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Automotive News Europe, January, 2003
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Byline: Anna Kochan Automotive News Europe
After concentrating production of premium models at Sandouville, France, Renault is trying to slash production costs there by a quarter this year.
In the past two years, Sandouville has launched production of new generations of the upper-medium Laguna, luxury Vel Satis and fourth-generation Espace minivan, all on the same platform.
French coachbuilder Matra makes the low-volume Avantime, the only upper-range Renault not made at Sandouville.
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