With the new Duster SUV – the first Dacia to be built with a right-hand-drive version – Renault’s low-cost brand will debut in the UK in 2012, completing the final piece of the key European market vehicle jigsaw.

The Duster is the sixth model in the Logan range that also includes a sedan, station wagon, light commercial van, pickup and Sandero hatchback. The SUV will be badged as a Dacia in Europe, Turkey and Northern Africa and sold as the Renault Duster in Ukraine, the Middle East, Central Africa, South America and Mexico. Continue reading Dacia expands into UK with Duster

Opel mulls expansion in China, S. America, Africa and Australia
German brand needs new markets as Europe sales decline

Opel/Vauxhall is considering expanding its product offerings in China and launching in new markets such as South America, Australia South Africa, CEO Nick Reilly said.

General Motors Co.’s European unit is seeking to expand globally to offset a big decline in sales in the weak European market where Reilly expects Opel’s new car sales to fall to 1 million this year from 1.2 million last year.

Reilly ruled out exporting Opels to the United States because the brand’s cars have too much overlap with other GM cars sold in the U.S., such as the Opel Insignia-based Buick Regal.

Speaking in an interview with the Berlin Tagesspiegel daily newspaper, Reilly said: “We are considering introducing or re-introducing Opel in a series of markets.” Continue reading Opel mulls expansion in China, S. America, Africa and Australia

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