Renault SA opened a test track for
vehicles built at its joint venture with China's Dongfeng Motor Co. as part of
the French automaker's effort to enhance vehicle quality, reliability and durability.
The 30 million yuan ($4.5 million)
site is in the vicinity of Dongfeng Renault Automobile Co.'s assembly plant in
the central China city of Wuhan.
The test track meets Renault's global
standards for such facilities, Dongfeng Renault said.
The 44,000-square-meter facility will be
used to test vehicle dependability and performance on more than 40 different
road surfaces.
Renault, which launched production in
China in 2015, is a latecomer to the market. Two Renault models -- the Keolus
SUV and Kadjar crossover -- are assembled by the Dongfeng Renault joint
venture.
The two models have benefited from
Chinese consumers' strong demand for SUVs and crossovers. Combined sales of the
Keolus and Kadjar reached 50,109 vehicles in the first eight months of the
year, more than quadrupling the duo's tally a year earlier.
