Renault may only produce 700,000 vehicles in France from 2028-2029
- In 2013, Renault committed to produce in France at least 710,000 vehicles from 2016. This commitment was reached in 2017 and 2018, with 745,000 and 720,000 vehicles produced respectively, but very quickly the production of Renault in France fell to 676,000 units in 2019, 475,000 units in 2020 and 385,000 units in 2021.
- Indeed, the last two years have been affected both by the Covid-19 crisis, by a decline in demand in Europe and by the semiconductor crisis, but they are also the production relocation of a last series of Clio in Slovenia and the decline of Scenic, Espace and Talisman models which resulted to a strong production of the brand in France.
- Today, Renault management announced its ambition to produce 700,000 vehicles in France each year, following the application of the "Re-Nouveau 2025" plan for the period 2022-2024.
- Renault has therefore not made a firm commitment with a specific date, on production levels, and our forecasts show that this volume of 700,000 passenger cars and light utility vehicles may only be reached from 2028-2029. Actually, Renault's ambition will depend not only on the products marketed by the carmaker, but above all on the successful or unsuccessful transition to battery electric in the European automotive ecosystem by 2030.
- The ramp-up of electric vehicles in the Douai plant (400,000 capacity units per year) will therefore be gradual and the vehicles assembled in Maubeuge (100,000 units), Batilly (100,000) and Sandouville (100,000) will only be light utility vehicles, meaning that they will not be necessarily the first market to massively be electrified. It is to remember that the Flinsplant will stop new vehicle assembly in 2024, resulting in the end of the Renault Zoé and Nissan Micra.
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