Renault group sales rose 14.8% in February with all five of the group’s regions claiming strong growth.
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In February 2008, the group’s three brands sold 196,692 cars and light commercial vehicles worldwide.
Sales of the Renault brand increased by 13 %, Dacia expanded by 57.1 % but Renault Samsung Motors fell 20.3 %.
In Europe, in a market that grew by 7.5%, Renault group sales rose 8.2% to 128,081 for a 9.6% share of the market. Sales of Renault-brand passenger cars rose 7.8%.
German sales rose up 44.8% in a market that grew by 25%. Spain (+6.5%), the Netherlands (+11.2%), Belgium (+14.8%), Switzerland (+15%) and Austria (+37.2%) also posted rises.
In Europe in February, Dacia grew sales by a massive 93.6%.
Outside Europe, group sales rose 29.4%.
In the Americas, a market that expanded by 16.2%, group sales grew by 28.3%. Sales rose 74.1% in Brazil and 45.8% in Argentina.
Euromed region sales increased 26.9% in February. In Romania, sales rose 18.4% while Russia volume was up 53.8%. Sales also increased in Algeria (+42.2%), Morocco (+16%) and Turkey (+19.2%).
In Asia-Africa, group sales rose by 35.5% in February, despite a -20.7% decline in Renault-Samsung sales in Korea.
