Batilly, France Renault Plant, home of the Renault Master and others, breaks production records.
Batilly achieves highest-ever annual production for all brands combined, including 126,000+ vans through assembly line.
Renault Master breaks production record at Batilly, with 85,208 units built.
Two birds, one stone
Renault’s Batilly plant specialises in the manufacture of large vans for Renault and its partners, Nissan, General Motors and Renault Trucks. In 2015, it produced 126,375 vans and broke its previous record dating from 2006 (123,202 units).
It also broke the Renault Master production record dating from 2000 (82,121 units).
2015 production figures
- Renault Master: 85,208 units
- General Motors: 21,702 units
- Renault Trucks: 12,500 units
- Nissan: 6,965 units
Producing the Renault Master for 35 years
Renault’s Batilly plant has witnessed three generations of the Renault Master. In 2015, the plant celebrated its 35th year of producing the vehicle. More than 2.2 million Masters have been produced here since the plant was inaugurated in 1980. On average, one Renault Master leaves the assembly line every two minutes. With more than 3,000 employees, it is the biggest private employer in France’s Meurthe et Moselle department.
A victory made in France
Renault’s entire range of light commercial vehicles is made in France and benefit from French production know-how and competitiveness. Compact Kangoo vans and larger Trafic vans are produced in the Maubeuge and Sandouville plants respectively.
With a daily production capacity of 640 vehicles, the Batilly plant works with more than 250 suppliers, over half of which are based in France. Engines for the Master are produced by Groupe Renault’s Cléon plant based in Normandy, which specialises in the production of high-tech powertrains.
