In 1969, the Société des Usines Chausson established operations in Maubeuge. (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 In June 2021, Renault said it plans to merge MCA operations with the
Douai and Ruitz ones into a new wholly owned subsidiary named as Renault ElectriCity, with the aim of creating an electric vehicle manufacturing pole in northern France. ==Vehicles manufactured==