Renault Trucks Announces the Creation of its Disassembly Plant, the Used Parts Factory

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Source: Renault Trucks

Renault Trucks opens its Used Parts Factory in Vénissieux, near Bourg-en-Bresse. Components intended for re-use will be checked, cleaned and labelled for traceability purposes. Used spare parts will be 50-60% cheaper, on average, than new parts.

September 2022: To reduce natural resource usage and its trucks’ environmental impact, Renault Trucks is taking next steps into transitioning its industrial operations to a circular-economy approach. Renault Trucks’ Used Parts Factory is the logical next step after the used trucks repurposing and remanufacturing operations conducted respectively in its Used Trucks Factory in Bourg-en-Bresse and its plant in Limoges. At this industrial facility located in Vénissieux, the brand’s trucks will be dismantled, and their parts reused.

TEnd-of-life Renault Trucks will enter the Used Parts Factory to be dismantled. Operators will remove the components previously identified as suitable for reuse (engine, gearbox, cabin, fuel tank, bumpers, deflectors, etc.). Once the parts intended for reuse have been removed, the other components will be recycled . The rails, for example, will be cut up then sent to the nearby foundry. The metal extracted from the parts will be used to manufacture a new vehicle.

The components intended for re-use will then be checked, cleaned and labelled for listing and traceability purposes. These used spare parts will then be sent to the nearby Renault Trucks spare parts store, just like new spare parts.

Like new spare parts, the used spare parts marketed under the label “Used Parts by Renault Trucks” will be made available to dealers on the manufacturer’s online spare parts marketplace. These used spare parts will be covered by a manufacturer’s warranty and will be 50-60% cheaper, on average, than new parts.