Romania’s two carmakers, Automobile Dacia and Ford, in February 2022 produced 44,111 passenger cars, 12% more than in February 2021. Of these, 24,878 units were manufactured by Automobile Dacia and 19,233 units by Ford.
The economic forecast for Romania in 2022 initially was for 4.2% growth, but amid the Ukrainian war a recession can be expected, or, in a more fortunate scenario, a much lower economic growth, says Radu Burnete, executive manager of Concordia Employers’ Confederation representing the biggest companies in Romania.
China-held OPPO, one of the world’s biggest players on the smartphone market, has managed to reach a 10% share of Romania’s smartphone market at the end of 2021, namely in around one year and a half since officially entering the market, and wants to reach the third position on the market this year.
Mobexpert, a major player on Romania’s furniture market, with both production and retail activities, plans to open new stores, develop new products in its own plans and expand B2B services this year.
Romanian massage chair retailer Komoder plans to invest in 2022 to open showrooms in Malaga, Zurich, while readying the second showroom in London, explained Adrian Rus, founder of Komoder.
Antibiotice Iasi, the biggest local Romanian-held drug maker, targets RON1 billion turnover by 2030, in line with its multi-annual plan, with half of this sum due to be generated by exports.
Spectral Mobila, a furniture manufacturer in Barlad (eastern Romania) that also owns a network of stores under the same name, plans to reach 24 stores this year.
U.S. vice-president Kamala Harris will come to Romania on Friday (March 11) and will meet with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis at the presidential Cotroceni Palace in capital city Bucharest, according to the presidential administration.
Trencadis, a technology company specialized in software development solutions for the government and business environment, has appointed Marian Murgulet to the position of CEO effective March 1, 2022.
Adrian Viman, known as the executive who had run Kaufland Romania for nine years, has joined the Executive Board of Meta Estate Trust, which operates on the Romanian real estate market.