Renault: New Factory In Morocco For Low Cost. Renault will inaugurate its new factory of Tangier in Morocco at Thursday. The French constructor is assemble three new Dacia models including
MPV Lodgy.
On the 2.72 million of models sold in the world in 2011 by Renault, about one third was represented by its low cost in Dacia models. A success that the French constructor is intended to continue with the release of three new vehicles, the
Dacia Lodgy MPV, a utility and a yet unknown model.
To do so, the mark to the diamond comes from building a new plant in Tangiers in the Morocco the inauguration is scheduled Thursday. This site will be produced Dacia 340,000 per year from 2013. Many components will however still imported from France, Spain and Romania.
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The Entry range is Renault spearheaded for its conquest international. Unlike the image that it is in France, this are mainly of the vehicles sold under the brand Renault” explains Arnaud Deboeuf, in charge of this program.
On the French unions, it fears an abandonment of hexagonal plant. “
Renault should not abandon its French base and its European market by positioning itself as a priority on entry-level vehicles“, deplored the CFE – CGC, first Union group Renault.
Finally, the last fear concerns the possible cannibalization of the Scénic and Kangoo manufactured in France by the Lodgy and Dacia Lodgy MPV utility. A possibility ruled out by Arnaud Deboeuf: “
cannibalization in Europe is fairly marginal between the two brands.” Early political reaction to this announcement should not delay to arrive.