With the new Renault Group modular platform, the carmaker aims to build cars between four and five metres in length with various powertrains.
French carmaker Renault has announced that it will invest €3 billion (over Rs 26,000 crore to launch eight new models outside Europe for global markets by 2027. Out of these eight, five will be from the C and D segments, with the help of two platforms for different regions. The first will be a new Renault Group modular platform for Latin America, North Africa, Turkiye and India, while the second will be a Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) platform dedicated to the D and E segments.
As it does in Europe, the brand will balance its international segment mix with five new C- and D-segment products. At the same time, it will strengthen its position in the B segment with Kardian, which will enter the market in Latin America and Morocco next year.
Lowering CO2 emissions for the upcoming vehicles is also a strong goal of this plan, officially called “Renault brand international game plan 2027”. This will be achieved first with hybrid powertrains for the future line-up, but also with the introduction of E-Tech electric models in several countries outside Europe, like Megane E-Tech electric which is already available in Brazil and Turkiye. Thus, Renault aims to sell one car out of three with electric or hybrid versions outside Europe by 2027.
With the new Renault Group modular platform, the carmaker aims to build cars between four and five metres in length with the wheelbase measuring between 2.6 and 3 metres. These vehicles will see engine options such as ICEs, flex-fuel (E100), LPG, mild hybrid advanced (48V) and full hybrid, for front-wheel and four-wheel drives.
Renault says, “The extreme versatility of this platform will enable us to offer our customers very different bodies and silhouettes. This platform will benefit from the latest generation of electric and electronic architectures, compatible with all the current regulations as well as the future ones.”
The CMA – Compact Modular Architecture – platform is based on a partnership that Renault Group and Geely Holding Group signed in 2022. The platform will be used for high-end D and E segment models, with two and four-wheel drives, and available in most cases with hybrid powertrains. These vehicles will be designed by the engineering centre located in Seoul and built at the plant in Busan. The first Renault Korea Motors vehicle developed on this platform will be presented in the coming years.
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