Ford will manufacture B-Max model in Craiova
Date: 12-03-2010
Ford will produce in Romania the B-Max model, a small class mono volume which the American group will launch in the market, sources close to the manufacturer told Mediafax. “The aspect of the new model will be somewhere between Fiesta and C-Max, but smaller than the latter. Production will probably start this year,”sources say. They mentioned that following investments, the American manufacturer expects to become the second biggest seller in Romania after Dacia. Wolfgang Schneider, the vice-president of Ford Europe said at the beginning of the year that the group intended to use a loan made with the European Investment Bank for 400 million euro, for the development of the manufacture of commercial vehicles and that of a small class model with innovative and ecological engine. At present, the Craiova factory assembles the commercial vehicle Ford Transit Connect and according to the president of Ford Europe, John Fleming the full production of the model will begin in the second quarter of 2010. Last year, Craiova works deliverd 300 Ford Transit Connect units to the market. Ford registrations in Romania dropped last year by 58% to 7,176 units.
