China has halted imports of Renault cars because of “serious safety risks” and failure to meet technical standards, according to the country’s quality inspection agency.
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According to Reuters, the General Administration of Quality Supervision Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) said on its web site that the ban related to the Laguna, Scenic, Megane and Megane coupe-cabriolet.
The AQSIQ said: “In recent import inspections, we have repeatedly found batches of passenger vehicles made by Renault do not conform with our country’s mandatory standards and relevant technical regulations, and there are serious safety risks.”
Renault said it was “surprised” by the decision as the models cited by the statement were built in western factories to the same standards as those for other markets. Their quality had been demonstrated by studies and specialist press reviews. Each model has five star EuroNCAP crash test ratings.
AQSIQ added that Renault models have suffered reliability problems in China in the past year but did not specify what safety problems had been identified. It said Renault was required to examine all vehicles exported to China.
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By GlobalDataRenault said it sold fewer than 900 cars in China last year.
