Renault Facts And Figures 2018 And First-Half 2019
GROUPE RENAULT HAS MANUFACTURED CARS SINCE
1898. TODAY IT IS AN INTERNATIONAL MULTI-BRAND
GROUP. TO ADDRESS THE MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL
CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE, WHILE CONTINUING TO
PURSUE ITS PROFITABLE GROWTH STRATEGY, GROUPE
RENAULT IS FOCUSING ON INTERNATIONAL
EXPANSION. TO THIS END, IT IS DRAWING ON THE
SYNERGIES OF ITS FIVE BRANDS (RENAULT, DACIA,
RENAULT SAMSUNG MOTORS, ALPINE AND LADA),
ELECTRIC VEHICLES, AND ITS UNIQUE ALLIANCE WITH
NISSAN AND MITSUBISHI MOTORS.
Resistance of the Group’s operating margin at 5.9%
The Group confirms its full year objectives of a Group operating margin at around 6% and a positive
Automotive operational free cash flow.
Given the degradation in demand, the Group now expects 2019 revenues to be close to last year’s (at
constant exchange rates and perimeter).
Groupe Renault contained its first half sales decrease at -6.7% in the first half 2019 (1.94 million units sold)
in a global market down -7.1%.
The Group’s revenues reached €28,050 million (-6.4%) in the semester. At constant exchange rates and
perimeter, the decrease would have been -5.0%.
The Group’s operating margin stood at 5.9% and reached €1,654 million compared with €1,914 million in the
first half 2018.
The Group’s operating income stood at €1,521 million compared with €1,734 million.
The net income amounting to €1,048 million (versus €2,040 million), was heavily penalized by the decline of
Nissan’s contribution, down -€826 million.
The Automotive operational free cash flow at June 30, 2019 was negative by -€716 million, primarily
because of the investment increase
