The Sandero remains Dacia’s best-selling vehicle, with around 235,000 sales over 2023. It is also the second best-selling vehicle in Europe over the same period, however, still does not have an electrified option. Dacia remains true to form and is arriving a bit late to the party, but now has revealed plans to release a battery-electric variant of the vehicle with its next generation in 2027 or 2028, just in time for the EU regulation requiring manufacturers to go electric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The next-generation Sandero will have internal combustion engine, but it will also have an electric version,” brand boss Denis Le Vot explained. He expanded a little on the dimensions, but kept things vague: “The next-generation Sandero will be a huge car.” Furthermore, Le Vot also made a statement as to the affordability of electric cars: “It\u2019s not really about the A- or B-segment [minicar or small], but about bringing affordable electromobility to the market.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just a few days ago, Dacia announced an update for its Spring electric vehicle<\/a> model, which will also be available in the UK<\/a> for the first time. The exact prices have not been announced, but Le Vot said that the price will average \u20ac20,000 in Europe, “even in less certain markets.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n There was also mention of the Duster SUV model, which will be available with a 140-hp E-Tech full-hybrid drivetrain and will start at “just less than \u20ac20,000.” A compact SUV based on the CMF-B platform will be released in 2025 titled ‘Bigster’, which is intended to be “more of a \u201ccruising\u201d vehicle than the Duster,” according to Le Vot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, Dacia is looking to shake up its production lines: All Sandero and Jogger production is to be moved to Morocco, while Dacia\u2019s main factory in Pitesti, Romania, will build the Duster and Bigster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n