sandero.

The manufacturer has not yet announced the official date of the premiere, and some sources state that it could be November 29 when Dacia will present its long-term plans. The company has big ambitions to expand its business by entering the New Zealand and Australian markets.

The new generation of Duster should bring a lot of technological innovations but also a new design. It will be built on the modern CMF-B platform, will have a new front fascia and will be longer (4.4 – 4.5 meters) than its predecessor, which gives much more space for passengers. Some rumors say that Dacia could optionally offer more luxurious equipment such as a panoramic sunroof, a large touchscreen, a 360-degree parking camera and an electrically adjustable driver’s seat.

The new Dacia Duster, for the European market, will be powered by a 1.2 3-cylinder MHEV engine with 130 hp (97 kW), paired with a manual transmission. From 2025, a 4×4 LPG gasoline engine should arrive, and a stronger 1.3-liter turbo gasoline engine paired with an automatic transmission.

When it comes to price, the current Duster costs 16,000 euros, but it can be expected that the new generation will be somewhat more expensive (around 22,000 euros) due to increased production costs.

Source: Dacia, Kolesa

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More than half of sold cars are Crossovers and SUVs

Sales of Crossovers and SUVs are on the rise, but perhaps even the biggest fans of these cars did not expect to achieve such results. According to sales data for the first six months of 2023, more than half of the vehicles sold were Crossovers and SUVs, which is a historic result.

According to Dataforce, 3.37 million crossovers and SUVs were sold this year, which is a 23 percent increase compared to the same period in 2022. Individually, the highest demand was for the Tesla Model Y (138,152), but not far behind were the VW T -Roc (104,465) and Toyota Yaris Cross (96,849). Regular cars are also not far behind, and their numbers are very respectable. The best results were achieved by Dacia Sandero (125,190), while the “magic number” (100,000) was also exceeded by Opel Corsa, Peugeot 208 and Renault Clio.

Generally speaking, the highest growth in SUV sales was recorded by Tesla Model Y by 207 percent, Skoda Octavia by 77.3 percent, Toyota Yaris Cross by 49 percent and VW T-Roc by 38 percent, compared to 2022.

Small SUVs were the most popular in Europe with 1,133,822 cars sold. They are followed by compact SUVs with 999,568 units and small cars with 913,751 units sold.

Source: Dataforce