BEIJING, June 10 (Xinhua) -- China's quality watchdog said here Wednesday it has found certain models of vehicles made by French automaker Renault S.A. to have severe safety problems and decided to stop importing them.

    The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) banned the Laguna Ph2, Scenic/Long Scenic, Megane Ph2 and Megane Ph2 Coupe-Cabriolet.

    The AQSIQ said in a statement on its website the cars were not up to China's mandatory standard requirements.

    In March last year, Renault was warned by the AQSIQ for not reporting problems concerning its Megane models to the Chinese government when it recalled the model in Europe for transmission issues.