Alpine, the racing and sports car brand belonging to French automaker Renault, has announced that its all-electric Alpine GT X-Over will be produced at Renault’s Dieppe plant starting in 2025.
The electric crossover will be based on the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance’s CMF-EV platform, designed specifically for electric vehicles, and will be built at the Renault Dieppe production site, which has also been renamed as the Manufacture Alpine Dieppe Jean Rédélé, named as a tribute to Renault’s founder.
New investments will be poured into the Dieppe site to adapt it to build vehicles based on the CMF-EV platform and, upon revamped operation, will become the first all-electric vehicle to be made in Normandy.
The announcement to produce the Alpine GT X-Over at the Renault Dieppe site delivers on Renault’s promise to reinvent its marquee brand as an electric performance brand. It will offer three models – a compact car, a GT X-Over, and a new version of the A110 – by 2026.
The new version of the A110 is expected to be the promised replacement for the Alpine A100 announced a year ago as a potential collaboration between Alpine and British automotive brand Lotus.
At the time, Lotus and Alpine signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to study several areas of cooperation, including the potential joint development of electric sports car.
“Alpine’s history is legendary!” added Laurent Rossi, CEO of Alpine. “Its unique heritage can be seen in car racing with the equally legendary A110, and the future holds strong ambitions for the brand and its products.
Joshua S. Hill is a Melbourne-based journalist who has been writing about climate change, clean technology, and electric vehicles for over 15 years. He has been reporting on electric vehicles and clean technologies for Renew Economy and The Driven since 2012. His preferred mode of transport is his feet.