Renault-Nissan B platform explained

Renault-Nissan B platform
Manufacturer:Renault–Nissan Alliance
Production:2002–present
Body Style:Various
Successor:Renault–Nissan Common Module Family B

The B platform is an automobile platform for compact and subcompact cars of the Renault-Nissan Alliance since 2002.[1]

Nissan-Renault

The B-segment B platform was developed through a Nissan led project as a common platform for the Renault-Nissan Alliance.[2] [3] As of 2010, the next generation of this platform has been renamed V platform.

Renault/Dacia B0 platform

A version with long wheelbase, named B0 platform since 2004,[7] and developed by Renault/Dacia.

The B0 platform used by AvtoVAZ for:

The B0 platform used by Mahindra & Mahindra for:

Dacia B0+ platform

The B0+ platform is used by Dacia for:

Dacia M0 platform

A development of the B0 platform,[11] [12] [13] [14] the M0 platform is used for the following cars:

Nissan EV platform

A new electric vehicle platform, based on the B0 platform,[15] was revealed by Nissan in 2009, though Nissan's own documentation on the B0 platform does not mention the LEAF:[16]

Nissan V platform

The second generation of the B platform is now known as the V platform which supports E-power hybrid powertrain and used for the following cars:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: B platform . An initial common platform (a Nissan-led project), the B-platform, has been used by Nissan since 2002 with the Micra (March in Japan) and Cube. [...] . . 2010-09-30 . 2012-11-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120808215201/http://blog.alliance-renault-nissan.com/sites/default/files/platforms-and-interchangeable-components-b-platform_0.pdf . 2012-08-08 . dead .
  2. Web site: B platform . An initial common platform (a Nissan-led project), the B-platform, has been used by Nissan since 2002 with the Micra (March in Japan) and Cube. [...] . . 2010-09-30 . 2012-11-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120808215201/http://blog.alliance-renault-nissan.com/sites/default/files/platforms-and-interchangeable-components-b-platform_0.pdf . 2012-08-08 . dead .
  3. Web site: Following the rapid implementation of their joint organizations, Renault and Nissan are engaged in an intensive global cooperation. Nissan-Renault Alliance. 1999-10-20. In the area of vehicle engineering, it has been decided to develop the first common platform, known as the B platform [...].
  4. Web site: New Renault Clio: love-at-first-sight styling, and packed with innovations. Renault. 2012-12-01. New Clio is built on a new version of the Alliance’s B platform which has been optimised for outstanding comfort, manoeuvrability and low noise levels..
  5. Web site: 2011 Nissan Juke Owner's Manual. Nissan USA. 2012-05-27. Juke is built based on Nissan B platform shared with Cube, Clio III (Renault), Micra K12, Modus (Renault) and Twingo MK II (Renault)..
  6. Web site: 2011 Nissan Juke - First Drive Review. Aaron Robinson. 2012-05-22. Caranddriver.com. 2012-05-27. Based on Nissan’s global B platform, which is under the Nissan Versa and Cube and Renault Clio (remember, Nissan and Renault are one), the Juke [...].
  7. Web site: Dacia Duster . Since 2004 all of its cars have been based on the company’s B0 [...] platform, and top sellers are the mid-sized Logan saloon and estate, and the five-door Sandero hatchback. . Carmagazine.co.uk . 2009-12-08 . 2012-05-27.
  8. Web site: Nissan Kicks - First Drive Review [Video]]. 2018-12-17. Indian Autos Blog. Globally, the Nissan Kicks is based on the Micra's 'Versatile' platform. The Indian model, however, shares its base with the Duster's B0/Logan architecture..
  9. Web site: Renault presented for AvtoVAZ a loan for 52 million Euros for investment program. Autostat.ru. 2012-10-11. AvtoVAZ started to produce officially Lada Largus cars from April of 2012 (on the platform B0 of cars Renault Logan and Sandero) in a new line with a capacity up to 350 thousand cars per a year..
  10. Web site: Five feisty Dacia models we'd love to see here.
  11. http://www.renault.com/en/lists/archivesdocuments/renault%202016%20-%20drive%20the%20change%20-%20press%20release.pdf RENAULT 2016 – Drive The Change
  12. Web site: European Malaise Not Slowing Down Renault's Dacia . 2012-12-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150701183123/http://wardsauto.com/europe/european-malaise-not-slowing-down-renault-s-dacia . 2015-07-01 . dead .
  13. http://www.carskings.com/dacia/dacia-sandero-and-logan-2013-more-for-the-same/ Dacia Sandero And Logan 2013 More For The Same
  14. http://europe.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121019/ANE/310189999/renault-sees-high-growth-potential-for-its-low-cost-cars Renault sees high growth potential for its low-cost cars
  15. Web site: Nissan 2012 Leaf - Nissan preview EV platform on Tiida prototype. GoAuto. 2009-07-28. NISSAN Motor Co has previewed its dedicated electric vehicle (EV) platform on a Tiida-based prototype this week ahead of the all-new production vehicle’s unveiling at the opening of the Japanese manufacturer’s new global headquarters in Yokohama on August 2..
  16. Web site: B-PLATFORM. 2011-11-02. 2012-11-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20120808215201/http://blog.alliance-renault-nissan.com/sites/default/files/platforms-and-interchangeable-components-b-platform_0.pdf. 2012-08-08. dead.
  17. Web site: 2011 Nissan LEAF Press Kit: Overview. Nissan Online Newsroom. 2010-10-27. The front-wheel drive Nissan LEAF utilizes an all-new dedicated EV platform with batteries housed in the floor for optimum vehicle packaging and weight distribution..
  18. Web site: 3 years in a row of Nissan's leadership in Mexico. Nissan Online Newsroom. 2012-01-06. Last March, President of Mexico, Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, gave the starting signal for the production of the first model of the V-platform —produced in the Aguascalientes plant— the subcompact Nissan March. Another model of this same platform was launched in July 2011, Nissan Versa..
  19. Web site: Leach . Brad . 11 June 2013 . 2013 Nissan Pulsar Hatchback Review and First Drive . Car Showroom . 12 November 2013 . "The all-new Nissan Pulsar hatchback [...] rides on the same platform as the sedan versions (the North American Sentra).".
  20. Web site: 2013 Nissa Sentra. 2013 Nissan Sentra to [...] adopt an all-new structure Nissan earmarks since its global “V” platform, for “Versatile.”. Revocars.com. 2012-01-04. 2012-04-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20120502094642/http://revocars.com/6422/2013-nissan-sentra. 2012-05-02. dead.