PARIS (Reuters) – Renault announced on Tuesday an 11% increase in global sales of the diamond brand to 770,807 vehicles in the first half, thanks in particular to the success of the new Austral SUV and demand for hybrid models.
This growth constitutes an acceleration compared to the +9% of the first quarter and confirms the rebound initiated at the beginning of the year thanks to the latest vehicle launches.
Last year, sales of the Renault brand, which represent two-thirds of those of the group, fell by 9.4%, down for the fourth year in a row.
The Renault group will publish all of its half-yearly sales next week.
In Europe, sales of the diamond brand increased by 21% over the first six months of the year, placing Renault in second place in car and van sales on the European market.
“We will accelerate in the second half with New Espace, New Clio and New Arkana,” said Fabrice Cambolive, general manager of the Renault brand, quoted in a press release.
Sales of 100% electric vehicles increased by only 2.5% to 48,000 units, half of them Mégane, against a double-digit increase for sales of hybrid models.
Two other important electric cars of the brand, Zoé and Twingo, are at the end of their careers, and the succession with R5 and Scenic is not expected before 2024, a year which should also be marked by the IPO of the future entity. electrical technologies and software from the Renault group, Ampère.
(Gilles Guillaume report, edited by Kate Entringer)
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