Renault introduced the Arkana lineup on the market in 2019, offering an affordable SUV coupe for those who couldn't or wouldn't pay the high sticker price of a BMW X4 or a Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe. Sales went through the roof, and despite the 2020 pandemic situation, it exceeded 240,000 units by 2023 when the French automaker launched the upgraded version of the vehicle.

Renault introduced the Arkana in 2019 on the Russian market and, two years later, it adapted it for the European market, making the SUV-coupe available at an affordable price.

While the SUV-coupe class was not new when the Arkana was introduced on the Russian market in 2019, there was no mass-production car-maker in the segment. Renault was the first to try.