In 2023, the Renault Kangoo finally took over the Renault Express in Europe
- In August 2023, we wrote that the new Renault Kangoo was experiencing a difficult start of its commercial career, due to competition from Renault Express which doubled Renault's offering in the N1-1 segment light utility vehicle category.
- The Renault Express based on the old Dacia Dokker has the advantage of being marketed at a lower price than that of the Renault Kangoo which adopts the most modern platform and engines from the carmaker's current range, both in thermal and in battery electric version. According to our estimates, the Renault Kangoo has managed to gradually gain sales over the Renault Express from the summer of 2023.
- The sales gap between the two models of 422 units in January (in favor of Kangoo) last year increased to 3,045 in June, then 3,128 in October and 4,023 in November before falling to 3,533 in December.
- The overall assessment is that sales of the Renault Kangoo have not yet returned to their normal pace (69,000 sales in 2020), but they are constantly progressing. Sales in 2023 (59,000 sales) are in fact close to those of 2021 (63,000 sales) and are much higher than those of 2022 (40,000 sales). The most critical period was observed between June and November 2022.
- As for Renault Express sales, they are growing more slowly: 27,000 sales in 2022 and 33,000 sales in 2023. The combined sales of the two models, however, remain much lower than Inovev forecasts (275,000 units per year) even if we add Express sales outside Europe – as it does not even reach 150,000 units in 2023.