The topic of costs was addressed by several Renault officials at the futuREady 2026 event, where the French group presented its new strategic development plan until 2030.
Fabrice Cambolive, CEO of the Renault brand, sent a direct message when he was asked about the future of the Mioveni plant and the possibility of allocating a new industrial project. “Guys, you have to reduce costs,” he said during the event on Tuesday, quoted by Ziarul Financiar.
Mioveni, over 1,000 cars per day
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Renault executives emphasized that the factory in Mioveni remains one of the group’s best-performing industrial units. Thierry Charvet, responsible for industry and quality within the Renault Group, revealed that the plant consistently produces more than 1,000 cars per day, frequently reaching around 1,300 vehicles daily.
“It is a very, very good production machine. The skills of the people are very high,” said Charvet.
Costs have doubled
At the same time, he warned that cost pressure has increased significantly in recent years. “Inflation has been the highest in five years. Costs have doubled – the minimum wage, the cost of energy, everything has gone up. It can become a problem. The trend is worrying,” the Renault official said.
Dacia Striker will be produced in Turkey
The Renault Group has confirmed that the new Dacia Striker model, the brand’s first model in the C segment – a family model with an SUV design, approximately 4.62 meters long – will be produced at the Bursa plant in Turkey, and not at Mioveni. Turkey thus becomes the fourth country that produces Dacia models, after Romania, Morocco and China.
Mioveni, at full capacity
Katrin Adt, general director of the Dacia brand, emphasized that the decision does not represent a withdrawal of investments from Romania. “Romania is an essential pillar for Dacia. Dacia comes from Romania and will remain a very important pillar”, she declared.
According to the explanations provided by the executive, when the decision was made, the factory in Mioveni was already operating at maximum capacity, and other factories of the group were available for the integration of the new model. “It was not a decision against Romania, but a decision for competitiveness and to exploit the group’s existing assets as much as possible”, said Adt.
Renault officials also mentioned that Dacia encountered production difficulties in the first months of the year, in the context of changing all the engines in the range.
Car production decreased in 2025
In parallel, the automotive industry in Romania ended the year 2025 with a decreasing turnover, from 34 to 32 billion euros, against the background of the increase in energy costs and fiscal pressures on the sector. Energy is almost three times more expensive than in 2020, and the turnover tax is considered by the industry as a factor that discourages investment.
In total, the car plants in Romania – Mioveni and Craiova – produced 545,510 vehicles in 2025, 2.6% less than the record level of 2024. In February 2026, the Ford Otosan plant in Craiova exceeded Dacia’s monthly production by 299 cars.
The message sent by the Renault management is that the factory in Mioveni remains one of the most solid industrial units of the group, but maintaining cost competitiveness will be decisive for attracting new projects in the future.
