Overview
- Dacia revealed the New Spring on Thursday, June 18, confirming the model will be built in Europe and that it keeps a fully electric powertrain, four real seats and a proper boot.
- The car will move from the older CMFA‑EV underpinnings to Renault’s AmpR Small architecture that underpins the Twingo, a change the company says modernises the mechanical base.
- Journalists report that platform sharing with the Twingo implies likely technical choices such as a small LFP battery (around 27.5 kWh), an roughly 80–82 bhp motor and a city‑focused range near 163 miles, but final specs remain unconfirmed.
- Dacia plans to sell the New Spring alongside the existing China‑built Spring with the ‘New’ name to differentiate them, and media estimates put a Europe‑built starting price at just under €18,000 which would make it costlier than the heavily discounted first generation.
- The first‑generation Spring has sold nearly 210,000 units in Europe since 2021, and the move to European manufacturing signals tighter supply control, possible eligibility for national purchase incentives and a shift in the model’s role in Dacia’s wider BEV rollout to 2030.