Renault group sales rose 14.8% in February with all five of the group’s regions claiming strong growth.
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.
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By GlobalDataIn 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.