Good news for the historic factory of the Renault group in Dieppe (Seine-Maritime).
After seeing its existence questioned a few years ago, it was chosen to produce the first electric car for Alpine, the French manufacturer's sports brand.
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This was announced by the president of the Renault group Jean-Dominique Senard on France Inter this Friday morning, confirming the information revealed earlier by
Le Parisien
.
“
There was doubt about the future of this factory a few years ago.
Today, we will be able to ensure the future of this factory
,” he said.
The official announcement should take place during the day, during a visit by the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire to the site of the factory, accompanied by the general manager of Renault Luca de Meo.
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Jean-Dominique Senard did not want to give the name of the future vehicle which will come out of the Dieppe plant, the latter currently manufacturing only the A110 “berlinetta”.
He only said that it will be a "
small SUV-type electric vehicle
", these very fashionable raised cars.
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