These Renaults Trafic and Master are a rebadge without a rebadge

In van land, there is hardly a car that is not spread over several brands, and this also applies to the Renaults Trafic (medium-sized) and Master (large). They are also available as Nissan Primastar and Nissan Interstar, although we only see those variants in use in the Netherlands. Previously, both models were also available as Opel, where the Trafic was on the price list as Vivaro and the Master as Movano. However, since Opel was absorbed by PSA and later Stellantis, the German brand’s buses come from the stables of other French brands. Renault has since reduced its commercial vehicle partner, but there is still a manufacturer that produces the Trafic and the (new!) Master. That manufacturer is called… Renault Trucks, and has considerably less to do with Renault than Nissan.

Yes, you read that correctly. Autoland has two Renaults, Renault Group and Renault Trucks. The two actually have nothing to do with each other anymore. Renault Group is the company that brings us passenger cars, Renault Trucks, as the name suggests, is mainly concerned with trucks.

Originally, the two Renaults belonged together, but since 2001 Renault Trucks has been part of the Volvo Group. To complete the confusing story: Volvo Group, apart from the name and a bit of history, has nothing at all to do with Volvo Cars that brings us passenger cars. Feel free to write along: ‘Volvo Group’ is responsible for the commercial vehicles for the Volvos, and ‘Renault Group’ is the party that builds the trucks for both Renaults. And Renault Trucks is part of Volvo Group. Got you?

It is nice for truck builders to be able to provide fleet managers with a complete offering, which explains why truck builder MAN offers the Crafter from sister brand Volkswagen as MAN TGE. Renault Trucks was looking for something similar and chose the most logical path by purchasing the Trafic and the Master from the other Renault.

Thanks to the Renault Group ‘vans’, Renault Trucks can offer almost every company a suitable transport solution.

While Mitsubishi still makes (minimal) effort to attach its own identity to the purchased Renaults with other logos and camera covers, this is not necessary at Renault Trucks. Renault Trucks also uses the well-known Wybertje as its logo. The only difference between a Renault Group van and a Renault Trucks van is the red Renault Trucks label that the truck manufacturer places on the front doors, the front wing and/or the tailgate. An extra badge, but no rebadge. And yet again.