Automobile Dacia and Renault Commercial Roumanie (a company that sells the Dacia, Renault and Nissan in Romania) have expressed at the end of last week, in an official letter, the decision to abandon the role of member of the Romanian Association of Manufacturers and Importers of Automobiles (APIA).
The two companies have also announced that their interests will be represented by ACAROM (The Association of Romanian Automobile Constructors).
As ACAROM members, Automobile Dacia and Renault Commercial Roumanie will continue to support the programs that target the national market for new vehicles, according to the official letter, which states: "The objective is to facilitate the access of Romanian customers to the purchase of new and performing vehicles and to reduce the number of polluting vehicles, which represent a real danger for the environment, as well as for road safety».
At the same time, Automobile Dacia and Renault Commercial Roumanie will consolidate their support for the ACAROM with activities that over 16,000 employees contribute to in Romania, the letter further says. One of the concerns is to maintain the industrial capacity of local suppliers of the automotive industry, the activities of the dealers and of their over 150,000 employees whose expertise is very important for the ACAROM.