EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: Sandero drives Dacia growth as East European tastes shift westward
Author: Mark Bursa | 18 June 2008
The view that Eastern Europe demands three-box sedans is changing, believes Dacia chairman Christian Esteve. New, younger buyers in the region are taking their tastes from the west. Mark Bursa reports.
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