“The last Logan MCV models will be assembled next week. As for refreshing this model, we are already working on smart development solutions, which will make the new generation different from the previous one,” the officials of the communication department of Renault Romania said.
Unlike the first generation of Logan MCV, designed from the start to be both a station wagon and a multi-purpose vehicle, whose body could be used for two commercial utility vehicles – Logan Van and Logan Pickup, with the second-generation Renault swam against the tide. Instead of a multi-use MCV, Dacia has had both a Logan MCV – built as a traditional station wagon and Lodgy, a seven-seat MPV to be used solely for carrying people, as swell as Dokker, for carrying people and with significant trunk space and Dokker Van for freight transportation since 2012.
French media reported the Renault Group was working on a seven-seat crossover vehicle to replace Lodgy and Logan MCV, taking a cue from Scenic and Espace, which went from MPVs to crossover SUVs.
On the other hand, the decision to discontinue Logan MCV was also because it had the lowest sales. The plants in Mioveni and Tangiers assembled fewer than 35,000 Logan MCV units last year, while assembling more than 62,000 Logan sedans.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)