‘India is at the centre of our strategy’: Renault global CEO after first-ever visit to the country

International car major Renault has finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel—and that light is increasingly shining on it from India.

“India is at the centre of Renault group’s strategic plans,” said the company’s global CEO Francois Provost, visiting India for the first time since taking over as CEO last summer. 

At the heart of Provost’s ambitious plan to turn the Euro-centric car company into a global heavyweight hinges majorly on how its Indian operations get its act together. Already, the new CEO has set his target high—36 new models before the decade is out, a mix of full electric and hybrids.

At the company plant in Chengalpattu in Tamil Nadu, the same plant that it has been jointly running with Nissan since 2008, before completely taking it over last year, Renault global CEO Provost revealed more information on the plan, including how India will be pivotal to the whole scheme of things.