Renault will produce a C segment electric car in Douai as of 2021
- While Mercedes has recently announced that it will produce in France (on the Smart site in Hambach) a 100% C segment electric car (probably the EQ-A), Renault has announced in turn the production of a new 100% electric car on the Douai site, alongside the Renault Scénic, Espace and Talisman. As at Mercedes, the future 100% electric car manufactured in Douai will be C segment like the former Fluence ZE that was produced from 2011 to 2014 in Turkey.
- For now, the name of this future car to be launched in 2021 has not been released, but we already know that it will utilise the new electric platform recently announced by Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi. We also know that it will be marketed under both Renault and Nissan brands .
- As for the Renault Zoe, it will continue its commercial career in the B segment. Its production capacity in Flins will also be doubled, from 60,000 to 120,000 units per year by 2022. Last year, 30,000 Zoé were made in Flins, and the model could be renewed soon.
- Renault will also triple the production capacity of electric motors at the Cléon site (Seine-Maritime), from 80,000 to 240,000 engines per year by 2022. Finally, the Maubeuge site will host the manufacture of the future Electric Kangoo, the Sandouville site, the Electric Trafic, and the Batilly site, the Electric Master.
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