• The Dacia
  Bigster, one of the most hotly anticipated cars of 2025, has received a
  quintessentially British welcome as it arrived on UK shores this morning with a
  proclamation delivered by a traditional town crier
• Alan Myatt,
  Guinness World Record holder for being the world’s loudest town crier was there to
  deliver a big shout for Dacia’s biggest car
• The first model
  to put its wheels on British soil was a Bigster Journey hybrid 155 in Indigo
  Blue
• Deliveries to
  Dacia retailers will begin imminently after final quality checks, with first
  customer deliveries expected in May
• Strongly
  reflecting Dacia’s values, Bigster shakes up the C-SUV segment, offering buyers of
  larger, family-friendly cars the robust, well-equipped, great value for money that
  they have been longing for
• Bigster is
  available to order now from £25,215 on-the-road, with the whole range coming in
  under £30,000 on-the-road

Oyez, oyez, oyez! The very first Bigster in
Britain has arrived on UK shores. To welcome it in a quintessentially British way, a
traditional town crier was on hand to deliver a resounding proclamation as the car
was driven off the boat at Royal Portbury Dock in Bristol.

Alan Myatt rang his bell to herald the arrival,
just as he would for big news such as the birth of a Royal baby or for the
announcement of a new public holiday. Alan, who holds the Guinness World Record for
the loudest town crier, certainly delivered a big shout for Dacia’s biggest
car.

Far from a dying breed, there are more than 150
town criers registered with the Ancient and Honourable Guild of Town Criers, and
they’ve been bringing gravitas to proceedings since the 18^th
century.

The first model to put its wheels on British soil
was a Bigster Journey hybrid 155 in Indigo Blue.

Alan’s proclamation was delivered as
follows: “Oyez, oyez, oyez! On this day, the 8th day of April, in the year
of our Lord, 2025… we welcome with great pride the very first Dacia Bigster to the
United Kingdom shores. You know, sometimes big is just what you need. God Save the
King!”

It marks the start of Dacia officially shaking up
the C-SUV segment in the UK, offering buyers of larger, family-friendly cars the
robust, well-equipped, great value for money that they have been longing
for.

More than 500 people have ordered Bigster in the
one month since orders opened, even with no models in the UK to test. The first
batch of cars will now be making their way to Dacia retailers, after final quality
checks, for test drives and display, with the first customer deliveries expected in
May.

Dacia’s newest model is available in a choice of
three trim levels, mild and full hybrid petrol engines, plus the option of 4×4.
Expression, Journey and Extreme trim levels all benefit from generous standard
specifications including keyless entry, a 10.1-inch central touchscreen Multiview
camera, front and rear parking sensors, dual zone automatic air conditioning, alloy
wheels, automatic wipers and Hill Start Assist.

Journey and Extreme trim levels also gain a
heated steering wheel, heated front seats, rear window privacy glass, wireless phone
charging, plus the option of a two-tone black painted roof.

ENDS

ABOUT
DACIA:
Born in 1968, then relaunched by Renault Group from
2004 across Europe and Mediterranean countries, Dacia has always offered the best
value for money cars by constantly redefining the essentials.

As a game-changer,
Dacia proposes simple, multi-purpose, reliable cars in tune with customers’
lifestyles. Dacia models have become a reference on the market, including Sandero,
the best-selling retail car in Europe each year since 2017 and the best-selling car
in Europe in 2024, full stop; Duster, the best-selling SUV to European private
customers since 2018 and the 2^nd most sold car to customers
in 2024; Jogger, the C-segment versatile family car; Spring, the UK’s most
affordable electric car; and Bigster, offering buyers of larger, family-friendly
cars the robust, well-equipped, great value for money that they have been longing
for.

Present in 44 countries, Dacia has sold more than
9 million vehicles since 2004. Dacia launched in the UK in January 2013 and enjoyed
the most successful start ever for a new car brand in the UK. More than 260,000
Dacia vehicles have been sold in the UK to date.