Sales results France_Half Year 2015

RENAULT: BEST FIRST-HALF IN PASSENGER CAR SALES FOR FIVE YEARS

With a 20.5% share of the passenger car market at the end of June, the Renault brand posted its best first-half results for five years. Overall, Groupe Renault sales rose 3.5% to 262,801 units.

The Group had five vehicles in the top ten, including Clio and Captur, which rank first and third respectively. ZOE multiplied sales by a factor of almost 2.5.

In an LCV market that expanded by a slight 0.8%, Groupe Renault increased sales by 4.6%. The Group posted market share of 32.5% with Kangoo and Clio in the top two spots.

In a total passenger car/LCV market that grew 5.2%, Groupe Renault sales rose 3.7% for market share of 26.9% (-0.4 points), of which 22.3% for the Renault brand, a rise of 0.2 points.

First-half 2015

In the passenger car market, the Renault brand increased sales by 6.8% to 208,606 units. With market share of 20.5% (+ 0.1 points), the brand posted its best first-half results since 2010. The Dacia brand ranked fifth, with market share of 5.3% (- 0.8 points), and fourth for passenger vehicle sales to private buyers.

Overall, Groupe Renault sales rose 3.5% to 262,801 units, for market share of 25.8% (-0.7 points).

With more than 60,000 units sold, Clio, France’s best-selling vehicle, saw sales rise 6.5%. Captur claimed third place on the podium with more than 40,000 units sold (+ 20.4%). Scénic, new Twingo and Sandero also entered the rankings of the top ten passenger cars.

New Espace, launched in April, has built up a strong lead in the E segment, with almost 3,700 registrations in three months, while Kadjar, launched in June, is already a success with almost 4,900 registrations.

With almost 5,000 registrations, ZOE multiplied sales by a factor of almost 2.5. This one car alone holds 61.5% of the electric passenger vehicle market in France.

In the LCV market, Groupe Renault sales rose 4.6 % to 62,564 units in a market that expanded slightly(+ 0.8%). The Group had market share of 32.5% (+1.2 point). The Renault brand alone had 31.6% of the market, which was greater than its leading competitor’s group market share.

Kangoo and Clio hold the top two market positions. Master and Trafic rank fourth and sixth in the LCV market.

In the passenger car/LCV market , Groupe Renault sales in France rose 3.7% in a market that expanded by 5.2%), The Group registered 325,365 vehicles in the first half of the year, a rise of 11,689 units on end-June 2014.

Groupe Renault had market share of 26.9% (-0,4 points), of which 22.3% for the Renault brand (+0.2 points) and 4.6% for the Dacia brand (-0.6 points).

Philippe Buros, Senior Vice-President, Market Area France: “We posted excellent results in June with almost30% of the market, reflecting the strong first-half market performance of Groupe Renault. Clio and Captur are consolidating their success at the forefront of the French market. And our two recent launches, New Espace and Kadjar, are doing well, with a level of orders that is particularly satisfying both in terms of the volume and the product mix. This gives us real momentum for the second half of the year, pending the arrival of Talisman in the autumn.”