“The Renault Group has the Leap 100 program, whereby we develop cars in 100 weeks or two years,” Denis Le Vot, CEO of Dacia brand within the Renault Group, said during the 2024 commercial results conference.
The next Sandero generation will launch at the end of 2027, therefore the design phase starts in 2025. The group will continue with the CMF-B platform, the official added.
The development of a new car used to take about four years on average, but with the increase in the competitiveness of China, which is already delivering cars designed in only two years with the help with new IT solutions, Europeans are now following the lead of Chinese carmakers.
Moreover, Sandero, along with the entry level range, is designed in Romania, as are Bigster and Duster.
The future Sandero will be developed at Renault Technologie Roumanie like Duster and Bigster, Denis Le Vot told ZF.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)