Dacia In less than 10 years Dacia, the Romanian car manufacturer, has risen to great success. This success began when, in 1999 Renault's CEO Louis Schweitzer made a move to acquire this company. Both of these automobile companies were not performing to high standards at the time, but now, things are different and success has been very rewarding since this merger. The purpose of this essay is to review this decision to combine forces and what were the strategic elements involved in this transactions.

According to Dacia's website, "As a brand of the Renault Group, Dacia uses clever sourcing and proven technology to ensure its cars are reliable, robust and affordable. From the Sandero hatchback to the Duster SUV, Dacia cars are simple to use and affordable to own." Dacia has found a soft spot in the low-end auto market and it seems to be paying big dividends for the company. It is therefore important to investigate some of the mitigating details...

He suggested that Dacia's rampaging sales and the synergies between the Renault and Dacia lines have turned the brand into a "cash cow" in the words of Renault's COO. Its vehicles share a huge number of parts, many of which are still carryover nine years into the brand's life, and parts of the recently introduced second-generation Logan are evolved from the 1990 Renault Clio. In fact, due to amortization and decreased prices for parts because of the massive sales, the new Logan is less expensive to produce than the first generation, so it was given new equipment along with the refresh in order to maintain its price."
Marketing has also played a large role in how Renault has made Dacia a winner in such a short time. The marketing director of Dacia, Stephen…