23 December 2014

Renault Car Production By Model : 1970-79

In 1970, production number passes the million mark for the first time, and by 1979, 1,750,000 was achieved. More models had been added and the main region for Renault, Europe, was prospering. As older models were replaced, the new ones were also proving popular. Below the production chart, new models are briefly highlighted.


R18 R14 R20 R5 R4 R12 R6 R16 R8 Daup



R30

R16/17

R10 Gord
70 -
- - 288,733 203,516 200,469 196,253 163,973 2,859
71 -
- - 279,069 262,922 236,177 182,479 103,291 636
72 -
- 126,376 266,551 384,284 214,070 176,248 34,957 -
73 -
- 249,135 219,235 453,120 162,966 173,521 35,014 -
74 -
- 351,099 269,889 421,890 173,817 126,591 22,513 -
75 -
21,677 368,848 233,185 402,003 137,373 120,452 11,052 -
76 - 58,048 105,832 449,516 229,221 448,131 116,064 107,745 3,401 -
77 - 190,561 112,107 492,443 252,055 377,494 102,800 79,014 - -
78 155,024 144,357 121,512 487,816 265,148 288,396 77,282 49,656 - -
79 366,811 197,607 113,376 511,794 264,653 229,370 57,691 21,996 - -

Data source: Freyssenet.com

R12/16/17: This mid-sized saloon/wagon car slotted between the R8/10 and R16 and it sold well. It was also made in Romania by Dacia as the 1300 model. The 16 and 16 were coupe versions of the R12, so I have added them in there.

A gathering of a R12 car club somewhere? 

R5: The supermini '5' was an outstanding success. It had a character that endeared it to it's owners.

R20/30: French car makers often struggle to with executive car sales. They were expensive to repair and not as reliable as they needed to be. The execution just wasn't quite right though I thought the external styling was good.

The R20. Clean lines

R14: It was a small hatchback model, marketed as a pear! Hmmm. It was known to have rust problems and seems to have relied heavily on it's home market for sales.

R18: The 18 was conventional a family car. It was designed to appeal globally, hence the 'safe' execution.

Summary: Things were building nicely for Renault. They had strong support at home and in Europe. If there was a weakness, there were still many markets were it was weak or not present at all.

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