Despite no one in the UK yet having the chance to see or drive the new Dacia Duster SUV, Renault has taken over 1,000 orders.
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Renault has revealed that the Duster is selling well ahead of its arrival in the UK, despite none of its dealers having their own Duster to coax buyers in to a purchase. In the 100 days since the order book for the Dacia opened, Renault has taken more than 1,000 orders from all round the UK.
The Dacia – which is being built for the UK RHD market in India, where it’s taken over 20,000 orders in three months – is selling best in Wales, and the Scots are close behind after the Duster took the Scottish Car of the Year Award.
But the Duster is selling well in England too – with one in six opting for the entry-level £8,995 model – with Liverpool taking the lead as an English Dacia sales hot spot.
Renault say that even through one in six have opted for the entry-level 2WD model, a full third are going for the 4WD version of the Duster and the model with the single biggest order number is the range-topping Laureate version.
All of which should shake up the compact SUV market quite a bit.
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