In the past year, the Renault group has increased sales of cars to a record level, and the pace of increase in its sales has surpassed the growth of the global automotive market.
The automaker sold 3.76 million cars in 2017, which is 8.5% more than a year ago. In general, the global car market grew by 2.3%, the report said Renault.
According to Renault estimates, the share of the group in the world market of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles increased by 0.2 percentage points (percentage points) compared to 2016 – up to 4%.
The year was a record for both the Renault brand and the Dacia brand, which belongs to the group.
Renault became the second brand on sales in Europe last year.
At the same time, the company retained its leadership in the European segment of electric vehicles with a market share of 23.8%.
The growth of both sales and market share of the Renault group was noted in all regions, the automaker said.
So, in Europe , the company’s sales grew by 5.6%, to 1.911 million vehicles, outside Europe – by 11.6%. Foreign sales accounted for 49.2% of the total.
The growth of sales of Renault in the Asia-Pacific region amounted to 17%, in the region including Africa, the Middle East and India – 8.4%, in the Americas – 9.9%.
The share of Renault in the European market increased by 0.2 percentage points, to 10.8%.
Russia remains the second largest market for the Renault group (including sales of Lada), the press release said.
“Renault plans to continue to grow in 2018 due to the expansion of foreign operations and the updating of the product line,” the company said in a statement.
Today, Renault shares are stable at the auction in Paris.
