Kwid production halted: Renault issues clarification

Earlier this week, there were rumours that Renault had stopped production of the Kwid hatchback since May 11, 2016 and scrapped 1,500 engines due to high noise levels.

The company has sent us a letter via email clarifying its position on the issue.

Here's an excerpt from the letter:

"We would like to bring to your notice that the news article titled ‘Renault Halts KWID Output’ that appeared in Times of India today is factually incorrect and misleading. The article claims that 1,500 engines have been scrapped due to high noise levels. This is incorrect and we have had no such concerns at our end.

We recently ramped up production at our Chennai facility by starting third shift operations to cater to market demand. Moreover we are also increasing the speed of our production line. In addition to our maintenance shutdown planned towards the end of May we have decided to slow down production since last week in order to ensure a perfect execution of the ramp up of our production volumes."