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China's EV giants left their European rivals in the dust at the continent's biggest auto show. AdvertisementAutomakers flocked to Paris for Europe's largest motor show this week — and China's EV giants were the star attraction. The booth of Chinese EV firm Xpeng was dominated by the company's flying car prototype, which hung from the ceiling. European automakers despairAmong the local automakers at the event, the atmosphere was less positive. Leapmotor CEO Zhu Jiangming and Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares unveil the Leapmotor B10 at the Paris Motor Show.
Persons: Leapmotor, , Xpeng, Xiaopeng, Brian Gu, Gu, Oliver Zipse, Luca de Meo, Zhu Jiangming, Carlos Tavares, MAGALI COHEN, Hans Lucas, Ram, Tavares, " Tavares Organizations: EV, Paris, Service, European Union, BYD, Business, BMW, Renault, Leapmotor, Getty, Jeep, Fiat Locations: Paris, Europe, China
A Renault Scenic electric vehicle (EV) at the Munich Motor Show (IAA) in Munich, Germany, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. French car maker Renault said on Tuesday its first-quarter revenue grew 1.8%, with good performance in its financing business offsetting a drop in turnover in core automotive sales. The group sold 549,099 units over the period, with revenue reaching 11.7 billion euros ($12.47 billion). Leading EV maker Tesla is cutting prices in several key markets, piling more pressure on European firms. Revenues from financing activity grew 27.9% to 1.25 billion euros, helped by higher interest rates.
Persons: Twingo, Tesla Organizations: Renault, Tesla Locations: Munich, Germany, China
Shares of French car maker Renault jumped 5% in early deals on Tuesday, after the company canceled plans to publicly list its new electric vehicle and software business. Renault's share price rose 5.13% at the market open Tuesday before dipping to trade up 1.7% by 8:30 a.m. London time. De Meo originally announced plans to take Ampere public in 2022, as part of a wider strategy to overhaul the automaker and capitalize on the growing EV market. De Meo said Monday that "market conditions" and the increased profitability of the wider business made the listing untenable. He also pointed to a slowdown in EV sales in Europe, but insisted that the electric market would remain "dominant" in the region due to its decarbonization regulations.
Persons: Luca de Meo, De Meo, Ampere Organizations: Renault, Chinese EV, Financial Times Locations: Chinese, London, Europe
The logo of Renault is seen at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, June 15, 2023. The group set out financial targets for the unit, including revenue of 25 billion euros in 2031, break-even in 2025 and an operating margin of at least 10% from 2030, ahead of an investor day in Paris. Sources close to the matter told Reuters last month the company was unlikely to go ahead with the IPO if the overall valuation for Ampere fell below 7 billion euros. We will reduce our costs to lower our prices, while improving our margins at the same time," finance chief Thierry Pieton said. ($1 = 0.9195 euros)Reporting by Gilles Guillaume, writing by Silvia Aloisi; Editing by Kirsten DonovanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Gonzalo Fuentes, Ampere, Luca de Meo's, De Meo, Thierry Pieton, Gilles Guillaume, Silvia Aloisi, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: Renault, Viva Technology, Porte de, REUTERS, Ampere, Reuters, Twingo, Thomson Locations: Porte, Paris, France, PARIS, Europe
REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Nov 15 (Reuters) - French car maker Renault said on Wednesday its electric vehicles unit Ampere, which it plans to list on the market next year, forecast 10 billion euros ($10.8 billion) in revenues in 2025, more than doubling to 25 billion euros in 2031. Finance chief Thierry Pieton told reporters ahead of the presentation Renault would not sell off Ampere cheap and had ample cash flow to keep financing it should it not get the valuation it wanted for an IPO. Asked if Renault could decide to distribute Ampere shares to existing Renault shareholders instead of proceeding with an IPO, he said: "Renault is always open to other options for Ampere, but the IPO is the preferred option." Sources close to the matter told Reuters last month the company was unlikely to go ahead with the IPO if the overall valuation for Ampere fell below 7 billion euros. We will reduce our costs to lower our prices, while improving our margins at the same time."
Persons: Gonzalo Fuentes, Luca de Meo's, Thierry Pieton, Ampere, Pieton, Renault, Gilles Guillaume, Silvia Aloisi Organizations: Renault, Viva Technology, Porte de, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Finance, Thomson Locations: Porte, Paris, France, Europe
One of them said that the cut off point could be closer to 6 billion euros ($6.33 billion). Some analysts had already questioned Renault's hoped-for valuation of up to 10 billion euros, with some suggesting the carmaker should pursue alternative options to raise cash. De Meo said in September that the listing could value Ampere at between 8 and 10 billion euros, above the French carmaker's own current market capitalisation of 9.55 billion euros. Other EV makers have seen their market value fall sharply in recent months. The Ampere IPO would include a mix of Renault's shares and new shares and could happen as early as April 2024, one of the people said, depending on market conditions.
Persons: Gonzalo Fuentes, Ampere, France's, Tesla, Renault's, Luca de Meo, China's Geely, IPOs, De Meo, Bernstein, de Meo, Elon Musk's Tesla, Mathieu Rosemain, Silvia Aloisi, Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro, Gilles Guillaume, Anousha Sakoui, Alexander Smith Organizations: Renault, Viva Technology, Porte de, REUTERS, Reuters, DKV Mobility, HK, Saudi Arabia's Aramco, Nissan, IPOs Renault, EV, Commission, UBS, Barclays, Ampere, Mitsubishi, Thomson Locations: Porte, Paris, France, LONDON, China, Saudi, Europe, Ampere, Elon
A logo of Renault is seen on a car during the French carmaker Renault's 2022 annual results presentation in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, Feburary 16, 2023. Revenues came in at 10.51 billion euros ($11.07 billion), a touch above an analyst consensus forecast of 10.46 billion euros distributed by the company. Like other European carmakers it is facing strong competition in the EV market from Tesla (TSLA.O) and cheaper Chinese models. Renault confirmed its targets for 2023, adding it now expected a group operating margin closer to 8% for the year from a previous 7-8% forecast. ($1 = 0.9497 euros)Reporting by Gilles Guillaume, editing by Silvia AloisiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Christian Hartmann, carmaker, Ampere, Gilles Guillaume, Silvia Aloisi Organizations: Renault, REUTERS, Companies Renault SA, Tesla, carmaker Renault, Turkish, Thomson Locations: Boulogne, Billancourt, Paris, Turkey, Argentina
The logo of Renault is seen at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, June 15, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes//File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Renault SA FollowPARIS, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Renault (RENA.PA) on Thursday announced the first investor day for its future electric vehicle company, named Ampere, will take place on November 15. Renault's Chief Executive Luca De Meo last month said the unit, which Renault plans to list on the stock exchange as a standalone business by spring 2024, could be valued at up to 10 billion euros ($10.47 billion). ($1 = 0.9550 euros)Reporting by Gilles Guillaume, writing by Tassilo Hummel, editing by Geert De ClercqOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Gonzalo Fuentes, Ampere, Luca De Meo, Gilles Guillaume, Tassilo Hummel, Geert De Clercq Organizations: Renault, Viva Technology, Porte de, REUTERS, Companies Renault SA, PARIS, Thursday, Renault's, Thomson Locations: Porte, Paris, France
The logos of car manufacturers Renault and Nissan are seen in front of dealerships of the companies in Le Coteau, France, July 13, 2023. Renault and Nissan finalised at the end of July the terms of a restructured alliance after months of negotiations. Talks dragged on months longer than expected due in part to Nissan, which was concerned about protecting its intellectual property in future collaborations. The July agreement freed both companies to focus on the more pressing problem of navigating the fast-changing industry landscape. Reporting by Dominique Vidalon;additional reporting by Gilles Guillaume Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta and Mark PotterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Gonzalo Fuentes, carmaker, Dominique Vidalon, Gilles Guillaume, Sudip Kar, Gupta, Mark Potter Organizations: Renault, Nissan, REUTERS, Rights, carmaker Renault, Mitsubishi, Thomson Locations: Le Coteau, France, China
French car maker Renault first-half sales jump 13%
  + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
Companies Renault SA FollowJuly 19 (Reuters) - French car maker Renault (RENA.PA) on Wednesday said its worldwide sales rose 13% in the first six months of the year, with a 24% increase in Europe. The rebound in sales comes after four consecutive years of declines. Renault's order backlog in Europe represented 3.4 months of sales at the end of June 2023 and it should remain above the target of 2 months throughout the year, even with a market down 30% compared with 2019, the car maker said. Alpine, Renault's premium sports brand relaunched in 2017, sold more than 1,800 units in the same period, with registrations up by 9%, helped by the launch of the Alpine A110 San Remo 73 and the Alpine A110 R Le Mans. Reporting by Diana Mandiá, editing by Silvia AloisiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Diana Mandiá, Silvia Aloisi Organizations: Renault SA, Renault, Remo, Thomson Locations: Europe, Dacia, Russia
Despite improvements, supply-chain issues are lingering, reducing Morocco production of the Dacia Sandero city car by 20,000 during the period, an executive said. Dacia, which boasts best-sellers such as the Sandero and is expanding its range of electric vehicles (EVs), sold 345,432 vehicles between January and June, the Dacia unit said in a statement. That compares to 277,885 units in the same period of 2022, which was heavily impacted by COVID-19 and component shortages. Sales of the Chinese-made Spring, one of the most affordable electric models on the French market, soared by 38%, while sales of the Sandero were up 24%. I don't know because we cannot still build all the cars we want to build," he said.
Persons: Xavier Martinet, Diana Mandiá, Conor Humphries Organizations: Renault SA, European Union, Thomson Locations: Dacia, French, Morocco, Dacia Sandero
Renault brand sales up 11% in first half
  + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
Companies Renault SA FollowPARIS, July 11 (Reuters) - French automaker Renault (RENA.PA) said on Tuesday worldwide sales of its flagship brand rose 11% in the first half of the year to 770,807 units, extending a rebound after four years of declines. The increase marks an acceleration from the 9% growth in sales reported in the first quarter of 2023. In 2022 sales for the Renault brand - which account for around two thirds of overall group sales - had fallen by 9.4% - their fourth consecutive yearly decline. Reporting by Gilles Guillaume, editing by Silvia AloisiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Gilles Guillaume, Silvia Aloisi Organizations: Renault SA, PARIS, Renault, Thomson Locations: French
[1/2] The Geely logo is seen at a car dealership in Shanghai, China August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Aly SongJuly 11 (Reuters) - China's Geely Automobile Holdings (0175.HK) and French car maker Renault SA (RENA.PA) on Tuesday said they will invest up to 7 billion euros ($7.71 billion) in a new equally held joint venture to develop gasoline engines and hybrid technology for automobiles. The JV aims to have an annual production capacity of up to five million internal combustion, hybrid and plug-in hybrid engines and transmissions, Renault added. Saudi Aramco (2222.SE), which signed a letter of intent with Renault and Geely in March, is evaluating a strategic investment in the new company, Renault said. Big oil firms have worked with automakers to develop sustainable fuels and hydrogen engines in recent years.
Persons: Aly Song, Eric Li, Harish Sridharan, Nivedita Bhattacharjee, Eileen Soreng Organizations: REUTERS, Geely Automobile Holdings, HK, Renault SA, Geely Holding, Renault, Volvo, Proton, Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors, Torino, JV, Reuters, Saudi Aramco, Geely, Aramco, Thomson Locations: Shanghai, China, Saudi, Bengaluru
London CNN —Carmakers Renault and Geely have announced a joint venture to build engines for hybrid and gasoline-powered vehicles, with the partners investing a maximum of €7 billion ($7.7 billion) in total. Renault said Tuesday that, together with its Chinese counterpart, it planned to create a new company that aimed to produce up to five million internal combustion, hybrid and plug-in hybrid engines and transmissions a year. Renault and Geely expect the new company to supply engines and other components to several global auto brands, including Volvo, Nissan and Mitsubishi, as well as for their own cars. Vehicles sold included those powered by batteries, plug-in hybrid engines and fuel cell engines. Tesla’s deliveries from its Shanghai factory more than doubled in the second quarter, accounting for over half of its record global sales, data from the CPCA showed.
Persons: London CNN — Carmakers, ” Renault, Jim Saker, Organizations: London CNN, London CNN — Carmakers Renault, Geely, Renault, Volvo, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Reuters, NurPhoto, Getty, Hong, Saudi Aramco, Centre for Automotive Management, Loughborough University, EV, , China Passenger Car Association . Vehicles Locations: Hong Kong, Saudi, United Kingdom, China, Shanghai
"We're keeping a particularly close eye on the current tensions between the U.S. and China," said Florent Menegaux, chief executive of French tyremaker Michelin. "When we see the impact that the IRA will have (on European companies), I think we haven't talked enough about it at this conference," a senior banker said. "There is a big risk that European companies will shift their investments (from Europe to the United States)." Some say the main concern is the time taken by European Union authorities to respond. "I understand the frustration, but when you look at the details of the extent to which the United States is subsidising its domestic industry, it is not greater than what the Europeans do themselves," Boushey said.
Persons: Jean, Dominique Senard, Ludovic Marin, Florent Menegaux, Menegaux, Christel Bories, Bories, Veronika Grimm, Heather Boushey, Boushey, Mathieu Rosemain, David Holmes Organizations: Renault SA, U.S, French, Michelin, Renault, European Union, Reuters, White House Council, Economic Advisers, Thomson Locations: Japan, Douai, France, PROVENCE, United States, China, Europe, Indonesia, America
TOKYO, June 28 (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) has decided to not fill in the chief operating officer position vacated by Ashwani Gupta under a new management structure, the Japanese automaker said on Wednesday. Responsibilities previously carried out by the operations chief will be taken over by other executives, it said. Chief Financial Officer Stephen Ma will take over operations performance duties. Japan's No.3 automaker is investigating accusations that Uchida carried out surveillance of Gupta, Reuters has reported. Nissan is in the midst of finalising the terms of a sweeping reset of its decades-old alliance with Renault SA (RENA.PA).
Persons: Ashwani Gupta, Hideyuki Sakamoto, Stephen Ma, Makoto Uchida, Nissan, Gupta, Japan's, Uchida, Satoshi Sugiyama, Muralikumar Organizations: Nissan, Reuters, Renault SA, Renault, Thomson Locations: TOKYO
LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) - Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are joining Otro Capital and RedBird Capital Partners in an investor group taking a 24% equity stake in Alpine Racing, the Formula One team's parent company Renault announced on Monday. The 200 million euro ($218.10 million) deal values British-based Alpine Racing at around $900 million following the investment. Alec Scheiner, the co-founder and partner of Otro Capital, will join Alpine Racing's board of directors. Renault said Alpine Racing SAS, the French entity that makes the team's power units in Viry-Châtillon, will remain entirely owned by the carmaker. "Otro Capital, RedBird Capital Partners and Maximum Effort Investments, as international players with strong track record in the sports industry, will bring their recognised expertise to boost our media and marketing strategy, essential to support our sporting performance over the long term.
Persons: Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney, Alec Scheiner, Reynolds, Michael B, Jordan, McElhenney, Renault, Huntsman, Goldman Sachs, Gerry Cardinale, RedBird, Laurent Rossi, Alan Baldwin, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Otro Capital, RedBird Capital Partners, Alpine Racing, Renault, Otro, Alpine, McElhenney, Wrexham, Welsh soccer, English Football League, Main Street Advisors, Fenway Sports Group, Premier League, Liverpool, Boston Red Sox baseball, Toulouse, AC Milan, New York Yankees, Formula, Benetton, Alpine Racing SAS, Thomson Locations: Alpine, Philadelphia, Wrexham, North America, Enstone, England, Viry
PARIS, June 2 (Reuters) - Renault (RENA.PA) could face prosecution in France over faulty engines as a group of customers plans to lodge a criminal complaint against the carmaker next week, the group's lawyer said on Friday. The decision to file the complaint follows unsuccessful discussions between Renault and the plaintiffs over the faulty engines, he added. A Renault spokesperson said the company had been providing technical support and financial help to affected customers. "The Renault Group never stopped and continues reviewing demands that it is receiving," the spokesperson said. "Support demands that could not be addressed have all been carefully reviewed and an answer has been given," Renault said.
Persons: Christophe Leguevaques, Nissan, Renault, Nicolas Delame, Dominique Vidalon, Gilles Guillaume, Mark Potter Organizations: Renault, Reuters, Le Parisien, Renault Group, Nissan, Thomson Locations: France, Dacia, Nanterre, Europe
Many DLE technologies use lots of potable water and electricity. SQM (SQMA.SN) and Albemarle Corp (ALB.N), Chile's two existing lithium producers, use evaporation ponds to produce the metal. Livent Corp (LTHM.N) uses a variation of DLE technology in Argentina alongside evaporation ponds. Lake Resources is working with Bill Gates-backed Lilac Solutions Inc to deploy Lilac's DLE technology in Argentina. In Chile, DLE companies see a business opportunity despite the nationalization plans given that Boric's new state lithium company is expected to need technical support.
Companies Renault SA FollowVolkswagen AG FollowPARIS, April 20 (Reuters) - French car maker Renault (RENA.PA) said on Thursday revenues had grown by 30% in the first quarter thanks to a rebound in sales and higher prices. Revenues came in at 11.5 billion euros ($12.60 billion), compared with an analyst consensus of 11.08 billion euros provided by the company. It said its orderbook in Europe stood at 3.3 months of sales at the end of Q1, and would remain above the target of 2 months through 2023. Overall sales in Europe rose by 27.3% in the first three months of the year, outperforming a 16.2% average increase for the market. Renault ranked as the third EV brand for sales in Europe behind Tesla and Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) last year.
French car maker Renault said on Thursday revenues had grown by 30% in the first quarter thanks to a rebound in sales and higher prices. Revenues came in at 11.5 billion euros ($12.60 billion), compared with an analyst consensus of 11.08 billion euros provided by the company. It said its orderbook in Europe stood at 3.3 months of sales at the end of Q1, and would remain above the target of 2 months through 2023. Overall sales in Europe rose by 27.3% in the first three months of the year, outperforming a 16.2% average increase for the market. Renault ranked as the third EV brand for sales in Europe behind Tesla and Volkswagen last year.
At $517 billion, Tesla's market capitalization ended Thursday below Meta Platforms' (META.O) for the first time since 2021. Tesla's automotive gross margin, excluding regulatory credits and leasing, stood at 18.3%, missing an 'above 20%' target provided in January by Tesla CFO Zachary Kirkhorn. At least 15 analysts cut their Tesla price targets following Tesla's report, pulling the median target of 42 analysts from $210 down to $200, or about 23% above the stock's current level, according to Refinitiv data. Investors dumped automaker shares from Europe to the United States on fears that they too will sacrifice margins to maintain market share. Tesla remains up 32% year to date, far outperforming the S&P 500's (.SPX) 8% rise.
Tesla price cuts are "a warning"-Renault brand CEO
  + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
Companies Renault SA FollowTesla Inc FollowPARIS, April 17 (Reuters) - A wave of price cuts by Tesla (TSLA.O) is a "warning" for rival manufacturers of electric vehicles, the chief executive of French car maker Renault's flagship brand said on Monday. But Fabrice Cambolive, the CEO of the Renault brand, said Tesla's price cuts would force the group to take a close look at its pricing policy worldwide. "We will analyse country by country, market by market, which level of competitiveness we need to have to stay in the match," he told reporters. Worldwide sales for the brand reached 354,545 units in the first three months of the year, the company said on Monday. Sales for the Renault brand, which represents two-thirds of group sales, fell by 9.4% last year, also recording their fourth consecutive annual decline.
Imbalance had long riled Nissan executives who complained Renault did not pay its fair share of costs for innovation and development. In a joint statement to Reuters, Nissan and Renault said they were working toward final partnership terms that would make them more competitive. Nissan will invest and provide technology for the venture but will limit its operational involvement, one of the people told Reuters. In rebalancing talks, Nissan has pushed for protection of its technology to limit any downside from continued partnership, people involved have said. Among technology Nissan wants to protect is its work on solid-state lithium-ion battery making and its e-Power electric hybrid powertrain, the people said.
Mitsubishi Motors to sell only EVs, hybrids by mid-2030s
  + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
[1/3] A Mitsubishi Motors signage is pictured next to a Mitsubishi Motors electric car at the Tokyo Motor Show, in Tokyo, Japan October 24, 2019. Mitsubishi considers plug-in hybrids (PHEV), hybrid electric vehicles and battery electric vehicles (BEV) as electrified vehicles. Electrified vehicles accounted for about 7% of the company's total new car sales in fiscal 2021. Mitsubishi, an early mover in EVs in the early 2010s, currently has no BEVs in its line-up in Europe. Of the other 14 models Mitsubishi plans to launch, seven will be purely combustion engine-powered ones, five will be hybrids and the remaining two will be BEV, the company said.
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