Type Subsidiary Headquarters Maubeuge, France Founded 29 April 1969 | Industry Automotive Production output 137,175 (2013) Parent organization Renault | |
Key people José Martin Vega (Director) Products Kangoo II (also badged Nissan Kubistar/Mercedes-Benz Citan) Address 107 Avenue André Chausson, 59750 Feignies, France | ||
Maubeuge Construction Automobile ([mobœʒ kɔ̃stʁyksjɔ̃ otɔmɔbil]) (MCA) is a subsidiary of the French car manufacturer Renault created in 1980 to operate the light commercial vehicle plant located at Maubeuge. The company traces its origins back to a Chausson factory established in 1969.
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In 1969, the Société des Usines Chausson established operations in Maubeuge. In 1970, Renault and Peugeot entered into the company. (a 52% stake was owned by Chausson, a 24% by Renault and a 24% by Peugeot). An assembly facility was inaugurated on 23 September 1971. The next years, however, Chausson struggled with the relatively low sales for the models produced and the breakup of the Renault-Peugeot partnership. In 1978, Renault purchased all the plant's stake and renamed it Maubeuge Chausson Automobile. In 1980, Renault founded MCA. Since the 1990s it specialised on LCVs. In 2011 an all-electric van was put into production. In 2012, as part of the partnership between Renault and Daimler, Maubeuge started to assemble the Mercedes-Benz Citan, a model based on the Kangoo.