While the French automaker Renault is reviving the 5 nameplate after 25 years, they have decided to stop production of the Twingo after the current generation. Although the automaker sold approximately 43K units last year, the nameplate’s long-term viability is a question mark for the company.
The news came from the head Luca de Meo, who told in a statement that they are ditching the A-segment because they believe the small hatchbacks featuring internal combustion engines have no future. With severe European standards and taxes enforced on non-electric cars, it will be very difficult to make profits out of them.
In addition, with Daimler cancelling its association with Renault for the development of Twingo in Slovenia, the next-gen is out of the question for the French automaker. With Twingo gone, Renault can up the game for the 5, which lies in roughly the same class.
In the future though, the French marque can use the Twingo’s fame and revive it as an entirely new model, probably as an electric model.
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