Duster production reaches 1m mark in 4 years

India is definitely part of the Duster big success as it completes one million vehicles produced globally. The vehicle is currently available in more than 100 countries, branded either as a Renault or a Dacia. Renault Dusters are produced in India at the Renault Nissan Alliance plant based in Oragadam near Chennai in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. The plant makes these vehicles under the Duster brand for the India, South African and Indonesian markets and for the United Kingdom, Cyprus, Malta and Ireland as a Dacia brand. Production at the Indian plant began May 2012.

According to a Renault media release, combined worldwide productions of Renault- and Dacia-branded Dusters have already reached one million vehicles worldwide! The millionth Duster was made at Renault’s plant in Curitiba, Brazil, and will be delivered to a customer in the same country.

Duster is currently marketed in more than 100 countries and made in five factories across the world.

Not only is Duster one of the driving forces behind the Renault Group’s international growth, but it has also emerged as the best-selling Renault model worldwide.

“Duster is a truly global success story,” explains Arnaud Deboeuf, the Renault Group’s Entry Programme Director, adding, “With Renault branding, it perfectly meets the demands of our international customers and is contributing to Renault’s expansion in emerging markets. At the same time, the Dacia-badged version sold in Europe and our Mediterranean Basin markets has succeeded in attracting a new clientele to the brand thanks to the styling and genuine all-terrain capability it delivers for an affordable price. Duster is definitely a model that is winning us new customers.”

The millionth Duster was made at Renault’s Curitiba plant in Brazil, but it is currently assembled in five factories: Pitesti (Romania), Curitiba (Brazil), Envigado (Colombia), Moscow (Russia) and Chennai (India).

Dacia-badged Dusters have been made at Pitesti, Romania, since 2010 for sale in Europe, Turkey and the Maghreb nations. It has also been made at the same plant with Renault badging since June 2010, initially for the Middle-East, Egypt and other African markets, then, from 2011, the Gulf region.

The Curitiba factory in Brazil has been building Renault-badged Dusters since October 2011 for sale in Brazil and Argentina. The plant in Envigado, Colombia, has assembled Dusters since February 2012 for its customers in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Chile, Peru and Central America.

Production of Duster in Moscow, Russia, began in December 2011 for the local market, with Renault badging.

Duster’s five biggest markets

Source: Renault