Renault and Nissan have announced a Common Module Family (CMF) engineering architecture covering Alliance vehicles.
The concept is based on the assembly of compatible big modules: engine bay, cockpit, front underbody, rear underbody and electrical/electronic architecture.
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“Therefore, a CMF is not a platform, it can involve several platforms,” said a Renault-Nissan Alliance statement. “A platform is a horizontal segmentation; a CMF is a cross-sector concept.
“CMF is an additional tool that goes further than carry-overs on a single platform, to expand the product range. The trend will be to increase the modules common to several platforms with a view to standardising components and increasing the number of vehicles per platform.”
CMF will gradually be extended to Renault and Nissan ranges between 2013 and 2020.
CMF will be first applied to the compact and large car segments, to be followed by models in other segments.
