Renault-Nissan B platform

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

ManufacturerRenault–Nissan Alliance

Production2002–present

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Renault-Nissan B platform
Fourth generation of Renault Clio, which uses the platform
Overview
Manufacturer	Renault–Nissan Alliance
Production	2002–present
Body and chassis
Class	Subcompact cars Compact cars
Layout	FF F4
Body style	Various
Chronology
Successor	Renault–Nissan Common Module Family B

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.

Nissan Cube
Nissan Micra (K12)
Nissan Bluebird Sylphy (G11)
Nissan Livina (L10/L11)
Nissan Note (E11)
Nissan NV200
Nissan Tiida/Versa (C11)
Nissan Wingroad (Y12)
Nissan Juke
Infiniti ESQ
Renault Captur
Renault Clio III
Renault Clio IV
Renault Modus
Renault Zoe

Renault/Dacia B0 platform

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

Dacia Logan
Dacia Sandero
Dacia Duster (HS)
Nissan Terrano (D15)
Nissan Kicks (D15)
Renault Arkana
Renault Captur/Kaptur (Global Access)

The B0 platform used by AvtoVAZ for:

Lada XRAY
Lada Largus
Chevrolet Niva concept

The B0 platform used by Mahindra & Mahindra for:

Mahindra Verito Vibe

Mahindra Verito Vibe

Dacia B0+ platform

The B0+ platform is used by Dacia for:

Dacia Duster II (HM)^[10]

Dacia Duster II (HM)

Dacia M0 platform

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

Dacia Dokker
Dacia Lodgy
Dacia Logan II
Dacia Sandero II
Renault Symbol III

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 Leaf (first generation)^[17]
Nissan e-NV200 (drivetrain, battery, electronics), body on Nissan B platform

Nissan Leaf (first generation)
Nissan e-NV200

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:

2010 Nissan Micra (K13)
2011 Nissan Latio/Almera/Sunny/Versa (N17)^[18]
2011 Nissan Tiida/Pulsar (C12)^[19]
2012 Nissan Sylphy/Sentra/Pulsar (B17)^[20]
2012 Nissan Invitation concept car
2012 Nissan Note (E12)
2014 Venucia R30
2014 Datsun Go (AD0)
2014 Datsun Go+ (AD0)
2018 Datsun Cross (AD0)
2016 Nissan Kicks (P15)
2017 Nissan Micra (K14)
2017 Venucia D60
2019 Nissan Almera/Versa/Sunny (N18)
2026 Nissan Kait

Nissan Micra (K13)
Nissan Micra (K14)
Nissan Latio/Almera/Sunny/Versa (N17)
Nissan Almera/Versa/Sunny (N18)
Nissan Sylphy/Sentra/Pulsar (B17)
Nissan Invitation concept car
Nissan Note (E12)
Venucia R30
Datsun Go (AD0)
Datsun Go+ (AD0)
Datsun Cross (AD0)
Nissan Kicks (P15)
Venucia D60

References

[1]
"B platform" (PDF). Blog of Renault Nissan Alliance. 2010-09-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-11-21. 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. [...]
[2]
"B platform" (PDF). Blog of Renault Nissan Alliance. 2010-09-30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-11-21. 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. [...]
[3]
"Following the rapid implementation of their joint organizations, Renault and Nissan are engaged in an intensive global cooperation". Nissan-Renault Alliance. 1999-10-20. Archived from the original on 2013-01-08. Retrieved 2012-11-21. In the area of vehicle engineering, it has been decided to develop the first common platform, known as the B platform [...]
[4]
"2011 Nissan Juke Owner's Manual" (PDF). Nissan USA. Retrieved 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).
[5]
Aaron Robinson (2012-05-22). "2011 Nissan Juke - First Drive Review". Caranddriver.com. Retrieved 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 [...]
[6]
"New Renault Clio: love-at-first-sight styling, and packed with innovations". Renault. Retrieved 2012-12-01. New Clio is built on a new version of the Alliance's B platform which has been optimised for outstanding comfort, maneuverability and low noise levels.
[7]
"Dacia Duster". Carmagazine.co.uk. 2009-12-08. Retrieved 2012-05-27. 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.
[8]
"Nissan Kicks - First Drive Review [Video]". Indian Autos Blog. 2018-12-17. 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]
"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]
"Five feisty Dacia models we'd love to see here".
[11]
RENAULT 2016 – Drive The Change
[12]
"European Malaise Not Slowing Down Renault's Dacia". Archived from the original on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
[13]
"Dacia Sandero And Logan 2013 More For The Same". Archived from the original on 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
[14]
Renault sees high growth potential for its low-cost cars
[15]
"Nissan 2012 Leaf - Nissan preview EV platform on Tiida prototype". GoAuto. 2009-07-28. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-11-21. 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]
"B-PLATFORM" (PDF). 2011-11-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
[17]
"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]
"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]
Leach, Brad (11 June 2013). "2013 Nissan Pulsar Hatchback Review and First Drive". Car Showroom. Retrieved 12 November 2013. The all-new Nissan Pulsar hatchback [...] rides on the same platform as the sedan versions (the North American Sentra).
[20]
"2013 Nissa Sentra". Revocars.com. 2012-01-04. Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2012-04-23. 2013 Nissan Sentra to [...] adopt an all-new structure Nissan earmarks since its global "V" platform, for "Versatile."

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