"An important part of these requests were oriented towards the zones Argeș and Dolj, in the proximity of the two large players on the auto market active in Romania, Renault and Ford. There were also options for the western area, in Banat and Ardeal, where they could connect better to the EU transport infrastructure. The zone of Moldova is also becoming attractive for the investors in the auto parts manufacturing industry, as there is cheaper work force and the investors find easily human resources than in the western part of the country, although the lack of infrastructure in the region plays an important part in the decision process. Moldova is chosen for the investments involving massive personnel appointments, in order to optimize costs", said Dana Bordei, Head of Industrial Agency CBRE Romania.

The estimations were made during Foreign Investors Summit, the conference dedicated to the development of the foreign investments in Romania, where the CBRE Romania team took part at the three large sections, dedicated to sectors of growing industries: IT&C, auto and real estate.

According to CBRE, 2015 will be very active for the industrial sector considering the area transacted this year.

"By the end of the third quarter, nearly 250,000 sq. m were transacted in the market and we anticipate that by the end of the year, the market will exceed 300,000 sq. m. This year also the expansion and consolidation request have increased, coming from tenants in the areas influenced by consumption– logistic operators and retailers – much of the request being related to the proximity of the Black Friday reductions in November", has declared Marian Orzu, Business Development Executive Industrial Agency CBRE. (source: profit.ro)