Dacia Spring's Second Generation Aims to Anchor Europe's 2030 EV Strategy

Dacia is positioning the next-generation Spring as a key piece of its electric vehicle plans heading toward 2030. According to Automotive World, the second-generation model is being built in Slovenia, underscoring the brand’s bet on European manufacturing rather than relying on imported vehicles.

A central element of the Spring’s appeal is its price point: it stays below the €20,000 threshold. That positioning matters because it allows a European-assembled EV to compete without breaching the import-pricing ceiling that often defines the affordable end of the market.

For Dacia, the strategy blends local production with aggressive pricing, a combination that could shape how affordable EVs are brought to buyers across the continent in the coming years. The second-generation Spring thus serves as both a product launch and a signal of the brand’s longer-term electric ambitions.