Man Behind Dacia Logan Tasked With Creating Renault’s New US$5,500 India Car

The Indian new car market is far from negligible, accounting for 2.6 million registrations annually. Suzuki, with its Maruti subsidiary, offers cars starting below 250,000 rupees (US$5,600) and practically rules the market with 1 million sales per year.

Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn is determined to get a bigger slice of the pie than the measly 3 percent the two brands command with their models that are made at the local Chennai plant.

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Elia Brings in the Bling to Dacia Duster SUV

It seems German tuner Elia is convinced that the Dacia Duster's low starting price means that buyers will have extra cash left for upgrading their ride, so it's churning out one project after the other.

If the two-tone, orange and black-themed and the completely murder out Duster tunes that we showed you back in the summer didn't do the trick for you, here's one more proposal from Elia.

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British Magazine Masks Dacia Sandero and Asks the Public to Guess What it is and How Much it Costs

If it weren't for the Autoexpress logos, we would have sworn that this video was made by…Dacia as a publicity stunt to promote the sales launch of its new Sandero supermini, which will be the Romanian brand's first model to arrive in UK showrooms in January.

With a starting price of £5,995 (equal to €7,400 / US$9,600 at today's exchange rates), the five-door Sandero will also be the cheapest new car money can buy in Britain.

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Dacia Announces Prices for Third UK Model, the Sandero Stepway

One by one, Dacia is releasing pricing for its UK bound models. Following the announcements on the Sandero supermini and Duster compact SUV that start at £5,995 and the £8,995 respectively, the Renault Group-owned brand said on Monday that the Sandero Stepway will be available from May 2013 with prices ranging from £7,995 to £10,795, or from £600 more than equivalent Sandero models. Read more »

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Dacia Offering Sandero with a Monthly Payment as Low as £69 in the UK

Dacia is looking to lure British customers into its showrooms not only with low starting prices for its two available models, the new Sandero hatchback and the Duster SUV, but also with affordable monthly payments, albeit with a high APR.

The Romanian carmaker owned by the Renault Group said that the £5,995 (equal to €7,464 or US$9,525) entry-level Sandero Access supermini, which is the cheapest new car in the UK market, can be had with a deposit of £1,845 (€2,300 or US$2,931) and as little as £69 (€86 or US$110) per month at 9.4% APR for 49 months.

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Dacia Says it has Received More than 1,000 Pre-Orders for New Duster SUV in the UK

The first Dacia model to be made available in the United Kingdom, the Duster SUV, has surpassed the 1,000 pre-order mark in the country, three months before it launches in showrooms, according to the Renault Group's Romanian brand.

Dacia said that it is essential to point out that this number has been achieved "before a single buyer has driven a right-hand-drive UK-specification car on British soil".

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Dacia Sandero is the UK’s Most Affordable New Car Priced from £5,995

If you live in the UK and are looking for an affordable means of transportation, Dacia will try to lure you away from the used car market with its new Sandero supermini that goes on sale in January 2013 at a starting price of £5,995 (equal to €7,400 / US$9,700), making it Britain's cheapest new car.

According to Renault's low budget brand, the base price of the Sandero is very close to what Ford asked for a similarly specified Fiesta 5dr 1.0-litre Popular 4-speed in 1989 at £5,736. Today, a base Fiesta will set you back £9,795, while the smaller, A-segment Fiat Panda starts at £8,900.

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