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Renault faced uphill battle in China

Renault's joint venture plant with Dongfeng in Wuhan opened in 2016. It builds Renault Captur, Kadjuar and Koleos SUVs. (Renault)
April 15, 2020 12:51 PM

PARIS — Renault sought to make a splash on the Chinese market in the middle of the 2010s with a SUV-focused lineup, a new factory with Dongfeng Motor as joint venture partner, and a goal of selling 550,000 vehicles a year by 2022.

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