Renault group may car and light commercial sales rose just 1.1% year on year in May to 219,801 vehicles worldwide as the Dacia growth bubble appreared to have burst though this month’s Sandero launch in Europe should quickly bring improvements.
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Though Renault reported a 4.7% increase, Dacia and Renault Samsung Motors posted falls of 21.6% and 9.7% respectively.
In Europe, the market contracted 7.3% but Renault group sales were just 0.7% off at 140,412 while the group increased market share by 0.7 points to 9.2%.
France sales for Renault rose 17% and the brand also posted increases in the Netherlands (+48.5%), Belgium (+10%), Switzerland (+8.5%) and Austria (+3.9%).
In Europe in May, Dacia sales fell 18.3% though Renault noted a sales surge a year ago following the launch of the new wagon versions.
Outside Europe, group sales rose 4.4%. In the Americas region, in a market that expanded slightly (+4.9%), the group continued to report strong sales growth (+21.6%) driven by Brazil and Argentina. In Brazil, sales doubled to 11,221 units. In Argentina, sales grew by more than 36.8%.
In the expanding Euromed region (+17.5%), Renault group sales fell 5.6% in May.
In Russia (+22.4%), sales rose more than 10,700 units in May and Morocco sales rose 18.9%. In Algeria, sales were up 29.7%.
In Asia-Africa, the group posted sales growth of 8.4% in May on an expanding market (+6.4%).
Renault Samsung sales in Korea fell by 9.3%.
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