A new sales plan for Logan? Renault may sell budget car in stand-alone dealerships in western Europe.(News)(Brief article)

Byline: Sylviane de Saint-Seine

Renault may ask its dealers in western Europe to separate sales of its Logan low-cost car from Renault-badged models.

The French carmaker already asks dealers in central and eastern Europe to have different showrooms or separate floor space for Renault and Dacia. The Logan is built by Dacia, Renault's Romanian subsidiary.

"With the Logan's success, we are thinking of having separate showrooms for Renault and Dacia in western Europe," said Marie-Christine Caubet, Renault's senior vice president in charge of European sales. "Or ...