Last Friday, French automobile manufacturer Renault said in Paris, due to European financial crisis, its global sales declined 6.3% and European sales even decreased 18%, while its sub-brand added the total sales. To summary, Renault totally sold 2.55 million vehicles in 2012.
It is said that the demand for Renault Brand declined the most. Renault’s subsidiary Dacia mainly owned the Romania market. Due to the lower prices of the cars, the sales grew, which totally sold 360,000 vehicles, up about 5% year on year.
Last Friday, Jérôme Stoll, Sales Director of Renault, said he was confident enough. He told the journalists in Paris, in the exports to the areas outside Europe, Renault set the new sales record in 2012. Renault will introduce several new models, including electric vehicle Zoé.It is said that last Tuesday Renault announced it will cut about 7,500 jobs of the 44,600 jobs by the end of 2016.
All the French automobile manufacturers were affected negatively by the European sales crisis. Renault’s rival-PSA Peugeot Citroën’s sales decreased 16.5% in 2012, dropped to 2.97 million vehicles.
Renault’s workshop in Maubeuge of northern France
