Renault Société Anonym has announced that it will build the next-generation Nissan Micra in France as part of its efforts to increase utilisation. The company has announced that it will produce and build the next generation of its Alliance partner's Nissan Micra at its Flins site on the outskirts of Paris (France). The company said it had decided to allot the vehicle to this site, which already manufactures the B segment Clio and Zoe electric vehicle (EV), and that production will begin in 2016 at a rate of around 82,000 units per annum (upa).

Renault SA plans to appoint former Japanese Defense Minister Yuriko Koike as an outside director. The appointment of Koike, a House of Representatives legislator from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is expected to be approved at a general meeting of shareholders on April 30, 2013 in Paris. Koike will effectively take over from former Nissan Motor Co. vice chairman Takeshi Isayama, who has served as a Renault outside director since 2009.

On 6 April, Bilia AB is opening a full-service facility for Renault at Bilia’s nearby facility at Eklanda, Gothenburg. The new full-service facility for Renault with a service centre, tyre centre, car glass centre, and sale of new and used Renault cars is now opening in new premises at Eklanda. During the year, Renault’s subsidiary, Dacia, will also move into the new facility.