Alpine in Normandy Peugeot in Franche-Comté, Renault in the north. French producers remained tied to their historical industrial basins to assemble their current production. Citroen, DS and Peugeot also produce in BrittanyRenault in Ile de France, and have several parts manufacturing plants in France. Obviously, not all models of French manufacturers are assembled in France, far from it. They entrusted part of the production to our European neighbors.

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Spain is in first placeusing lower taxes on production than in France, and a skill in assembling a car. At Renault, Captur, Megane and Austral come from there, are transported from Valladolid and Palencia through the port of Le Havre. Citroën manufactures it C4 in Madridhim C3 Aircross in Zaragozaand part of it communal services in Vigo. the same for me Peugeot which additionally collects it 2008 in Galicia

The geography of automotive production also depends on partnerships between manufacturers. Thus, Stellantis assembles its large vans in Italy, a souvenir of South SEVEL. A former joint venture between Fiat and PSA. DS 4 is produced in Germany, now Opel and DS are attached to the same group. Finally, more for cost reasons, production of city cars moved to Eastern Europe. Twingo and Clio are assembled in Slovenia, 208 and C3 in Slovakia. Among all the models of the French range, a significant part moved outside of France. But it would be interesting to see which are produced even further, outside of Europe.

Renault Arkana – Busan (Korea)

Compact SUV-coupe from Renault collected in Korea ! Having bought Renault in the 90s Korean brand Samsungsince then she had a large factory in the city of Busan. Here’s where Coleosand where Arcana. Renault models that also have the Samsung logo for Korea. Koleos/QM6, Arkana/XM3, Talisman/SM6: It is for this reason that Arkana is assembled in Korea to better serve the domestic market.

DS 9 – Shenzhen (China)

It is from China that the big three-color sedan comes, the flagship of our industry worldwide. Based on the elongated platform of the Peugeot 508, it is going only there. Because she primarily serves Chinese standards. In China, rear space is very important indeed, and many customers prefer to be behind the wheel rather than driving. Therefore, DS 9 was created on this platform. Stellanthis knew this from the beginning that they will sell more DS 9 in China than in Europe. The inscription “Made in China”, which, unfortunately, does not allow our great leaders to drive the DS 9!

Citroën C5 X – Chengdu (China)

For the same reasons mentioned in the case of DS 9, Citroën C5 X is primarily intended for the Chinese market. Therefore, the Chevron brand preferred to assemble its large charter sedan directly there. Citroen is a popular brand in China, as well as the second foreign car brand to open a store in the country. This was in 1992, after Volkswagen but before General Motors Fukan Local Assembly (ZX). Sedans are also growing in China more than in Europe, so it is the C5 Aircross SUV, which is our priority.

Therefore, only 3 models are assembled outside of Europe (of course, for those distributed by us). We must add to this Dacia models. Although it is considered almost a national brand in our country, it is not officially French. Thus, Renault Express (formerly Dacia-Dokker) is going with Tangier in Morocco. As well as Dacia Sandero, the production of which is distributed between Tangier and Casablanca. Electric city car Spring for her Gathering in China, in Shiyang.