Renault would think of transferring the Clio produced in France to Slovenia
- Renault would think of transferring the Clio produced in France to its Slovenian factory in Novo Mesto, which have already produced the Renault Twingo and Smart Forfour. This change could take place at the launch of the next generation of the Clio in late 2018 or early 2019. Currently, the Turkish Bursa plant produces most of the Clio for the European market (about two thirds) while the French plant in Flins produces only the third of the Clio production.
- The Flins plant will start at the end of 2016 the production of the new generation of the Nissan Micra, while the Zoe, also manufactured in Flins, continues its slow but inexorable progression. Both models could total 200,000 vehicles a year, i.e. a level close to the saturation of the plant’s capacity (250 000 units).
- The Bursa plant, on its side, can no longer receive new vehicles since it now reaches the level of saturation of its capacity (350 000 units) with the Clio, Fluence and Symbol.
- Finally, the Novo Mesto plant remains the smallest plant of the three plants (200 000 units), with the advantage of labour costs lower than Flins’, which suggests a possible increase of its capacity (300 000 units). It is to note that the Novo Mesto plant has already produced Renault Clio, between 1998 and 2014.
- The Clio remain in Europe one of the few models to be manufactured on two different production sites.
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