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.