Renault Confirms Sub-4M SUV For India

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Earlier this year, Renault India’s MD Venkatram Mamillapalle confirmed that his brand would launch a sub-four-metre SUV in 2020. The plan has been reiterated by Groupe Renault’s Senior VP and Chairman of AMI-Pacific, Fabrice Cambolive. Under the Drive the Future strategy, Renault has devised new targets for India.

Renault is hoping to replicate the success of the Kwid in other segments as well. The sub-four-metre HBC will allegedly sit on the CMF-A+ platform and will be benefitted by high localisation. Expected to be aggressively priced between Rs. 6 lakh and Rs. 9.5 lakh (ex-showroom), the HBC could have several commonalities with the Triber to keep production costs in check.

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Renault HBC SUV spied before Auto Expo 2020 debut – Video

Renault India has been working on an all-new compact-SUV for the Indian market for quite some time. Internally dubbed as the Renault HBC, the vehicle has been caught on camera for the first time in a test mule avatar. The video and images are credit to Power Stroke PS.

From the looks of it, the vehicle has a long way to go before hitting production. As per rumours, the Renault HBC will be launched sometime in the second half of 2020 with a different name, of course. It will make its debut at the 2020 Auto Expo next month, where Renault is participating.

The Renault HBC compact-SUV will be the third product from the new CMF-A+ platform, jointly developed by both Nissan and Renault. For the same reason, we might be able to see some new Nissan/Datsun counterparts of the same, sometime in the future as well. The last product from the CMF-A+ was the Renault Triber; a well-rounded 7-seater (maybe not in terms of performance) with an overall length under four metres.

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