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Renault shifts to all-electric cars for China

Renault pulls out of China joint venture. More at:

https://en.media.groupe.renault.com...ts-its-new-strategy-for-china-2cc6-989c5.html

https://www.ft.com/content/657d99ae-4347-46b2-ba34-d7b8ccd46dbe

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...nture-to-partner-dongfeng-motor-idUSKCN21W0HB


What does that mean? No more Renaults coming from Dongfeng factory?
What about new Captur and Arkana?

 

[Leo]

As I read it Renault will stop producing combustion engine cars in China. Maybe they'll keep making a small number of electric cars with the seperate eGT joint venture. I think they say they're keeping dealerships, so probably some models may be imported from elsewhere (South Korea/Samsung-Renault). But it's unclear from the press release. They're basically saying "we're shutting down the Dongfeng Renault joint venture and we'll figure the rest out later".

 

[dmitra]

Dongfeng Group plans to potentially use the Dongfeng-Renault factory in Wuhan for its new "H" business unit. The "H" business unit was conceptualized about a year ago to explore opportunities in the high-end, new energy car market. Dongfeng, which is reportedly planning to introduce up to 9 new products under this umbrella, is said to have benchmarked the likes of Hongqi and Tesla for this purpose.

https://finance.sina.com.cn/chanjing/gsnews/2020-05-15/doc-iircuyvi3257399.shtml

If anybody is wondering about the fate of the electric quintuplets, Renault has said in its press release that eGT will continue.

 

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Renault to build hybrid models based on Geely's platform

Renault to build hybrid models based on Geely's platform - CnEVPost

 

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Geely and Renault to Create Joint Powertrain Tech Firm - Pandaily