Renault Group has reported a 1.3% increase in its overall sales for the first half (H1) of 2025 compared to 2024, with 1,169,773 vehicles sold globally.
In Europe, despite a passenger car (PC) market downturn of 1.0%, the group’s sales rose by 5.4%, reaching 708,106 registered vehicles, with Sandero and Clio being the “top-selling” vehicles.
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The Renault brand itself saw a 2.7% growth in global sales to 808,413 vehicles.
Outside Europe, the Renault brand experienced a 16.3% growth, outpacing the market’s 4.7% increase, attributed to the Renault International Game Plan 2027, with 36% of sales currently made outside Europe.
In Latin America, sales rose by 24%, with significant increases in Brazil and Argentina. Renault is said to lead in Colombia with a 14.6% market share.
Additionally, sales in Morocco and South Korea saw substantial increases, benefitting from the Kardian launch and the success of Grand Koleos, respectively.
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By GlobalDataDespite a declining commercial vehicle market, Renault noted that it maintains the second place in the European light commercial vehicle (LCV)market.
The Group’s electrification strategy is also paying off, with electric vehicle sales up by 57% in Europe, driven by the Renault 5 E-Tech electric, and hybrid sales growing by more than 36%.
In the C and higher segments, Renault’s sales surged by 52%, especially with Austral, Espace, and Rafale models.
However, the Dacia Brand’s global sales slightly dipped by 0.7% due to the Duster now being sold under the Renault brand in Turkey.
Dacia Sandero is claimed to be the “best-selling” model in Europe. In H1 2025, Dacia Spring’s sales increased by 62.5%, and Dacia Bigster has seen a strong performance since its launch.
Dacia’s sales in Europe rose by 1.1%, with a market share of 4.5%.
The brand’s electrification efforts resulted in 23.5% of its registrations being in electrified engines in H1, with hybrid vehicles signifying 17.2% of its sales.
Alpine also continues its growth with an 85% increase in registrations. The A290 is also said to bolster the brand’s sales with 3,699 global registrations.
The company noted that, the brand will have around 200 Alpine Stores this year, with a new store launch in Ireland anticipated this summer.
Looking ahead, in H2, Renault said that it will continue its electric offensive in Europe with new launches, including the €25,000 version of Renault 5 E-Tech.
The group announced that this year, it will launch seven vehicles, including the electric Renault 4 E-Tech, Dacia Bigster, and Boreal for the international market. Also included are two facelifts of Renault Austral and Renault Espace.
Recently, Renault Group’s board of directors announced the appointment of Duncan Minto as the interim CEO of Renault SA.
