Renault group stays in Romania, despite highways delays

The Renault group will not leave Romania, even if the country still lacks a highway which connects the Constanta port to the western part of Romania, said Nicolas Maure, CEO of Dacia, part of the Renault Group. If the Pitesti-Nadlac highway were ready, the road transport time would decrease by five hours. Adding to this a reduction of five hours on a highway between Pitesti and Constanta, the company could gain ten hours on transport, said Maure, reports local Mediafax. However, Dacia can still wait a few years until the Pitesti-Sibiu highway is ready, he added. The highway work will probably start in 2017 and is due by 2020, Maure said. Even if there are one or two-year delays, the company won’t leave, the Dacia CEO said. editor@romania-insider.com