The Renault-Nissan Alliance sold a record 8,101,310 vehicles in 2012, around a tenth of the global light vehicle market.
The strongest growth came from emerging markets and the US. Last year was the fourth straight year of sales growth for the Renault-Nissan Alliance.
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Renault Group sold 2,550,286 units worldwide in 2012, down 6.3% from 2011. Renault group sales increased 9.1% outside Europe, thanks in part to strong growth in Brazil, Russia, and Algeria. Sales declined 18% in Europe as car sales throughout the continent dropped 8.6%.
Nissan sold 4,940,133 units, up 5.8%, setting a new calendar year record. Nissan has two markets each exceeding 1m: China and the US.
The Russian arm of the alliance, AvtoVAZ, sold 610,891 vehicles, down 5.5% from 2011 as a major Russian incentive programme came to an end. In December, the Renault-Nissan Alliance created a joint venture to accelerate its market offensive in Russia where the Alliance sells one in three cars nationwide.
“2012 was a challenging year due to the continued decline in Renault’s historic core market of western Europe and due to political tension in China, Nissan’s top market worldwide,” said Renault-Nissan Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn. “Thanks to the American rebound and strong demand in emerging markets, we maintained our market share and are very well positioned in global growth markets.”
