After almost a decade since its first roll out in July 2012, Renault has finally stopped production of the Duster SUV in India. The Duster was one of the first mainstream products from the manufacturer in India and was a sales success with close to 40,000 units sold in its first year of production. The Duster showed similar success here in the Nepalese market as well. The Duster was also the SUV that kickstarted the monocoque midsize SUV segment with rivals such as the Hyundai Creta joining in later.

The Duster is based on the Renault group’s capable B0 platform that underpinned multiple vehicles in India: the Logan, Verito, Duster, Lodgy, Terrano, Captur, and Kicks – the Kicks is the last model on that platform which is still on sale in India and Nepal.