Chinese automakers are best known for their spotty quality and poor crash worthiness, but China’s General Administration of Quality Supervision Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) has flipped the script as it has banned the importation of some Renault models due to “serious safety risks” and quality issues.
The AQSIQ has banned the importation of the Renault Laguna, Scenic, Megane and Megane Coupe-Cabriolet, according to Automotive News. The agency failed to identify any specific safety problems or quality concerns, but did release a statement on the matter.
“In recent import inspections, we have repeatedly found batches of passenger vehicles made by the French Renault … do not conform with our country’s mandatory standards and relevant technical regulations, and there are serious safety risks.”
Renault says all models in question are built at Western factories with the same standards as global market cars. Every model cited by the AQSIQ has received a five star rating from Europe’s EuroNCAP.
China is one of Renault’s smallest markets, with only 900 vehicles sold there last year.
