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2012 EUROPEAN SEGMENT LEADERS Premium cars rule in fading European marketMarch 9, 2013 06:01 CET  European sales fell by 8 percent to 12.5 million units last year, but that didn't diminish buyers' appetite for premium compact vehicles. Sales of premium medium SUVs grew 24 percent to 407,512 because of strong demand for the Audi Q3 and Range Rover Evoque, according to data from JATO Dynamics.... Read More »
How Renault's low-cost Dacia has become a 'cash cow'Jan. 2, 2013 06:01 CET  Once considered a risky bet, Romanian automaker Dacia has become Renault's global profit machine. Europeans think of Renault's Dacia lineup as cheap, entry-level models that compete with used cars for sales. But Dacias are built and sold around the world, often badged as Renaults, for handsome prices.... Read More »
LUCA CIFERRI Getting to know Dacia 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 2, 2013  Until last year, I had not driven a modern Dacia model nor felt any compelling reason to do so. However, the huge sales success of the Duster SUV encouraged me to try one of the models made by Renault's low-cost subsidiary.... Read More »
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