Dacia will launch a small electric car and economy in Europe, the general director of Renault Luca de Meo announced Thursday. The economic brand of the Renault Group will quickly develop this small electric car and offer it “to less than 18,000 euros,” Luca de Meo announced.
The Renault group puts a lot in another small model, the new Twingo, to democratize the electric car. Designed in China and manufactured in Slovenia, the arrival to the market of this Twingo is scheduled for 2025, less than 20,000 euros (excluding subsidies). It must also symbolize the fall in the development costs of future cars in the group, which will have to be, like this, designed in “less than 100 weeks” (23 months), said Luca de Meo when presenting the ‘financial year of the financial year of the cluster. 2024.
The small spring penalized for its manufacture in China
The little Dacia will take place in less than 16 months, Luca de Meo promised.
“I challenge all our competitors to develop such a fast car, even the Chinese manufacturers who come to Europe,” the Renault chief launched.
While electric cars are still expensive to buy, Dacia had caused a blow in 2021 in the European market with the launch of the small spring, a car manufactured in China and positioned as the cheapest battery model on the market, with autonomy limited. But the origins of spring now penalize it, with the increase in European customs tasks and the abolition of bonds for French purchase in Chinese cars.
The Renault Group published its results on Thursday by 2024, confirming the success of its new range of cars with a turnover of 7.4% in 2024, 56.2 billion euros and a record operational margin.
Source: BFM TV
