Is it just me...

"not for canada - australian in disguise" (for-canada) 06/19/2015 at 20:24 • Filed to: None

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Or would Renault do really well in Canada? I mean, look at their range, they have the Captur up here, which is a hatchback that has some plastic cladding and AWD, then sold as a crossover. It seems like it would be a very competent CX-3/Juke/Trax competitor, and all of those sell like mad.

Then we have the Twingo, their small hatch, which would compete against cars like the Fiat 500 and the new Mini, which both sell reasonably well in this country, especially for niche vehicles.

Then we have the Clio, competing in Fiesta/Rio/Micra territory, which all three of are rather hot sellers at the moment.

Then there’s the Megane, same segment as the madly popular Civic, Corolla, and Focus. The R.S. version would also do nicely against the Focus ST and the Golf GTI.

We also have the Fluence, about the size of a Jetta. Basically a 4-door sedan variant of the Megane, would once again make a good Civic/Corolla competitor.

There’s also the Laguna, would make a good Accord/Camry/Passat/Fusion/Optima competitor, although it looks a tad dated.

I’m gonna be honest here, the Koleos looks like shit, but it’s still a hell of a lot better looking then a Rav-4.

The Kadjar would make a rather decent Escape/CR-V competitor, and it looks significantly better, apparently it’s based of Nissan’s madly popular Rogue (or the Nissan Qashqai in Europe).

The Espace seems like a rather unique competitor to both the proper minivans (Dodge Caravan/Toyota Sienna/Honda Oddysey) and lifted minivans like the Chevrolet Traverse, and the Dodge Journey.

Their two vans (Trafic and Kangoo) would jump on the ever increasing bandwagon of European cargo vans entering North America.

So, Renault, you basically have every popular segment in this country covered (With the exception of a pickup, although plenty of other manufacturers suffice), you have a dealer network available (Nissan), and you’re already planning on introducing E.V. Kangoos and Twizys into Quebec, so what are you waiting for?

FromCanadaWithLove > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/19/2015 at 20:27

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Would 100% sell.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/19/2015 at 20:33

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Renaults! I need that Twingo in my life, badly.

duurtlang > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/19/2015 at 20:51

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You did miss a van, the full size Master.

zipfuel > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/19/2015 at 20:51

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It’s quite possible they could sell but unfortunately as I heard someone crack today Canada is 300 million people short of being a real market...

Plus french cars don't have much of a rep for dependably over here

duurtlang > zipfuel 06/19/2015 at 20:59

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This is true. But just rebadge them as Nissans and all will be fine.

Jonee > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/19/2015 at 22:12

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For the same reasons, you figure a lot of those cars would sell in America, too, but Renault will never get over their old reputation here. And, the market might be crowded enough.

Svend > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/20/2015 at 00:40

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Also the Megane Sport Tourer.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > not for canada - australian in disguise 06/20/2015 at 01:08

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Only problem is they would be competing against themselves via Nissan.

HOWEVER... I would like to see Dacia make an appearance.