[1] Their main products were the Oltcit Club and Citroën Axel hatchbacks, assembled in Craiova, Romania.

Oltcit emerged as a result of a partnership between the Romanian state authorities (government) and the French car manufacturer Citroën.

In 1979, at the EREN exhibition in Bucharest, the "National Economy Achievements Exhibition", the new Oltcit car brand was officially launched, which had two variants: a 652 cc and 36 HP engine and a 1130 cc and 56 HP engine.

The production of those versions continued until the signing of the contract with Daewoo, when another name change took place, from Oltena to Rodae.

[2][3] In 1994, a joint venture (49%-51%) was established between the Korean company Daewoo Heavy Industries and S.C.