The Renault Alaskan ute has been official ruled out from being introduced in Australia – but the brand is likely to replace it with a rebodied version of the Mitsubishi Triton, after Mitsubishi recently joined the Renault-Nissan alliance.
The managing director of Renault Australia Anouk Poelmann told media during a briefing in Sydney today “the Alaskan is not suitable in its current form in Australia” but quickly added the brand is “not walking away from the ute market” and would pursue “other opportunities”. The Renault Alaskan was deemed unsuitable because the suspension is tuned for the European lifestyle market, rather than as an Australian workhorse ute. Read more: https://www.caradvice.com.au/800482/renault-alaskan-ute-axed-from-australia-could-switch-to-mitsubishi-triton/
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