Renault is paving the way for large-scale EV production. The existing factories in Douai, Maubeuge and Ruitz will be merged under the ‘Renault ElectriCity’ banner. Ultimately, 400,000 EVs per year should roll off the production line by 2025.
The move to merge the three plants is part of Renault’s ‘Renaulution’ plan. There are currently about 5,000 people working in the factories, and 700 more jobs will be added in the near future. To support staff in the changes, Renault is working with universities in the region to develop training courses. The goal of the collaboration between the factories is to work more efficiently and ultimately put 400,000 EVs on the road per year.
The factories are all assigned their own task. The Mégane E-Tech Electric will leave the production line in Douai from 2021. In addition, the factory will receive another future model from the C-segment on the CMF-EV platform. What exactly that is, Renault will keep under wraps for a while. In addition, the factory will in future have the option of producing B-segment cars on a new electric platform. That interpretation also remains vague for the time being, but there is a chance that this concerns, among other things, the new Renault 5 and a reincarnation of the Renault 4. The Renaulution plan already spoke about two electric new B-segmenters.
Maubeuge, where the Kangoo Electric is now being screwed together, will also be responsible for the production of the Kangoo E-Tech Electric from 2022 in addition to the construction of the new Kangoo. Renault also assigns the factory ‘other variants’ of the new Kangoo, but the car manufacturer does not go into detail here either. The factory in Ruitz does not produce cars, but is responsible for electrical parts.