Maubeuge Construction Automobile
| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 29 April 1969 |
| Headquarters | Maubeuge, France |
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Key people
|
José Martin Vega (Director) |
| Products | Kangoo II (also badged Nissan Kubistar/Mercedes-Benz Citan)[1] |
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Production output
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137,175 (2013) |
| Parent | Renault |
| Built | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Area | 83 hectares |
| Address | Maubeuge Construction Automobile, BP 20050, 59604 Maubeuge, France |
Maubeuge Construction Automobile (French pronunciation: [mobœʒ kɔ̃stʁyksjɔ̃ otɔmɔbil]) (MCA) is a subsidiary of the French car manufacturer Renault created in 1980 to operate the light commercial vehicle plant located at Maubeuge.[2] The company traces its origins back to a Chausson factory established in 1969.[3]
History
In 1969, the Société des Usines Chausson established operations in Maubeuge.[2][4][3] In 1970, Renault and Peugeot entered into the company.[5] (a 52% stake was owned by Chausson, a 24% by Renault and a 24% by Peugeot). An assembly facility was inaugurated on 23 September 1971.[6] The next years, however, Chausson struggled with the relatively low sales for the models produced and the breakup of the Renault-Peugeot partnership.[7] In 1978, Renault purchased all the plant's stake[4] and renamed it Maubeuge Chausson Automobile.[7] In 1980, Renault founded MCA.[2][6][3] Since the 1990s it specialised on LCVs. In 2011 an all-electric van was put into production.[2] In 2012, as part of the partnership between Renault and Daimler, Maubeuge started to assemble the Mercedes-Benz Citan, a model based on the Kangoo.[8]
Vehicles manufactured
- Renault 15 (1971−?)
- Renault 18 (1979−1985)
- Renault Fuego (1979−1985)
- Renault 21 Nevada (1986−1990)
- Renault Medallion (1986−1988)
- Renault 19 Cabriolet (1988−1992)
- Renault Express (1989−2000)
- Renault Kangoo (1998−2007)
- Renault Kangoo II (2007−present)
- Mercedes-Benz Citan (2012−present)
References
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