Dacia Duster will cost less than £10,000 in the UK
By Andrew, 20 Dec, 2011. 0 Comments
2011 Dacia Duster
With a price tag of less than £10,000, Dacia’s Duster SUV is set to go on sale in the UK at the end of 2012. However, buyers should know that there won’t be further discounts. The Romanian budget brand is being launched as a key part of parent firm Renault’s revised UK plans. It has already been announced that popular models such as the Espace and Laguna will be ending.
Two cars are scheduled to be launched by Dacia. The first is the India-built Qashqai-sized Duster. The second is a new Sandero variant, a hatchback with five doors that would rival the Fiesta. The starting price for the Sandero is around £7000. A lineup composed of 1.6-litre petrol and 1.5-litre diesel engines will be available for these two cars. Each Renault showroom will have a particular area where the two new Dacia models will be displayed.
As these are already affordably priced, the cars would bear a sign of “value but no haggling.” At all places in Europe where Dacia presented its vehicles, this principle was used wherein the prices are very low and no discounts are given. This is true even for bulk purchases by fleet customers. Renault doesn’t think that there is a possible conflict that could arise from offering bigger cars that are less expensive on the other side of the showroom floor as its regular lineup. Renault UK boss Thierry Sybord said that Dacia is a “good brand” that’s capable of enticing a new batch of customers. He also said that in the past, a majority of Dacia’s new buyers come from the used car market. [source: WhatCar]
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