Renault will be making a new compact sedan and a crossover on the Kwid platform. Renault first started to work on the CMF (Common Module Family) platform way back in 2009 when the first sketch of the Kwid was made.
The Renault-Nissan Alliance later put in all its efforts to develop CMF-A platform, which would cater to the entry level car segments.
The first product to be based on the A version of the CMF modular platform was the Renault Kwid which was launched last year. Speaking to the media at the 2016 New York International Auto Show, Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO, Renault-Nissan Alliance, announced that there will be more CMF-A platform-based vehicles which will be launched in the near future.
“Obviously we’re going to have crossover, we’re going to have sedans, we’re going to have things like this (CMF-A platform-based small cars), because there is an appeal for India, and this is not only about India, this is about all emerging markets”, Mr. Ghosn said.
The CMF-A platform-based compact sedan will be a sub 4-metre one which will compete with the likes of the Maruti Swift Dzire, Ford Figo Aspire, Tata Zest and Hyundai Xcent. The crossover will also be a 4-metre-sized vehicle which will compete with the Mahindra KUV100 and the upcoming Maruti Ignis. Renault also plans to introduce a low-cost electric car in India, in a few years as indicated by Carlos Ghosn.
The CMF platform which stands for ‘Common Module Family’ and is completely designed and developed in India, as also it is heavily localised. It will also be the very first platform to be exported. This platform will be shared with other Renault products globally and a majority of parts will be exported from India, wherever the CMF-A platform will be used.
Renault has just increased the production capacity of the Kwid. Now, the company is working towards enhancing the small negative points that are there on this entry-level hatchback. The Kwidwill be new mirrors next months.