The future Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross will ring a bell…
This page is translated from the original post "La future Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross vous dira quelque chose…" in French.
- 17/09/2025 9:29
The Alliance between Renault, Nissan, and Mitsubishi seems to be restarting on the electric front with a major announcement for France.
Will the future Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross electric be just a rebadged Renault Scenic? Everything suggests so following the announcement made on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, by the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, regarding a strengthening of their industrial cooperation in Europe.
In Douai, where Renault established its industrial facility for electric vehicles, the leaders of the three manufacturers confirmed the launch of several 100% electric models coming from the same factory, including the next generation of the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross.
The information is very pragmatic: the Japanese SUV will be nothing more and nothing less than a rebadged Renault Scenic E-Tech Electric, produced on the same assembly line and sharing almost all of its components. This recipe has already been seen with the Clio, Captur, and Symbioz, renamed respectively Colt, ASX, and Grandis.
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Ampere, the industrial heart of the Alliance in Europe
The Douai factory, transformed with €550 million in investments, has become the center of gravity for the Alliance’s electric strategy in Europe. Since May 2023, it only produces zero-emission vehicles and now hosts no less than six models for four different brands: Renault (Mégane E-Tech, Scenic E-Tech, R5 E-Tech), Alpine (A290), Nissan (Micra EV), and now Mitsubishi (Eclipse Cross).
With its new flexible lines, Ampere relies on two modular platforms: AmpR Small (segments A/B) and AmpR Medium (segment C). It is the latter that already serves as the basis for the electric Scenic and will be reused for the Eclipse Cross.
A Scenic disguised as an Eclipse Cross
If Mitsubishi presents its future SUV as a novelty, the differences with the Scenic E-Tech should be limited to exterior styling, the logo on the hood, and a few software adjustments. The proportions, platform, batteries, and onboard technologies will remain identical.
For Mitsubishi, the choice is primarily strategic: the Eclipse Cross will be its first 100% electric model produced in Europe, and even the first vehicle of the brand assembled in France. However, it is also a way to maintain a presence on the Old Continent at a lower cost, without specific development or dedicated factory.
In short, this electric SUV, expected as early as the end of 2025, illustrates both the industrial strength of the Alliance and the limits of a strategy where brands primarily seek to reduce development costs, at the risk of blurring their identity.
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