Leader in Western Europe

Although the C-segment's market share has been relatively stable in Europe in recent years, its structure has evolved considerably under the influence of an increasingly broader offer. Three- and five-door saloons continue to represent 50 per cent of C-segment sales, but numerous sub-segments have recently emerged. Non-existent ten years ago, the MPV sub-segment today accounts for more than 30 per cent of all C segment sales in Europe.

As Europe's best-selling MPV since mid-2003, Renault Scenic II figured in first place in its sub-segment in France, Spain, Holland and Portugal at the end of May 2006. Since its launch in 2003, 886,821 Scenic IIs have been sold in Europe (up to the end of May 2006). Scenic sales in Europe climbed by 12.7 per cent between 2003 and 2005, and by 18.5 per cent during the same period in France.

The best-selling version of Scenic II in Western Europe is Confort Expression 1.5 dCi 105hp, which accounts for 15 per cent of sales. This engine represents 47 per cent of all diesel-powered Scenic II sales in Western Europe (up to the end of May 2006), ahead of the 130hp version of the 1.9 dCi (41 per cent). The best-selling petrol engine is the 1.6 16V 115hp, which claimed 72 per cent of all petrol-engined sales in 2006.

Renault Scenic II range saw the addition of seven-seat Grand Scenic in 2004. Today, 27 per cent of Scenic IIs sold in Western Europe are seven-seat Grand Scenics.

Thanks to its exclusive new triple offer, there is a New Renault Scenic for every one of the sub-segment's clienteles. In addition to top-class safety, New Renault Scenic boasts the very latest Renault and Alliance technological features and equipment and continues to stand out as the C-segment benchmark.



Douai: first class production facilities

Renault invested Euro 66 million in the development of New Scenic. Based on the Renault-Nissan Alliance C platform, it is produced in Douai, in northern France. The Douai factory has a daily production capacity of 1,500 vehicles. In 2005, Douai produced 339,163 cars (in two shifts). With the arrival of Scenic II in 2003, production was based on two assembly lines, one used exclusively for five- and seven-seat Scenic II and the other alternating between the production of Megane II Saloon, Megane II Coupe-Cabriolet and Scenic II.

This diversification was made possible thanks to a system based on a single type of platform and extensive pooling of shared parts for the different body types. This approach has taken Douai's overall production capacity to 550,000 vehicles (in three shifts), the split of which is flexible between the four body types.

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