Renault to sell Geely-based Filante SUV in South Korea from March

BEIJING, Jan 13 (Reuters) - ⁠Renault will ⁠sell ‍its new Filante car in South Korea from March before launching sales in Latin ‍American and Gulf countries by early 2027, ​it said on Tuesday.

The hybrid SUV crossover is based on ​the Compact Modular Architecture of Chinese partner Geely and will be produced at Renault's plant in the South Korean city ​of Busan, the automaker said on its WeChat account.

Renault also developed its Grand Koleos SUV, ​which it has produced and sold in South Korea since 2024, ‌on Geely's platform.

The French automaker has been increasingly partnering with carmakers from China and ​elsewhere to improve efficiency at ⁠its factories and enhance competitiveness.

Renault signed definitive agreements in November to sell Geely ‌26.4% of its Brazilian subsidiary to jointly produce and sell cars in the Latin American market where China's ‌BYD has also been building a factory and gaining ground ‌with its affordable pure electric and plug-in hybrid models.

The strategy appears to be paying off as Renault-branded car sales ‍outside Europe rose 11% in 2025, versus a 0.6% decline in 2024, according ⁠to a Reuters calculation based on provisional data provided by Renault Brand CEO Fabrice Cambolive.

(Reporting by Qiaoyi Li, Zhang Yan and Brenda Goh; Editing by Christopher Cushing and Susan Fenton)

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