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Renault Sold More Electric Vehicles than Anyone Else in Europe in 2015

In 2015, Renault was the best performing brand in EV sales in Europe, with a market share of 23.6 percent and 23,086 cars sold, almost 50% more than in 2014. One out of five electric vehicles sold on the continent was a Renault Z.E.
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The best-selling all-electric car is the Renault ZOE, which had a market share increase of 2.2 percent, with 18,453 new registrations in 2015. No less than 10,670 vehicles were sold in France alone, where the brand recorded a 48.1 percent market share, mostly due to the incentive set up by the French government in April 2015.

Furthermore, the Renault Kangoo Z.E takes the best-selling electric LCV in Europe award with 4,325 units sold.

The French company did very well in this particular segment, as between 2010 and 2015, it sold a record 62,228 EV cars.

In the UK, ZOE sales registered a 102 percent growth, to 2,053 cars. ZOE is the second best-selling electric car in Great Britain.

Also in 2015, Groupe Renault’s PC+LCV worldwide registrations saw a further rise of 3.3 percent for a total of 2.8 million vehicles, and it was the third consecutive year of sales growth. As the Group’s worldwide market share stands at 3.2 percent, the carmaker remains the number one French brand in the world.

According to Thierry Koskas, Groupe Renault Executive Vice President for Sales and Marketing, “2015 marks another year of increased sales by Groupe Renault and we have beaten our previous sales record. Despite economic conditions that continue to vary from one region to another, our growth is constant and validates the geographic diversification strategy pursued these past years.

The economic crises in Russia and Latin America haven't influenced Renault’s sales too much as the Group held steady and even recorded market share gains in Africa, Middle East, India, and Eurasia regions.

Renault wants to keep the momentum going, and in 2016 it expects the global market to record a growth of 1 to 2 percent compared to 2015. The European market is also supposed to grow by 2 percent, and the same is valid for the French market.

If last year the carmaker withstood the economic crisis, this year, the Brazilian and Russian markets are expected to decline even further, by 6 and 12 percent, respectively.
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