Renault world sales results, first-half 2011

The Group confirmed both its growth potential and globalization with sales of 542,000 vehicles, up 20.4% on first-half 2010. The share of Renault group vehicles sold outside Europe grew by 6 points and now accounts for 40% of total sales.The Renault brand, which grew 5.7% worldwide (present in 112 countries) and sold 1.1 million vehicles, accounted for 83% of the Group’s total sales volume. The Dacia brand, sold exclusively in Europe and the Euromed Region, reported a 3% decrease in sales (177,000 units). In PCs, the Renault group reported a 0.4% increase in sales volumes with 1,192,564 vehicles, for a market share of 4.3%.

See More Renault Fluence Pictures                                                      Read More on Renault Fluence

 Renault group sales fell 9.6% for a market share of 9.4%, down 0.8 points. Renault brand sales in Europe were driven mainly by Twingo, Clio and the Mégane family.Twingo ranks number three in Europe, with a 10.8% share of its segment. The Twingo Miss Sixty and Twingo Gordini limited edition models posted very good performances.

See More Renault Fluence Pictures                                                      Read More on Renault Fluence

Clio 2 and 3 sales totaled 164,000 units.With 215,000 units in the C segment, the Mégane family ranked second with a 7.9% share of the segment, notably thanks to Scénic, which remains the leader in the minivan category.With a supply constraint on diesel engines, the Dacia brand reported a 2.5% decrease in sales and maintained a market share of 1.6%. Dacia Duster, launched in April 2010, has proved extremely successful, with nearly 71,000 registrations at end-June.

See More Renault Fluence Pictures                                                      Read More on Renault Fluence

The Group reported a 9.9% fall in sales with market share down 3.3 points to 25.2%. With both the market and ordertake exceeding our forecasts, combined with low stock levels at end-2010, the Group was unable to deliver and register a sufficient number of vehicles. Thus registrations do not reflect the positive sales dynamic. In fact, the order book is 18% larger than at end-June 2010 and represents two months of sales.

See More Renault Fluence Pictures                                                      Read More on Renault Fluence

In this context, the Renault brand nevertheless consolidated its number-one position in PC sales to private and corporate customers as well as in LCV sales, with a 30.6% share of the market. Twingo, Clio and Mégane remained the leaders in the A, B and C segments year-to-date through end-June. The Dacia brand, ranked fifth in sales to private customers with 50,417 units and reported a 21.6% fall in sales for market share of 3.5%. The good performance of Duster (10th best-selling model in France and second in the 4x4/crossover segment) did not offset the decrease in registrations for Sandero, linked to the end of the LPG bonus. The Dacia brand was also affected by supply constraints.

See More Renault Koleos Pictures                                                                   Read More on Renault Koleos

International PC + LCV sales increased 20.4% on first-half 2010 and now account for 39.5% of Renault group sales, compared with 33.4% at end-June 2010. Sales of Renault brand light commercial vehicles grew strongly internationally, notably in the Euromed Region (9.9% market share, up 2.6 points) and the Americas (2.8%, up 0.6 points). The Group posted a very good performance in Iran thanks to Logan and Mégane, with sales up 70% and a 4.7% share of the market. Results were down in South Korea for the Renault Samsung Motors brand, stemming mainly from the end of life of SM7, supply difficulties linked to the tsunami in Japan and strong pressure from competitors.In India, one of the Group’s three priority markets internationally, after the launch of Renault Fluence in May 2001, the Renault brand will launch Renault Koleos in second-half 2011 and Renault Duster in 2012. In all, five vehicles will be launched between now and end-2012.

Read More on : Renault Fluence review