Comparing The Renault Kwid, Sandero and Clio
Posted by Group 1 Renault on 14 Nov 2019 under Renault, Renault Clio, Renault Kwid, Renault Sandero
Renault’s Kwid, Sandero & Clio
The French automaker has made its impact in South Africa and around the world for some time. Their small budget cars have taken centre stage with the likes of the Renault Kwid, Renault Sandero and even the Renault Clio.
Now, they’ve even gone one step further with their #GetCloser initiative and we take a closer look at what that means for Renault drivers. At the same time, we wanted to highlight some of the features to remind everyone just how good the Renault Kwid, Renault Sandero and Renault Clio are.
The New Renault Koleos Is The Complete SUV Package
Posted by Group 1 Renault on 27 Oct 2019 under Blog, Renault, Renault Koleos
The 2019 Renault Koleos
As far as SUVs go, there are many good options and, now, the new generation Renault Koleos is among them. The new generation Renault SUV came to South Africa in February 2019 and according to Renault: “It has been well received by virtue of its extremely competitive pricing for a high-end SUV, loaded with technologically advanced features”.
Renault Duster 2019 – The Same Great SUV, But Better
Posted by Group 1 Renault on 19 Oct 2019 under Blog, Renault, Renault Duster
The 2019 Renault Duster
Put the larger split rear seat flat and you can load a double bass flat in the back of a Renault Duster. Put the bass on its side and you can fit in a string quartet, including the cello. This was not possible in the old shape X-Trail, then considered the king of cargo.
If the reader suspects the writer has first-hand knowledge of the Renault Duster, this is true.
Renault’s Electric Vehicle Range Taking Shape
Posted by Group 1 Renault on 06 Oct 2019 under Electric Vehicles, Renault, Renault Twizy, Renault Zoe
New Renault Electric Vehicle
Z.E. stands for Zero Emissions and is the Renault designation for a fully electric vehicle, i.e. no exhaust pipe. Renault is big on electric vehicles, and their plans for the near future are becoming clearer.
Renault’s 50-Year History With Dacia
Posted by Group 1 Renault on 28 Sep 2019 under Blog, Renault, Renault History
Renault & Dacia’s History
It is called Renault Bucharest Connected and finally unites the disparate Dacia facilities Renault bought 20 years ago in one modern complex. This includes an ultra-modern design centre with state of the art resources. There are digital design and modeling facilities and 30 designers and model makers from around the world.
The New Renault Triber Is Coming To South Africa
Posted by Group 1 Renault on 23 Sep 2019 under New Car Launches, News, Renault, Renault Triber
Renault Triber Coming to SA!
Its official, the new seven-seater Renault Triber is coming to South Africa in 2020. The new Triber is built on Renault’s modular CMF-A+ platform that also underpins the Kwid hatchback. It is the epitome of “value-for-money” slotting in seamlessly above the Renault Kwid and likely set to challenge the Datsun GO+.
The French automaker confirmed that the 2020 Renault Triber will be manufactured in Chennai and sold to the eager public in India at a very competitive price toward the second half of 2019. This new addition to the Renault family has been described as a “joint project” between their Indian and French teams.
Renault Is Embracing The Future Cloud With Microsoft
Posted by Group 1 Renault on 13 Sep 2019 under Blog, News, Renault
Renault Is Joining Forces With Microsoft
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi has joined forces with Microsoft to create the Alliance Intelligent Cloud. Wait, what is it? Is it important? Let’s have a look.
Who is doing this?
Renault Joins The Booming Indian Car Sharing Market
Posted by Group 1 Renault on 08 Sep 2019 under News, Renault, Renault Kwid
Renault Kwid Now Available With Zoomcar
The Renault Kwid is the latest model to join India’s burgeoning car subscription market. Car subscription is like leasing on steroids.
India has the fifth- or fourth-biggest car market in the world, depending on who’s counting and what they are counting. It is around the 3 300 000 mark with Germany, about a million units less than Japan and two million less than the USA. China is the enormous outlier at around 25 million. India, like China, Japan and much of the
European Union, is feeling the chilly breeze of a cooling global economy and car sales have dropped dramatically.
New Renault Duster TechRoad Adds Impetus To The Range
Posted by Group 1 Renault on 19 Aug 2019 under News, Renault, Renault Duster
Renault Duster Gets TechRoad Additions
The French automaker has done it again as the all-new Renault Duster TechRoad looks incredible and so does the price and all the features. It adds even further impetus to the already impressive range especially considering the successful launch of the new Renault Duster SUV in 2018 and the 4×4 version not too long ago.
Second Generation Renault Captur Coming To South Africa
Posted by Group 1 Renault on 12 Aug 2019 under New Car Launches, News, Renault, Renault Captur
Second Generation Renault Captur Models
The all-new second-generation Renault Captur crossover is bound for South Africa and we couldn’t be more excited. Judging from a few ‘not-so-secret’ spy shots, it certainly looks the part while showing off the new modular CMF-B platform with an eye on electrification along with level 2 semi-autonomous driving tech.
