South Korea · founded 1994

Renault Korea Model History

Successor to Samsung Motors — a Busan-based automaker that brought Renault technology to South Korea and produced the SM and QM lines for over two decades.

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SM5
The original Samsung Motors launch model — a Nissan Cefiro-based large sedan that anchored the brand for 21 years across three generations.
Mid-size car · 1998–2019
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SM3
Renault Samsung's entry-level compact — first a rebadged Nissan Bluebird Sylphy, then a Renault Fluence twin, plus a pioneering battery-electric variant.
Compact car · 2002–2019
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SM7
Renault Samsung's executive flagship sedan — derived from the Nissan Teana, it sat above the SM5 for 15 years.
Full-size car · 2004–2019
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SM6
A Renault Talisman twin built in Busan — the SM6 was the last remaining Samsung-badged model and the final sedan in the lineup before its 2025 discontinuation.
Mid-size car · 2016–2025
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QM5
Renault Samsung's first SUV — a rebadged second-generation Renault Koleos (Nissan X-Trail platform) that opened the brand's crossover era.
Compact SUV · 2007–2016
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QM3
A rebadged Renault Captur that brought subcompact crossover fashion to the Korean market from 2013 to 2019.
Subcompact SUV · 2013–2019
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QM6
Renault Samsung's bestselling mid-size SUV — a second-generation Renault Koleos built in Busan from 2016, later rebranded as the Renault Koleos in the Korean market.
Mid-size SUV · 2016–2024
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XM3
A coupe-crossover built on the CMF-B platform — sold as the XM3 in Korea from 2020 to 2024 before transitioning to the Renault Arkana name.
Subcompact crossover · 2020–2024
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Arkana
The renamed successor to the XM3 — Renault Korea's coupe-crossover continued under the global Arkana badge from 2024 onward.
Subcompact crossover · 2024–present
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Grand Koleos
Renault Korea's first Geely-platform model — a mid-size SUV introduced in June 2024 on the Compact Modular Architecture shared with the Geely Xingyue L.
Mid-size SUV · 2024–present
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Renault Korea models

SM5

SM3

SM7

SM6

QM5

QM3

QM6

XM3

Arkana

Grand Koleos