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Dacia, a low-cost sub-brand of Renault. Note: Renault's future is a bit dubious, because they had to break up with Nissan, and the merger with FCA failed, so t
by sofixa 5y ago
Dacia, a low-cost sub-brand of Renault.
Note: Renault's future is a bit dubious, because they had to break up with Nissan, and the merger with FCA failed, so they're mostly going at it alone, and they're IMHO too small for that. However, they already have a few EV models, including the most popular EV in Europe for a few years ( Zoe), so maybe they're not that badly placed, and in any case the French government is unlikely to let them fail.
- lnsru 5y agoDo you have more details about Nissan-Renault split up? Because I heard, that they are just doing fine and Mitsubishi joined them too.
- wallaBBB 5y agoThey are not doing well, but neither could afford a split at this moment, although Carlos Ghosn case is a big issue in their relationship. The split is not realistic to happen in the next few years, but some type of restructuring where Nissan would get more control/independence is likely. Not sure where the data came from in the top comment, but also Renault didn't have any talks with Stellantis AFAIK, and not sure such merger would be approved atm.
- pafje 5y agoI think the comment was referring to this: "In early 2019, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) sought a merger with French automaker Renault, and reached a provisional agreement with the company. However, the behaviour of the French government during negotiations led to the abandonment of the deal; The Economist reported that "for FCA this portended future interference." Nissan also had various concerns of the impact of the proposal on its alliance with Renault." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellantis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellantis
- sofixa 5y agoI meant before Stellantis happened, FCA were desperate for a merger with someone and it seems that their first choice was Renault, not PSA. ( Funnily PSA's boss, and the guy running Stellantis now, was at a high level at Renault-Nissan under Ghosn, but was pushed out). Check out the sibling comment for more details
- RoryH 5y agoThey are also in the process of releasing the Megane model as EV only model going forward, and the reviews so far are very encouraging. https://www.renault.ie/electric/megane-electric.html https://www.renault.ie/electric/megane-electric.html
- rcMgD2BwE72F 5y agoAs a French, I find this quite funny because Renault tried for years not to sell their batteries but lease them (Zoe's mostly, which was the most sold EV in Europe for quite some time). Tesla never offered the rental option for their batteries b/c they trusted their quality and reliability (Renault's batteries were and are quite subpar).
- skyde 5y agoIf you trust the quality and reliability of your battery why not still offer rental as an option ?