2023 Munich Motor Show - Restyled Renault Clio
- Unlike the French brands of the Stellantis group (Peugeot, Citroën, DS), Renault will be present at the Munich 2023 motor show, which will be an opportunity for it to present several new products, such as the Espace, the Rafale, the Scenic-Tech , the facelifted Arkana and Clio.
- Will it be a profitable operation for Renault, which only sold 30,000 passenger cars in Germany in the first half of 2023, compared to 60,000 Fords, 67,000 Opels and 260,000. It is true that Renault sells more than Peugeot (23,000 units) or Citroën (20,000 units), but less than Hyundai (50,000 units) or Kia (35,000 units) or even Dacia (35,000 units).
- The Renault Clio receives a mid-life facelift in 2023 (it was launched in 2019) before being replaced in 2026. A new model with a combustion engine (like the current version) will indeed be launched in 2026 for customers who have remained loyal to combustion engines, in particular those residing in Turkey, Spain, Italy, Greece and in the countries of Eastern Europe, not very fond of electric cars.
- The facelifted Renault Clio of 2023 will already have a lot to do with competition from the Peugeot 208, the Citroën C3 and the Dacia Sandero which stole the show in Europe (114,000 sales in the first half of 2023 against 94,000 Clio). This competition has severely reduced the influence of the Clio, with its production volume in Europe falling from 600,000 units in 2006 to 200,000 in 2022.