Renault Launches New Renault Symbol in South America
PRESS RELEASE December 23, 2008 RENAULT LAUNCHES NEW RENAULT SYMBOL IN SOUTH AMERICA • New Renault Symbol, the carmaker's elegant and seductive new three-box model will be marketed in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay in 2009. It is being presented today in Argentina, less than four months after its unveiling at the Moscow Motor Show. • New Renault Symbol will be manufactured for all of South America at the Santa Isabel (Cordoba) plant in Argentina. • This new launch is the latest in an unprecedented product offensive in South America. New Renault Symbol is the sixth vehicle the carmaker has introduced there since 2006, following Mégane Sedan, Mégane Grand Tour, Logan, Sandero and Sandero Stepway. • Thanks to this rejuvenated range of cars adapted to the needs of local customers, Renault's sales rose in the region in 2008. At end-November 2008, its sales were up 6.5% (more than 240,000 cars, including 100,000 in Brazil and nearly 75,000 in Argentina) in a market that grew by 4.4%. New Renault Symbol, an elegant and status-enhancing sedan for South America New Renault Symbol arrives in South America in the first half of 2009, following its launch in Turkey, Russia, Eastern Europe and the Maghreb in the second half of 2008. This new car in the Renault line-up has been specially designed to meet the needs of international customers who want an elegant, spacious, low-maintenance family car. In South America, as in most fast-growing markets, car owners are looking for versatility – everyday transport for the family, commutes – and New Renault Symbol provides it.
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