How About This Renault Duster Pickup Truck? Officially Teased

Duster has not only been successful in India but the world over it has been liked for what it offers. To extract more out of a successful platform,  manufacturers around the world take their bestselling models to churn out more derivatives and versions. The French automaker, which recently unveiled their new small hatch Kwid in … Read more

MB Team Member Spots Upcoming Renault Lodgy in Chennai

Renault’s upcoming 7 seater MPV, the Lodgy has been spied again this time by our team member Faiz Khan in Chennai. Extensive testing before launch in this interesting looking camouflage means that the French automaker knows what they are up against and have realized the product has to be spot on to make a dent in the segment!

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Mobilio-Ertiga’s Rival Renault Lodgy Spied Prior to Launch in Few Weeks

After new Koleos, Fluence and Duster AWD, Renault has shifted its focus to an all-new launch for India – the Lodgy. The French automaker was clicked testing their upcoming 7 seater MPV in Chennai, the city where their factory is based, in collaboration with their alliance partner Nissan.

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Renault Planning a Bigger 7-seater Duster for 2016

Duster is one of the most successful models by the French auto major Renault and their Romanian arm Dacia. Making the second iteration of the car a running success is a task which they have to conquer and one which may not be easy as it seems.

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Made in India Dusters Recalled in the UK due to Corrosion Issues!

Renault India has been having some great time thanks to its most successful model, the Duster. The company used to even export the compact, Dacia-badged, Duster to the United Kingdom. The parent company though later on shifted the load of exports to Count Dracula’s Romania as it makes much more sense to import from a closer area to reduce transportation costs, thereby also easing the load on the Indian arm that was having a bit of a difficulty handling exports and domestic sales at the same time.

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While the cessation of exports might have been a good move for the company, which is now in a good position to satiate the domestic needs quickly, problems seem to have come up in the export units which it manufactured between January 2013 and August 2014. As per a report in Overdrive, this made in India car will be recalled because of some corrosion issues!

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