The Renault Samsung SM5 is a mid-size car or large family car (D-segment in Europe) produced by the South Korean manufacturer Renault Samsung Motors, with technical assistance from Japanese automaker Nissan.

[3] In 2008–2010, the car was also sold in the Gulf States and Mexico, as the Renault Safrane.

On July 1, 2003, Renault Samsung celebrated the production of the 300,000th SM5 to be manufactured in South Korea.

Based on the Renault Laguna and designed in Seoul, the New SM5 is manufactured at the firm’s Busan plant in South Korea.

[18] The facelift included a new design to the front, revised dashboard features[1] and retains the existing Nissan engines.