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The Dacia Logan is a small family car produced jointly by the French manufacturer Renault and its Romanian subsidiary Dacia since 2004. It is currently in its second generation and has been manufactured at Dacia's automobile plant in Mioveni, Romania, and at Renault's plants in Morocco, Brazil, Turkey, Russia, Colombia, Iran, India and South Africa. It is also produced as a pick-up at Nissan's plant in Rosslyn, South Africa. It has also been marketed as the Renault Logan, Nissan Aprio, Mahindra Verito, Renault Tondar 90, Lada Largus (the MCV), Nissan NP200 (the pick-up) or Renault Symbol (the second generation), depending on the existing presence or positioning of the Renault brand. From 2004 to July 2015, considering only the Dacia Logan model, 1.5 million units were sold worldwide. The same number was reached in 2014 for the Renault Logan/Symbol. The Logan sedan has then been sold at more than 3 million units. ==Logan I (2004–2008)== 5-door station wagon 5-door panel van 2-door coupé utility (pick-up) | platform = Dacia B0 platform | engine = 1.0 L I4 (flex-fuel) 1.2 L I4 (gasoline) 1.2 L I4 (flex-fuel) 1.4 L I4 (gasoline) 1.4 L I4 (flex-fuel) 1.6 L I4 (gasoline) 1.6 L I4 (flex-fuel) 1.5 L I4 (diesel) | transmission = 5-speed manual 4-speed automatic | wheelbase = (sedan) (station wagon & pick-up) (panel van) | length = (sedan) (notchback) (station wagon) (panel van) (pick-up) | width = (sedan, station wagon & panel van) (pick-up) | height = (sedan) (notchback)〔 & (station wagon & panel van) (pick-up) | weight = | related = Dacia Sandero Dacia Duster Renault Clio II Renault Clio III Nissan Tiida I Nissan Note Nissan Micra III }} Designed at Renault's Technocentre near Paris, the Logan was the result of four years of development of the project X90, announced by Renault in 1999, after the buyout of Dacia in 1998. During a visit to Russia by French President Jacques Chirac, Louis Schweitzer noted that at Lada and Renault dealerships the €6,000 Ladas were selling very well while the €12,000 Renaults stayed in the showroom. "Seeing those antiquated cars, I found it unacceptable that technical progress should stop you making a good car for €6,000." (He later revised this target to €5,000). "I also drew up a list of specifications in three words – modern, reliable and affordable – and added that everything else was negotiable." The cheapest version of the car is €5,900, and the price can reach €11,200, depending on equipment and customs duty. (The base model for Western Europe, where it is badged as a Dacia but generally sold in Renault dealerships, is somewhat more expensive). The Logan was designed from the outset as an affordable car, and has many simplified features to keep costs down. It replaces many older cars in production, including the Romanian Dacia 1310 series of Renault 12-based cars. It was officially launched in June 2004, and began marketing in September 2004. Renault originally had no plans to sell the Logan in Western Europe, but in June 2005, began importing a more expensive version of the car, starting at around €7,500. It was an unexpected success with people wanting an inexpensive, no-frills car they could repair themselves. The Logan was launched in India in April 2007, as a collaboration with Mahindra, who helped Renault cut costs by 15%. India was the first right-hand drive market for the Logan. It was almost an instant success with impressive sales in the first few months. Since then Mahindra and Renault have parted ways, but the Logan continues to be sold by Mahindra, with technical support from Renault. Its awkward styling has resulted in lower than expected sales. The company has later introduced the name Verito to the car, which since then only had Mahindra badges. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dacia Logan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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