Dacia sales and marketing chief Xavier Martinet said that 80 percent of Spring sales were to private buyers despite the early focus on rental fleets, a percentage that is in line with Dacia overall.
With incentives, a base-model Spring costs less than 13,000 euros in France and 11,000 euros in Germany.
Couple that to low running costs, and the Spring is meeting the needs of minicar buyers, Martinet said Monday in a round table with journalists.
France, Romania, Italy and Germany are the Spring’s main markets, he added, noting that all offer large EV incentives.
The Renault Twingo was by far the best-seller, with 29,111 sales, but the Spring was just behind the No.
The Spring is also helping Dacia, which has no other electric vehicles or even hybrid powertrains, to meet its CO2 emissions targets, Martinet said.