In late 1999, the Clio Symbol began production in Turkey, as the sedan version of the Clio II.
It was subsequently launched in other countries, under different names, depending of the market: Clio Symbol, Thalia, Clio Sedan, Clio 4 Puertas, Symbol, or Clio Classic.
The car was intended for sale in developing countries, where saloons were traditionally preferred over hatchbacks, most notably in Eastern Europe.
In some Latin American markets, like Chile and Mexico, the facelifted model was offered as Nissan Platina, with slight changes at the front of the car to make it resemble the Nissan Altima.
It is longer by 38 cm (15.0 in) than the hatchback and has a larger boot of 510 litres (18 cu ft).

The main production site of the model has been the Oyak-Renault plant in Bursa, Turkey, where manufacturing started in 1999.
Worldwide, it was also built since 2000 in Argentina at the plant in Santa Isabel, Córdoba, in Brazil at the Ayrton Senna complex in Sao José dos Pinhais, near Curitiba, and since 2001 in Colombia by Sofasa.
In 2002, it began assembly in Mexico, rebadged as Nissan Platina, at the Nissan Mexicana plant in Aguascalientes.
For a short time, between the end of 2002 and 2004, it was also assembled in Russia by Avtoframos.
The Platina was dropped following the 2010 model year, and was replaced by the March in its Mexican assembly plant and the line-up.

At the beginning it was available with only two engine options in Europe: a 1.4 litre 8-valve  (75 hp, 114 Nm) and a 1.4 litre 16-valve (98 hp, 127 Nm), both of them with multi-point fuel injection.
In Argentina it was manufactured with a 1.6 litre 16-valve petrol (100 hp; 74 kW) engine and a 1.9 litre diesel (65 hp; non-turbo), in Colombia with the 1.4 litre 8-valve, and in Brazil either with the 1.6 litre 16-valve or with a 1.0 16-valve petrol (70 hp; 52 kW).
Initial trim designations were RN (RNA, RND) and RT  (RTE, RTD), but later they received designated names: Authentique, Expression, Dynamique, Alizé, Privilège etc.
In late 1999, the Clio Symbol began production in Turkey, as the sedan version of the Clio II. It was subsequently launched in other countries, under different names, depending of the market: Clio Symbol, Thalia, Clio Sedan, Clio 4 Puertas, Symbol, or Clio Classic. The car was intended for sale in developing countries, where saloons were traditionally preferred over hatchbacks, most notably in Eastern Europe. In some Latin American markets, like Chile and Mexico, the facelifted model was offered as Nissan Platina, with slight changes at the front of the car to make it resemble the Nissan Altima. It is longer by 38 cm (15.0 in) than the hatchback and has a larger boot of 510 litres (18 cu ft).
The main production site of the model has been the Oyak-Renault plant in Bursa, Turkey, where manufacturing started in 1999. Worldwide, it was also built since 2000 in Argentina at the plant in Santa Isabel, Córdoba, in Brazil at the Ayrton Senna complex in Sao José dos Pinhais, near Curitiba, and since 2001 in Colombia by Sofasa. In 2002, it began assembly in Mexico, rebadged as Nissan Platina, at the Nissan Mexicana plant in Aguascalientes. For a short time, between the end of 2002 and 2004, it was also assembled in Russia by Avtoframos. The Platina was dropped following the 2010 model year, and was replaced by the March in its Mexican assembly plant and the line-up.
At the beginning it was available with only two engine options in Europe: a 1.4 litre 8-valve  (75 hp, 114 Nm) and a 1.4 litre 16-valve (98 hp, 127 Nm), both of them with multi-point fuel injection. In Argentina it was manufactured with a 1.6 litre 16-valve petrol (100 hp; 74 kW) engine and a 1.9 litre diesel (65 hp; non-turbo), in Colombia with the 1.4 litre 8-valve, and in Brazil either with the 1.6 litre 16-valve or with a 1.0 16-valve petrol (70 hp; 52 kW). Initial trim designations were RN (RNA, RND) and RT  (RTE, RTD), but later they received designated names: Authentique, Expression, Dynamique, Alizé, Privilège etc.
Renault Symbol