The Renault Koleos is a compact SUV which was first presented as a concept car at the 2006 Mondial de l'Automobile in Paris. The Koleos was designed by Renault and developed by Nissan. It is manufactured by Renault Samsung Motors, a subsidiary of Renault, at its plant in Busan, South Korea.
A South Korean-market variant is marketed by Renault Samsung Motors as the Renault Samsung QM5. The QM5 model, based on the Nissan Qashqai platform, is a new product jointly developed by Renault and Nissan at a cost of $600 million.
Renault Koleos' basic model sells for $35,500 (240,000 yuan), and the four-wheel-drive edition for $48,700. They were put on sale in the European market in July this year.
In Renault's China plan, imported Koleos will hit the Chinese market in March 2009 and the third-generation Laguna will also be imported to China for sale next year, before they are locally made in China.
