Inovev forecasts 400,000 new Renault Clio per year
- Renault unveiled the fifth generation of the Clio, which will be presented in avant-première at the Geneva Motor Show in March and be on sale from September 2019. This model is crucial for the Renault group (Renault, Dacia, Samsung, Lada, Alpine, Jinbei, Huasong) because the Clio, which has exceeded fifteen million sales since the launch of its first generation in 1990, remains the Renault group model the most sold in France and the second most sold model in Europe.
- Although it has a very similar silhouette to the previous generation, the Clio V adopts a new body that is a little shorter (4.05m) and a little lower (1.42m), designed on a new platform, called CMF-B.
- This new platform means that for the first time the new Clio will be equipped with a hybrid engine (which will be launched in 2020). However, unlike the future Peugeot 208, its main competitor, the new Clio will not be available in a 100% electric version. Hybrid engines are not the optimal solution to reduce fuel consumption and emissions, especially at a time when most European and Chinese manufacturers are preparing electric cars in all segments. However, hybrid engines are an alternative to diesel engines, which are less and less popular on the European market. In addition, Renault is already present in the B segment of 100% electric vehicles with the Zoé.
- The new Renault Clio should be produced mainly in Bursa (Turkey) and Novo Mesto (Slovenia). Inovev expects production volume of 400,000 Clio V units per year.
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