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Renaults cuts down lineup for the UK; No more Gordini, Espace, Laguna, Wind, Kangoo, and Modus models

Renault first hinted of the plan of trimming the brand’s lineup last month due to low sales figures and now, the French car manufacturer has made it official with the release of additional details about the decimation of the vehicle models.

The vehicles which will no longer be available in the United Kingdom are the small MPV Modus, commercial and passenger vans called Kangoo, the Laguna, Espace MPV, and the Wind Roadster.

Renault will also discontinue all of the variants of the Gordini while the range of Renaultsport 133 Twingo has been trimmed down to one version.

By February 1, British consumers will only be able to buy a new range of the Renault brand which will have seven van and passenger models. This will include the city car Twingo, supermini Clio, Sport Tourer, Grand Scenic and Scenic MPV, variants of the RenaultSport, and the Megane Hatch, CC, Sports Tourer and Coupe.

The French car manufacturer shared that it will be adding some models to their lineup from their range of ZE electric vehicles like the Fluence sedan and the Twizy. By the middle of 2012, it is set to pre-launch of their Dacia brand.

Tags: Espace, Gordini, Kangoo, Laguna, Modus, Wind