ElectriCity - Douai Plant
FOUNDED IN: 1970
LEGAL FORM AND CAPITAL OWNERSHIP: “S.N.C” Renault ElectriCity with capital of €3,377,339
ACTIVITY: Bodywork-assembly
WORKFORCE: 2 464 on December 31, 2023
AREA: 118 ha, o/w 32 ha of covered buildings
CERTIFICATIONS: ISO 14001, ISO 9001, EAQF (supplier quality)
Main products
Models : Megane E-TECH Electrique, Scénic 4, Espace 5, other
PRODUCTION 2023
- Scénic 4: 5,848 units
- Espace 5: 705 units
- Megane E-TECH Electric: 44,590 units
- Other: 343
Environment
Dedicated to the manufacturing of the future electric vehicles of the brand with the diamond-shaped logo, the plant is fully in line with the development of sustainable mobility for all. Through the implementation of its environmental policy, the plant has also contributed, daily, to the reduction of its carbon footprint and the health impacts of its activities.
Quality
The quality promised to our customers is a priority and a requirement of all instant that mobilizes all of our employees, at every step of the manufacturing process. The factory's first commitment is to satisfy 100% of our customers by delivering compliant and reliable vehicles on time.
News
From Megane Scenic to Scenic E-Tech electric, five generations born in Douai
The fifth-generation Scenic E-Tech electric, due to go on sale shortly, is produced in Douai France, the site where it was born in 1996. Who better to talk about the evolution of this iconic model and the plant where it is made than Franck Lucas, Unit Manager, who is celebrating 41 years of service at the site this year.
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News
ASL: Douai’s electrifying assembly line
With a rooster incorporated into the front windscreen, the All-new Megane E-TECH Electric proudly displays its French origins, made at the Douai factory (northern France) in the ElectriCity hub. The assembly line at Renault’s historical factory had to be completely overhauled in order to accommodate the production of all-electric cars.
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- 1970: creation of the Douai plant.
- 1974/1984: manufacturing of the Renault 5.
- 1976/1981: manufacturing of the Renault 14 model
- 1980: manufacturing of the Fuego model.
- 1981/1988: manufacturing of the Renault 9 model.
- 1983/1988: manufacturing of the Renault 11 model.
- 1986/1987: manufacturing of the Renault 21 model.
- 1988/1995: manufacturing of the Renault 19 model.
- 1993: the Renault plant of Douai becomes the Georges-Besse plant.
- 1995/2001: manufacturing of Mégane.
- 1996/2002: manufacturing of Scénic.
- 1997: The Georges-Besse plant becomes a SNC (general partnership).
- 1999: plant certified ISO 14001.
- 2003/ 2009: manufacturing of Scénic II and Mégane II coupé cabriolet.
- 2004: manufacturing of Grand Scénic begins. Yearly record: 469,510 vehicles manufactured.
- 2009/2016: production of Scénic III and Grand Scénic III.
- 2010/2015: production of Mégane III Coupé-Cabriolet.
- 2015/2016: launch of Espace V, Talisman, Talisman Estate, Scénic and Grand Scénic IV.
- 2017: 10 millions vehicles produced.
- 2018: announcement of the 2021 launch of the electric platform.
- 2019 : The plant opens to "site of excellence" know-how tourism.
- 2020: Transformation of the plant to accommodate the CMF-EV modular platform dedicated to the electric.
- 2021: The Douai plant is integrating the North Pole of Excellence for electric vehicles.
- 2022: The Renault ElectriCity legal entity to which the Douai plant belongs is officially operational as of 01 January 2022.
- 2023: On 1 November 2023, the creation of Ampère, a European "pure player" dedicated to electric vehicles and software, took effect. The Manufacture de Douai is one of the four industrial sites of this new entity.
Contact us
Electricity Manufacture de Douai,
Cidex n°1, 59509 Douai Cedex
+ 33 (0)1 76 83 93 93
