Also called CMF-A
CMF-B
CMF-CD Class Various Body style(s) Various | Production 2013–present Layout FF
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Manufacturer Renault–Nissan Alliance | ||
The Common Module Family (CMF) is a modular architecture concept jointly developed by car manufacturers Nissan and Renault through their Renault–Nissan Alliance partnership. The concept covers a wide range of vehicle platforms.
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CMF is aimed at reducing manufacturing costs and competing with similar previous concepts as Volkswagen Group's MQB. It consists of five groups of interchangeable, compatible modules: engine bay, cockpit, front underbody, rear underbody and electrical/electronic. According to the companies involved in the development, CMF is not a conventional platform but rather a manufacturing system which can be applied to different vehicles. The actual platforms are built combining a limited set of common modules: a single module can be used for different platforms, covering different classes of vehicles, and so allowing a greater standardisation of components between both Nissan and Renault. Renault–Nissan announced various variants developed using CMF: CMF-CD for large and mid-sized vehicles (examples are the third-generation Nissan X-Trail and the second-generation Nissan Qashqai), CMF-B for subcompacts/superminis and CMF-A for smaller vehicles. The CMF will initially be used in approximately 14 vehicle models worldwide with an estimated production of 1.6 million units annually. The first CMF vehicles were introduced through 2013 with Nissan's CMF-CD models. The first CMF-A car, the Renault Kwid, was launched into the Indian market in September 2015. The first CMF-B model would be the second-generation Nissan Juke.