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Job losses likely at VW as the people’s car brand becomes uncompetitive (arstechnica.com)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Dacia sales keep increasing every year. This does show there is an increasing demand for simple cars.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Or just cheap ones. VW and every other maistream cars are getting unaffordable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Isn’t just a rebrand cars?

Their duster model is a copy of Renault Duster. They didn’t even bother to change the name.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I had never heard of Renault Duster before (nor seen one), so I looked it up. The Renault Duster is apparently a Dacia Duster with mostly cosmetic changes, for sale outside the eu, typically released later than the Dacia Duster is released in the eu. So it's the same car, but different brand badges + cosmetics depending on the country were it's sold. They are so similar, that I'd just call it the same car, not a copy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Interesting, I thought it’s the other way around.