News category: Automotive This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page The underground rapid transit lines have been under construction for almost two decades due to various project delays The cross pinnacle on the Tower of Jesus Christ will be ready to receive visitors in 2026 on the centennial of Gaudi’s death Now you can get your wine in Talence by paying directly in Bitcoin That’s because the state has to spend money on updating the railway infrastructure rather than subsidizing the cost of the popular pass Steffen Romstöck said that he would respect the residents’ choice and would take over the helm of the municipality which will come into force from 1 January 2025 Rethinking renewable energy sources for the urban landscape But operating them is still illegal under the country’s legislation can inform and inspire communities and entrepreneurs that still feel trepidation at the prospect of energy transition it has a unique modular design that allows it to be shortened and lengthened like a train that’s the promise made by the mayor of Paris the district has long been known as the hangout spot for the artsy crowds Hostal de Pinós is located in the geographical centre of the autonomous region the ranking considers several distinct but essential factors these quiet areas will now be available on all main routes in the country The academic institution shows a deeper understanding of the well-being of its students Ion Georgescu was born on 20th of April 1960 in Oarja commune He studied at Economic High School in Pitesti the Faculty of Economy and Business Management in Craiova He is specialized in Management holding also a master degree He worked between 1985 and 2000 as a chief of Warehouse-canteen of Dacia Renault Factory being vice-mayor firstly and since 2006 he fulfill the function of mayor Since 2009 he hold the title ”The son of Arges” and four titles as ”The best mayor in Romania” The titles were granted by the Romanian Magazine of Local Public Administration as a result of a tracking of the Romania΄s mayors activities and of a prior consultation of partners and important decision factors in national public areas how would you describe the town of Mioveni briefly What do you want our audience to know about it? The city of Mioveni is for sure neither the largest nor the wealthiest city in Romania yet I guarantee that is one of the most appreciated communities in Argeş County and even in the entire country with a young average age for the population a community continuously developing open to new ideas and smart technologies We are currently involved in a series of projects and activities organized at regional and European level this being one of the reasons why we have been nominated as one of the most active cities in Europe for the organization of activities promoting local democracy and for which we obteined the distinction “12 Stars City” Within “Europe Prize” competition the city of Mioveni won this year “The Plaque of Honour” which is the third of the four distinctions of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe awarded for the work carried out in the service of European ideas after we won in 2012 “The European Diploma” and in 2013 “The Flag of Honour” For the sustained efforts and constantly ran campaigns in the domain of environmental protection and waste recycling our city has been awarded “The Green Flag” and projects regarding sustainable development are materialized by implementing smart city technologies at the administrative and public service levels.   how did the town change over this period?  The development of the city was a natural and a constant one due to the vision of the whole team within the mayoralty through government projects in the various European funding streams or through sustained investments from the city’s budget We prioritized the citizen's needs and hence resulted the necessity of attracting investors in order to create new jobs the necessity of developing the educational system and to modernize the city’s medical system share some good practices from your municipality Probably there are many examples that I can refer the first one handles waste sludge from the waste water purification process and the second one refers to smart city technologies such as: public smart lighting video surveillance system and the road traffic management system I believe these are part of the technology of the future contributes to the sustainable development of the community and also to the protection of the environment we are proud to be the first in Argeş County and among the few in the country to implement this kind of projects Mioveni is a home of a headquartered of Automobile Dacia What are you doing to attract more investors and strategic projects to the municipality The Dacia brand was born and consolidated in Mioveni here fully contributing not only the French management but also the workforce the dedication of the citizens in Mioveni and the surrounding area worked and continue to work proud that out of their hands comes a product so appreciated in dozens of countries on four continents In order to attract more and more investors the local administration has been providing a temporary series of fiscal benefits the production capacity or investment plan proposed by the economic operator We may also partner up with some of the investors Other important actors in the development of our city have been the Mioveni Nuclear Research Institute and Nuclear Fuel Production Plant which have also provided a large number of jobs for the locals of Mioveni well-paying jobs it is worth mentioning which together with the jobs provided by the Dacia plant have led to the development of a healthy and steady consumer based economy in Mioveni we are currently engaged in a project to improve medical services in Mioveni and Arges County by building a brand-new hospital Its grand inauguration will be happening this year and our plans are to make it one of the most important medical centers in Romania It is also worth mentioning that it is the first state funded hospital to be built in Romania since after the 1989 Revolution What do you think about a unified platform for European municipalities and its main goal to make and keep European citizens better informed about what is taking place in the European Union The idea of providing European citizens with a means of keeping in touch and learning about what is currently happening in the European Union can only be viewed in a very positive way Hopefully by accessing your platform my team at City Hall and even our citizens may come up with several new projects we may be able to implement in the future in Mioveni and by letting others know of what we have been able to achieve in our small city we might inspire some into undertaking similar projects of their own Find out more about Mioveni here The 10th European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns (ESCT) sets the stage for stronger cooperation between the EU national and local level to fast track Europe's transition to climate neutrality Urban dwellers across the EU are having a say in making their surroundings friendlier to people and the environment Forests in the EU can help green the European construction industry and bolster a continent-wide push for architectural improvements Apply by 10 November and do your part for the transformation of European public spaces An interview with the Mayor of a Polish city that seeks to reinvent itself An interview with the newly elected ICLEI President and Mayor of Malmö A conversation with the Mayor of Lisbon about the spirit and dimensions of innovation present in the Portuguese capital one of the most anticipated cars that DACIA will launch this year which the company has been working on for some time but which it will only be able to apply soon DACIA started in 2019 the construction of new lines for painting the cars that are produced in Mioveni and only after the DACIA Bigster is launched DACIA Bigster will benefit in the future from a new paint shop line more modern than the one that exists at the moment the investment being started by DACIA in 2019 it being stopped due to the Coronavirus pandemic DACIA would borrow part of the money needed for the investment from the Romanian state and the DACIA Bigster will be one of the models that will benefit from it DACIA Bigster could be produced in larger quantities after this investment is completed and this is because DACIA wants to increase its annual car production from Mioveni by up to 50.000 units DACIA would request up to 50 million LEI from the Romanian state for the investment and since the DACIA Bigster is getting closer to launch it is hard to say whether the production will benefit in any way The DACIA Bigster is currently being tested on the streets of Romania and the current expectations are that the car will be presented during this fall but it is not yet clear when exactly we will see the car officially unveiled The DACIA Bigster is to be initially manufactured in Romania but we will see the car also produced in other countries around the world so it is expected that the number of initially manufactured units will be large The DACIA Bigster is to be put on sale in the spring of 2024 at higher prices than those charged for the DACIA Duster 3 so it remains to be seen how big the sales could be considering that the price difference is going to be one substantial Audi is examining existing and future plants as locations to build cars sold in the U.S The top 16 women’s junior teams in Europe will face off in the W19 EHF EURO 2023 set to be played in Romania between 6 and 16 July The teams are the ones which featured last year at the IHF Women’s Youth World Championship where the Republic of Korea were the first Asian team to clinch the trophy taking a 31:28 win over Denmark in the final The Scandinavian side will be one of the favourites in the competition as they boast a star-studded squad led by left back Julie Mathiesen Scaglione the top goal scorer of the 2022 IHF Women’s Youth World Championship who also made the All-Star team as the best left back in the competition Denmark will be playing in Group D in Mioveni who won the past two editions of the W19 EHF EURO are also a team to be reckoned with and will be on a collision course with Denmark provided both sides will qualify from the preliminary round Yet Hungary have arguably the hardest task in the first matches having already won against the first two sides last year in North Macedonia 24:19 against Norway and 22:21 against France which finished 14th at the 2022 IHF Women’s Youth Championship Portugal and Iceland in the preliminary round losing against the first two sides in North Macedonia but aiming to avenge those losses on their home court The top two sides from each group will make it into the main round with the other two progressing in the intermediary round The top two sides at the end of the main round in each group qualify for the semi-finals will qualify for the 2024 IHF Women’s Junior World Championship If North Macedonia finish in the top 13 teams in the final standings the 14th side will also earn their tickets to the world handball flagship competition which will end up on the 15th and 16th places are due to feature in a play-off for the last spot available for European sides with the two winners of the W19 EHF Championships By continuing to browse ihf.info, you agree to our terms of use , privacy policy and the use of cookies. For more information, please review our cookie policy OEMs Renault from France and Geely from China have finalized Horse Powertrain Limited produce and sell low-emission internal combustion powertrains as well as hybrid combustion-electric powertrains This will include engines and transmissions The company will also investigate the use of green methanol The first new product of the joint venture is the HR12 (pictured) 3-cylinder engine produced by Horse Romania in Mioveni which complies with the new Euro 7 emission standard Horse was born from the conviction of both companies that decarbonization of transport requires a combination of different powertrain technologies; and that by 2040 more than half of all vehicles will still have internal combustion engines (ICEs) The new company has received intellectual property from both Renault and Geely and will operate autonomously from headquarters in Madrid Horse starts with access to the resources of both groups Horse already has a customer portfolio that includes Renault and Geely themselves (obviously) “The complementary product portfolio and regional presence of the joint venture could provide solutions for 80% of the growing global market for hybrid and combustion powertrains,” a Renault and Geely said in a press statement Horse currently builds 3.2 million powertrain units per year and to achieve annual revenue of around €15 billion Image: Horse Powertrains Ltd Want to capture the attention of the International Fleet and Mobility leaders Contact us and become our partner! WIKIFLEET is a free collaborative encyclopaedia providing knowledge about car fleet management all over the world The Global Fleet MARKETPLACE is the ONE guide to find fleet & mobility providers worldwide Marketplace directories and magazines in our knowledge center Knowledge Center Contact us Walking through the assembly plant at Dacia’s sprawling factory complex in Mioveni Cristian Negoita talks proudly of the factory’s output 1,389 a day,” says the 25-year company veteran and deputy chief of the assembly plant “Before we joined Renault we were making 110,000 cars a year here with 30,000 workers as other car manufacturers have lost billions of euros in sales in the aftermath of the global recession with sales on the continent rising 35% in the first six months of this year according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association fuelled by a high demand for cheap but reliable cars In the first eight months of 2014 sales of Dacia cars in the UK grew by 69.7% Photograph: Andrei Pungovschi/GuardianLast year with its entry-level Dacia Sandero – the butt of so many Top Gear jokes – selling for £5,995 Dacia’s success in recent years has raised its already considerable profile in Romania: its €4.48bn (£3.5bn) turnover in 2013 represented about 2.9% of the country’s GDP with the company responsible for an estimated 130,000 jobs in Romania across its supply chain and 8% of the country’s total exports All of which is impressive for a car brand that few in Europe had heard of until recently and that was failing badly just a decade and a half ago it was the first to see and exploit this low-cost sector,” says Tim Urquhart who predicts that Dacia will sell 461,000 vehicles this year in the first years of the Ceaușescu regime It was meant to be a powerful symbol of the country’s industrial strength the company primarily launched licensed versions of cars such as the Renault 12 Dacias were often the only cars on the Romanian market so locals eventually became adept at roadside fixes Dacia struggled against the tide of foreign cars entering Romania with the brand failing to improve on outdated designs I worked without heat in the winter for nine years between 1990 and 1999,” says Ionela Ghenescu taking a break from her morning shift in the stamping department The Dacia 1300 cruises through Bucharest in 2009 Dacia remains the most famous car brand in Romania Photograph: Daniel Mihailescu/AFPLike many in Mioveni the company is a family affair for Ghenescu: her husband and son also work at the factory “Most people in Mioveni work for Dacia,” she says Sitting in his office on the outskirts of Bucharest the French chief executive of Dacia Romania explains Renault’s decision to buy the company “Dacia had an ageing lineup and couldn’t export any more Volumes were falling and they were looking for a way to recover.” Renault was considering setting up a factory in the region After failing to buy Skoda in a joint bid with Volvo Renault bought Dacia and invested €2.2bn in updating its facilities and product line “Originally the idea was to use the platform to deliver to the Romanian domestic market and central and eastern Europe.” Renault’s ambitious goal was to create an entry-level car for developing markets that would retail for about €5,000 and the company focused its energy on keeping costs to a minimum while maintaining the reliability of the final product “The initial concept was perhaps a bit dull and boring but it did the job,” says Philippe Houchois Between September and December 2004 Dacia sold 40,000 Logans in 2005 the company started exporting to western Europe and has seen sales grow more than 10% a year since with Romania now representing only 5% of Dacia sales though this is also due to a weak domestic market In the first eight months of 2014 sales of Dacia cars grew in France by 18.9% Renault’s ambitious goal for the Dacia was to create an entry-level car for developing markets that would retail for about €5,000 Andrei Pungovschi Photograph: Andrei Pungovschi/GuardianSince 2004 Dacia has introduced seven new vehicles “The Dacia Duster is the number one selling car for Renault worldwide,” says Maure “And Mioveni is the biggest vehicle plant for Renault in terms of output.” “There is a risk of new entrants in the low-cost market,” says Houchois “Dacia is quite critical to Renault – 45%-50% of Renault is driven by their entry-level programme and Renault can’t believe how long it’s been without competition.” Wages are rising in the company’s Romanian facilities This month a new round of pay negotiations is due to begin between Dacia management and the workers’ union relationships have been fractious: in March 2008 finally agreeing to 28% after a 20-day walkout we have increased the wages threefold for blue-collar workers,” says Maure “We are paying them twice as much as the average of the country; there must be a kind of slowdown on this.” Since 2004 Dacia has introduced seven more vehicles on to the market Photograph: Andrei Pungovschi/GuardianIn recent months management has suggested that if wages cannot be kept down in Romania Dacia will be forced to move more of its operations to Morocco where it set up a factory in 2012 to handle increasing demand “It is key for the Mioveni plant to remain competitive but to do so we have to moderate the wage increase The other way is a combination of reducing output and greater automation Option two would lead to thousands of job losses,” says Maure who expects it to be a difficult negotiation process Dacia’s Romanian workers are enjoying the rebirth of their national brand “Romanians have always been proud of Dacia,” says Ion Manu back when Romania was still behind the Iron Curtain and Dacia cars were rarely found outside the roads of Romania “We are really proud now it is successful overseas,” he says The Gjilan team has announced the departure of striker Blerim Krasniqi "We thank the football player Blerim Krasniqi for the contribution made with the 'red and white' shirt The 26-year-old will continue his football career in the elite Romanian football championship with the CS Mioveni team," says Gjilan's announcement on Facebook the 26-year-old scored nine goals and had three assists in 38 appearances in all competitions with Gjilan's jersey In the first qualifying round of the Conference League this year This site is controlled and managed by KOHA are protected by KOHA's copyright and KOHA retains the reserved rights for them Materials on this site may not be used for commercial purposes without the prior permission of KOHA is prohibited The use of materials from any website or other medium without the permission of the KOHA Group on behalf of all the units that make it up (Koha Ditore is a violation of copyright and of intellectual property according to the legal provisions in force All violators of these rights will face the law The translation of contents into other languages ​​is done automatically and there may be errors Annex of the former Radio Prishtina (first floor) George Bush pn Subsequently, according to Reuters, Renault spokeswoman Celine Furet explained that only a part of the production of the Logan estate which accounted for roughly 40,000 cars last year or about 10 percent of the total Logan production The exact number of Logan MCVs that will be assembled in Tangier has yet to be made public which is currently manufacturing the Sandero will receive a €20 million ($22 million) injection before welcoming the estate Another plausible scenario for Renault’s move, one that is being highly speculated by the Romanian media these days is the lack of a proper infrastructure to move cars assembled in Mioveni to export markets produces 145,215 vehicles in the first five months of the year up 1.6 percent from the same period of 2017 The production took place in Mioveni plant and the most produced is Dacia Duster the model that dominates the production and sales in the last years according to the Association of Automobile Constructors in Romania (ACAROM) around 90 percent of production being sold outside Romania and this is the reason why Duster and Sandero models are the most produced Both are very well received in European countries while Logan and Logan MCV are mainly sold on the domestic market The production of Dacia Sandero in January-May was 23,243 units, while Dacia Logan was at 15,330 units and Dacia Logan MCV at 10,628 units. The plant also made 17,604 car bodies that were send to the plant in Maroc. Romanian car manufacturer Dacia has been a subsidiary of the French car manufacturer Renault since 1999 The cars are produced at the Dacia factory in Mioveni We use cookies for keeping our website reliable and secure providing social media features and to analyse how our website is used The Romanian giants will have to call on youth players and a temporary manager to guide them through Saturday's game Romanian club FCSB have been left with just 13 players available for Saturday's match against Mioveni after their side was ravaged by Covid-19 As many as 14 players have tested positive for Covid-19 meaning the Liga I side will have to call on youth players to step into the starting XI the entire coaching staff have contracted the virus so Edward Iordanescu will not be allowed to lead his team from the dugout The increase in Covid-19 cases throughout the squad and coaching staff has left the club in a difficult position heading into the match FCSB have had to hire former goalkeeper Eugen Nae to take a place on the bench because he has the required qualifications the only member of the training staff who has not tested positive and technical director Mihai Stoica will also be present FCSB owner Gigi Becali says that the majority of the squad have not received a Covid-19 vaccine The owner and former politician has been outspoken in his opposition to the vaccine and said recently that he would rather be "shot with a gun" than get the jab only Constantin Budescu and someone else got the vaccine," he said this week but they know from the boss that it's not good "I didn't force my family to get vaccinated either But I told them I didn't get shot in the head either Then they thought it might be dangerous and they didn't get vaccinated." Automobile Dacia produced 335,262 cars in 2018 7 percent more than 2017 (21,000 more vehicles) Most of the production was covered by the Duster with 236,921 units coming out of the Mioveni factory is also the most expensive car produced at Mioveni by Dacia-Renault At an average price of about EUR 14,000 (EUR 10,500 the lowest prices and EUR 17.700 the highest) Dacia’s 2018 production is worth around EUR 5 billion The Duster covered 70 percent of the entire production and the highest demand for the model came from Western Europe Dacia Sandero production totalled 42,146 units in 2018, Dacia Logan had 33,841 units and Dacia Logan MCV had 22,354 units. Sandero is also a model in high demand on foreign markets, while Logan and Logan MCV are mainly sold inside Romania. the Dacia plant also made 33,656 units of painted carriages which went to its Algeria plant Romania last year produced over 500,000 cars with the Dacia and Ford plants a numbre expected to be exceeded this year According to the Association of Automobile Constructors in Romania (ACAROM) the output of the Dacia Mioveni plant was 56,666 vehicles in the first two months of 2017 The model with the highest production was Dacia Duster (35,246 units) Dacia Logan MCV (6,636) and Dacia Logan (5,531) The output in February was 7.11 percent higher compared to February 2017 and 5.27 percent higher than in February 2016. This has now been confirmed by official sources from the factory, cited by Autonews Europe and while the exact amount by which salaries are set to increase (or not) has not been specified is that the collective work agreement is being renegotiated The average wage at the Dacia factory was reported at 3,965 lei and what the workers are actually getting is considerably less (around 40 percent less on average) Furthermore, since the brand is doing very well (better than parent company Renault, in fact), as their cars are being sold around the world in many different markets, and most recently the very picky UK market. They managed to sell some 360,000 cars in 2012, and with the slew of new models that have gone into production this year (and more to come) we don’t see any signs of a slowdown Even if the world economy recovers and people begin to have more money again less by regular consumers and more by fleets for which costs are of the utmost importance Dacia CEO Nicolas Maure said on Thursday that Renault group will not leave Mioveni although there is not yet a highway linking Constanta harbor to the West of the country In case the Pitesti-Nadlac highway is ready the road transport time would decrease by five hours to which we add other five hours reduced for the distance between Pitesti and Constanta In total we would earn ten hours of transport,” said Maure at the celebration of ten years of activity of Mioveni’s Alliance International Logistic Network He said that Dacia can wait a few years until the Pitesti-Sibiu motorway will be ready. “Dacia can wait a few years until the highway will be constructed and afterwards we’ll save up ten hours of transport Probably the highway works will begin in 2017 and by 2020 will be ready There might be delays of one-two years until the completion of works Renault Group Romania announced on Friday that it plans to fill 300 available positions in Bucharest acquisition and the financial department and will be presented at the Angajatori de Top Fair in Bucharest “The candidates have the opportunity of a first interview with the company’s specialists depending on their job choice,” announced the company in a statement. The director of the engineering center Pascal Candau mentioned that 30 percent from a total of 1,800 “Drive your Future” program interns were hired in Romania The Anagajatori de Top job fair will take place October 20-21 in Bucharest Teodora Marinescu providing social media features and to analyse how our website is used.