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Several weeks before Kangoo Van Z.E.
reaches showrooms, Éric Besson, French Minister for Industry, Energy and
the Digital Economy, and Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of the Renault Group, are touring the Maubeuge production
facility.
- MCA (Maubeuge Carrosserie
Automobile), a wholly owned Renault subsidiary, is the sole
production site for the Kangoo Z.E. range, comprising Kangoo Z.E. and
Kangoo Maxi Z.E. (2- and 5-seater).
- On sale from November 2011 in the
UK from £16,990 excluding VAT, with monthly battery hire from £60
(6,000 miles and 3 years), Kangoo Z.E. is the first affordable
all-electric van, designed and manufactured in France.
- To keep pace with the production
ramp-up, Carlos Ghosn confirms that nearly 100 people will be hired
at Maubeuge in 2011.
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The very first Kangoo Z.E. came off the
production line on 22 September 2010. Since then, 68 vehicles were
produced in 2010, and 281 in 2011 (to end July). These pre-production
models were intended for pilot operations involving the roll-out of
electric vehicles both in France, such as the SAVE project (Seine Aval
Vehicle Électrique), and abroad.
As a French company with an
international outlook and a strong attachment to its industrial presence
and employment in its home country, Renault is heavily involved in the
Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of northern France, where it has four
manufacturing facilities. As the production ramps up at Maubeuge, a
total of nearly 100 people will be hired at MCA during 2011.
Renault Kangoo Z.E., the first
affordable all-electric van, designed and manufactured in France, is
part of Renault’s zero-emission* strategy. With Kangoo Z.E., Renault is
offering a vehicle that is accessible to everyone, thanks to:
- its sticker price, comparable to
that of an internal combustion Kangoo,
- the electric vehicle’s
maintenance cost, around 20% lower in France.
Renault has been Europe’s leading
producer of light commercial vehicles since 1998, with market share of
15.9% in Europe and 32.5% in France in 2010. It now aims to set the
standard for electric vans. By adding electric models to its commercial
vehicle range, Renault has what it takes to consolidate its position in
Europe’s LCV market.
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