Captur and Kicks to have the same next-generation platform

Renault celebrated its 20th anniversary in Brazil on Monday (4). In 1998, the French manufacturer inaugurated its production site in the country, from where it was extended to a complex called Ayrton Senna, which has several separate factories, which have already produced a total of 3 million vehicles and 4 million engines over these two decades. [19659003] Of this total, 30% of the volume was exported. Luiz Fernando Pedrucci, Renault's president for Latin America, said: Over the years, Renault has invested continuously, even in times of economic instability. This has allowed us to strengthen our structure, launch products that meet the needs of Brazilian and Latin American consumers and to grow continuously in the Brazilian market since 2010. Renault believes in Brazil. "

In the case of this date, it refers to the Logan and Sandero models, which drove Renault to increase sales and change its product strategy, which led to the arrival of Duster, as well as the Duster Oroch and Captur pickups, but according to the brand, the latter and Kwid are the strong points of the portfolio, constituting the subcompact with 45% of the

For Renault, the next change in the portfolio will be the sharing of platforms and the next generation, Captur and Nissan Kicks, will share the same base, they will only have different styles, more or less as in India today.

In fact, it is the basis of the SUV Arkana, which is practically confirmed for Brazil, where Renault sees a space above Captur for a new sport utility.

Beyond that, the brand is also ready for the launch of the Alaska pickup, which is only waiting for the improvement of the crisis in Argentina to reach the end of the year. year. Brazil. It is made in Cordoba with Nissan Frontier and the future Mercedes-Benz X-Clbad.