Dacia Spring moves production to Europe as prices rise
By Anthony Sharkey, Chief Operating Officer, New Reg Limited
The second-generation Dacia Spring EV has shifted from Chinese manufacturing to a plant in Slovenia, with all variants expected to come in below €20,000.
The new Dacia Spring is no longer built in China, with the second-generation model moving to European production and bringing a price increase alongside it.
Dacia has confirmed that the updated Spring will be assembled at a facility in Slovenia, where it will share a production line with the Renault Twingo E-Tech. Both models are built on the same EV-dedicated platform, which was developed by Renault and underpins the new generation of small electric cars from the group. The shift to European manufacturing represents a significant change for the Spring, which was previously produced in China.
According to multiple reports, the entire Spring range is expected to be priced below €20,000, though Dacia has not yet confirmed exact figures. That ceiling marks the upper boundary of what the brand is targeting, meaning some versions could come in noticeably lower, but the precise pricing structure remains unofficial at this stage.
The move to Slovenian production is likely to affect the final price of the car. Manufacturing costs in Europe are generally higher than in China, and that difference is widely understood to be a factor in the new model costing more than its predecessor. For buyers who valued the original Spring largely because of how little it cost, that trade-off between origin and price will be a central consideration when the full details are eventually announced.