Overview
- Dacia announced on Thursday that the next-generation model will be called New Spring, remain fully electric, and keep four seats plus a proper boot.
- The New Spring will be built in Europe rather than China, a production change Dacia says preserves the model's low-cost focus.
- Reporting indicates the car will sit on the Renault Twingo E-Tech Electric platform, which should give the New Spring more cabin and boot space than the current model.
- Technical figures such as a roughly 27.5kWh LFP battery, about 82bhp and an estimated 163-mile range are being reported as possible but remain unconfirmed by Dacia.
- Moving production to Europe could make the New Spring eligible for the UK Electric Car Grant, which would materially affect UK pricing and Dacia's ability to compete at the bottom of the market; nearly 210,000 first-generation Springs have been sold across Europe, underlining the model's role in Dacia's wider BEV rollout through 2030.