The Renault Trafic is a light commercial van produced since 1980, and it replaced the Renault Estafette. It has also been marketed as the Fiat Talento, the Nissan NV300 and Primastar and the Mitsubishi Express, and until 2019 as the Opel and Vauxhall Vivaro.
Renault Trafic at a glance
| Maker | Renault, France and other plants |
|---|---|
| Production | since 1980 |
| Replaced | Renault Estafette |
| Badge-engineered as | Fiat Talento, Nissan NV300, Nissan Primastar, Mitsubishi Express |
| Opel and Vauxhall | Vivaro until 2019, earlier as the Arena |
| Renault Trucks | sold as the Renault Trucks Trafic from 2022 |
| Earlier badges | Inokom, Chevrolet and Tata |
| Second-generation Vivaro | built at Luton and Sandouville from 2014 |
Based on one source, the English Wikipedia article on the Renault Trafic.
History of the Renault Trafic
A van for many brands
The Trafic has been produced by Renault since 1980. Over its life it has been marketed under several other names: the Fiat Talento, the Nissan NV300 and Primastar, and the Mitsubishi Express, while Opel and Vauxhall sold it as the Vivaro until 2019 and briefly earlier as the Opel and Vauxhall Arena. From early 2022 it has also been sold by Renault Trucks as the Renault Trucks Trafic. Previous versions were sold under Inokom, Chevrolet and Tata badges.
The Vivaro story
The second-generation Vauxhall and Opel Vivaro was produced at GM Manufacturing Luton and at the Renault Sandouville plant from 2014. Following the sale of Opel and Vauxhall from General Motors to PSA in 2017, which later merged with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in 2021 as Stellantis, the Trafic-based Vivaro went out of production in 2019 and was replaced by a new Vivaro on the Citroën Jumpy’s EMP2 platform for the 2020 model year.
Design and features
- Seven badges: sold by Renault, Fiat, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Opel, Vauxhall and Renault Trucks.
- Estafette replacement: the van that took over from Renault’s 1960s van.
- Sandouville production: built alongside the Opel and Vauxhall Vivaro from 2014.
- Electric version: offered as the Trafic E-Tech.
Renault Trafic versions
- Trafic I (1980): the original van.
- Trafic II: shared with Opel and Vauxhall Vivaro and Nissan Primastar.
- Trafic III: the current generation.
- Trafic E-Tech: the electric version.
The Trafic replaced the Renault Estafette and sits between the Renault Express and Renault Master. More Renaults are in the Renault collection.
Sources
- Renault Trafic, English Wikipedia: badges, Vivaro production, generations
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