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50 thousand customers on the waiting list for the R5: the figure was revealed by Fabrice Cambolive, Renault’s n.1. They’re not real contracts yet, but the interest is there.
FAbrice Cambolive, n.1 Renault brand.
50 thousand customers, the company assures, first deliveries between September and October
It’s clear that top managers of brands always tend to emphasize the anticipation surrounding upcoming models. But in a few months we will be able to verify whether what Cambolive said in an interview to the header Automotive News translates into actual contracts: “We have a waiting list of 50,000 people. We will open orders in May and we’ll get started deliver the cars in September or October”. Explaining that in 2023, il 50% of Renault’s sales were retail, a individual customers, and the 50% to corporate fleets. For the Renault 5 the division is expected to settle for the 40% to fleet customers and for 60% to private individuals. Cambolive added that one of the fundamental targets for the new electric city car is made up of those who drive today a Zoe. While it does not see direct competition with the Clioavailable in a hybrid version and in second place overall in sales in Europe in 2023.
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Unlike the models of the Stellantis Group, such as Jeep Avenger and now Citroen C3, the Renault 5 it will not have thermal versions, not even with hybrid engines. It was the same number one of the Group, Luca De Meo, to reveal that many of its technicians were pushing to also put a hybrid R5 into production. Hypothesis excluded by the Italian top manager. “The combustion cars we sell are mostly fully hybrid, so they are very efficient“, added Cambolive. “Regarding the electric vehicle strategy, we will continue our progress in cost reduction. And we will pass on some of the earnings on the price of cars, to have greater competitiveness in the future. But above all, after having launched two electric cars in the C segment, la Scenic e at Megane, we will focus on segment B. We will do this thanks to Renault 5 e Renault 4, a small SUV expected in 2025. The largest volumes of the change will come here”.
