Renault will restart the project of a 100% electric C segment sedan
- Renault's 2020-2023 product plan, unveiled by Inovev last month, did not mention any C-segment 100% electric car (BEV –Battery Electric Vehicle) launch over this period, with priority given to renewing existing thermal models, hybridizing certain engines, and the arrival of a 100% electric (BEV) A-segment vehicle.
- Renault's management has revised its position in the face of the Volkswagen Group's offensive that unveiled the ID 3 at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2019, as well as an equivalent model at Seat, and in the face of the best disposition of the new management of Nissan to share with Renault the platform of the Nissan Leaf (which seems to be struggling in 2019).
- Thus reinforced, the alliance between Renault and Nissan should give birth in 2022 or 2023 to a Renault 100% electric (BEV) C-segment sedan derived from the Nissan Leaf and expected to be in a higher price range than the Renault Zoe, but lower than that of the Volkswagen ID 3. A Nissan Leaf is currently priced between 35 400 and 43 700 euros, excluding government aid while a Renault Zoe is priced 34 000 euros excluding government aid. The Volkswagen ID 3 will be priced around 40,000 euros.
- The new Renault electric (BEV) C-segment model could be priced 39,000 euros. It will be produced on the site of Douai, alongside Scenic, Espace and Talisman. Inovev expects a production volume of 50,000 units per year in the long term, that is to say by 2025. Production growth in this model is expected to be slow and gradual, probably close to 10,000 units in 2023 and 30,000 units in 2024.
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