RENAULT. RENAULT in COLOMBIA

SOFASA, Carrera Central Del Norte KM 17, Chia Cundinamarca, Colombia tel. +571/6760108, 6763620, http://www.sofasa.com.co/renault

RENAULT SYMBOL

RENAULT MEGANE I SEDAN

Models produced in Colombia: Twingo, Clio II, Logan, Symbol, Megane I sedan.

Assembly volume in Colombia in 2003 -17,853 vehicles.

Set up in 1969, SOFASA partnership (49% Renault shares, 49% IFI shares) launched the assembly of the Renault 4 in July 1970. In 1994 51.3% of the shares were bought by Valores Bavaria, 23.7% were owned by Renault, 17.5% by Toyota and 7.5% by Mitsui. Since March 2003, SOFASA shares have been distributed as follows: 60% owned by Renault, 28% by Toyota and 12% by Mitsui. The Renault Clio I, production of which was launched in 1996, was in 2001 replaced by the Clio II with a 1.4-liter 95 hp engine. In 2003 the car underwent some restyling. The Twingo, manufactured since 1995, comes with a 1.1-liter 60 hp unit. In 1999 the company launched the Megane I sedan (1.4-liter 95 hp or 1.6-liter 110 hp) and in 2000 the Symbol sedan with a 1.4-liter 95 hp power plant. The vehicle was restyled in 2003. In 2005 SOFASA started to assemble the Dacia Logan, under the Renault brand name.