France Renault 3 months sales down 8.2% until September Severe situation in Corona October 23, 17:41
Renault, France, which has formed an alliance with Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., has been in a difficult sales situation, with sales in the three months until last month decreasing by more than 8% from the previous year due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
On the 23rd, Renault announced its financial results for the three months from July to last month, with sales of 10,374 million euros and about 1.28 trillion yen in Japanese yen, 8.2% of the same period of the previous year. It fell below.
Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the number of automobiles sold worldwide was more than 806,000, which was more than 50,000 less than the previous year.
Sales have picked up compared to the three months from April to June, when the infection has spread worldwide, but the total from January to last month is 26% below the same period in the previous year. And the difficult situation continues.
In Europe, which accounts for half of sales, the infection with the new coronavirus is re-expanding, and next year, the environmental regulations imposed on automobile manufacturers will be further tightened.
Renault has indicated its intention to strengthen cooperation with Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors, which form a coalition, and focus on electric vehicles with strong sales to rebuild.