The construction site is still a blank page, but the hiring has already begun. Chinese automotive-technology company Wuxi Autolink Intelligence Tech is preparing to build a factory from scratch in Romania to produce electronic components for cars — and with recruitment reportedly under way, the project has moved from blueprint to payroll. For a country whose automotive sector has long thrived as a manufacturing base for global brands, a Chinese investor arriving with its own greenfield plan marks a notable turn.
The shape of the investment is emerging through the Romanian press: a Chinese giant from the automotive technology industry, a plant rising from zero, and a first wave of workers being sought. Local reports point to Gorj county, in the country's south-west, as the location. The product line is as telling as the map reference — electronic components sit at the centre of the modern car, and every additional sensor, screen and control unit feeds demand for exactly this kind of output.
The timing is no accident. At FIS 2026, the verdict on Romanian industry was blunt: industrial growth increasingly depends on technology, talent and regional competitiveness. Industrial developer WDP — which holds roughly 2 million square metres of space in Romania, with automotive companies forming an important part of its tenant base — made the case plainly: "Western companies operating globally need high-quality production space." The Wuxi Autolink project suggests that demand is no longer a Western monopoly, and that the race for both square metres and skilled hands is heating up.
The macro backdrop helps explain the appeal. Romania's largest companies are outperforming regional peers in revenue growth even as the country remains underrepresented among Central and Eastern Europe's corporate leaders: its presence in the ranking of the region's biggest businesses climbed from 56 to 59 companies, with 81 percent of the Romanian entrants reporting higher sales in 2025. Retail and automotive manufacturing did much of the heavy lifting — and a new electronics plant, built and staffed from nothing, would extend precisely that value chain.
From the components that will one day roll out of a new Romanian plant to the finished cars they equip, the industry's centre of gravity keeps shifting eastward — and buyers can feel it in the metal. Anyone looking for their next vehicle will find sensational cars at sensational conditions at WorldTrader24, Europe's marketplace with over 70,000 vehicles.
