After Only Twenty Months on the Market, Mégane II has Already Reached the One Million Landmark

At the close of 2002, Mégane II Hatchback and Sport Hatch paved the way for the renewal of Renault's offer in the C segment, the largest segment of the European passenger car market in volume terms. Now, with Mégane Hatchback, the Mégane II programme has reached the landmark one million barrier. This has been attained in just twenty months since the market launch of the first model in the Mégane II range.

By way of comparison, Mégane I took 24 months to reach the same one million landmark. In total, almost 4.7 million Mégane I units were sold over a period of seven years.

Voted “Car of the Year 2003”, Mégane II has been acclaimed from the outset for its distinctive design, dynamic ride and handling and best-in-class safety features. As early as 2003, Mégane, including Scénic, became the top-selling model in Western Europe, with 4.2% of market share. Mégane has sustained its position as leader into the first four months of 2004, with penetration of 4.7%. A significant contributing factor has been the roll-out of seven different body versions in only 18 months:

Mégane Hatchback and Sport Hatch, launched at the end of 2002, were followed by Scénic, Mégane Sport Saloon (Sedan), Sport Tourer and Coupé-Cabriolet in 2003, then Grand Scénic launched at the beginning of 2004. Mégane Renault Sport is the latest model to complete the range.

Based on a single platform – the Renault-Nissan Alliance's C platform – the various Mégane models are manufactured in three plants around the world: Palencia (Spain) for Mégane Hatchback, Sport Hatch and Sport Saloon, Douai (France) for Scénic, Grand Scénic, Mégane Hatchback and Coupé-Cabriolet, and Bursa (Turkey) for Mégane Sport Saloon (Sedan).

In Australia, Renault currently sells the Mégane Hatchback, Sport Hatch and Sedan. Renault will release the Scenic, Coupe-Cabriolet and Megane Renault Sport hatch in Australia later this year.

The Mégane II programme has been acclaimed for its safety features: Mégane Hatchback and Scénic are two of the five models in the Renault range to have been awarded 5 stars in the Euro-NCAP crash tests.

With its place right at the heart of the Renault range, Mégane can look forward to many future developments that will reinforce its status as the favourite car of Europeans. Let's look forward to the next installment of an ongoing success story…