Renault confirms the arrival of new models in Maubeuge and Sandouville
- Renault has confirmed the arrival of a third utility model on the Maubeuge site. This is the Nissan version derived from the Renault Kangoo and Mercedes Citan, which will be called NV250 and will be a distant descendant of Nissan Kubistar.
- Renault has also confirmed the arrival on the Sandouville site of a Mitsubishi utility model based on Renault Trafic, which will compensate for the shutdown of the Opel Vivaro, since the new generation of the Vivaro (2019) will be derived from PSA rather than Renault models.
- Regarding the Nissan NV250 launched early 2019, it is a model based on the current Renault Kangoo rather than the new generation expected in late 2019. The Mercedes Citan will also keep its current body until next year.
- In 2017, the Maubeuge site produced more than 164,000 vehicles (including 128,000 Kangoo and 36,000 Citan). With the addition of the Nissan NV250, production is expected to increase in 2019.
- Regarding the Mitsubishi van (whose name is still unknown), it should be produced in Sandouville from the autumn of 2019, to be exported mainly to the Australian and New Zealand markets. It will complete the production of Trafic (107,000 units in 2017), the Nissan NV300 (9,000 units), the Fiat Talento (18,000 units) and compensate for the shutdown of Opel Vivaro (7,000 units), produced only at Luton (United Kingdom) from autumn 2019.
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