Renault to stop production of Scénic, Talisman and Espace in 2022

A few months before the arrival of the new president, Luca de Meo, Renault’s management announced a large-scale restructuring plan in May 2020 with a saving of 2 billion euros. The discontinuation included three models in the range, produced at the Douai plant, whose production volumes were steadily decreasing. The elect were, unsurprisingly, Scénic, Espace, and Talisman. Bad for the northern location whose future has remained bleak over the years. In 2020, it assembled 49,053 vehicles, off its record of 469,510 units in 2004.

Another profession for Douai Factory

With the birth of the electrical department from 1^{He is} January 2022, Qian Douai, which employs 2708 people, switches to the exclusive production of electric vehicles. This has changed this year according to the production launch of the Mégane E-Tech Electric, marketed from March 2022. It is on this exact date that Renault will stop making the Talisman, then follow the Espace in the summer and the Grand Scénic at the end of 2022. The short version of the minivan will stop A few months ago, the manufacturer kept the seven-seat version to create a crossover with the new Kadjar long variant (probably called Koleos) expected in 2023. With these vehicles discontinued, Part of Renault’s history is disappearing, It was he who pioneered the minivan with Espace and Scénic. If the models go by the wayside, the names will continue as the Trafic Combispace can be called the Espace, and the electric compact SUV (HCB) will take the Scénic name in 2023.

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Scénic, Talisman and Espace production numbers in Douai

The three cars share the same fate as they reached their maximum production volume after the first two years and then gradually collapsed.

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