Financial data for the year 2025 and projected financial figures for fiscal year 2025

Renault Group, a leading player in the European automotive market, has announced its H1 2025 results. Here's a summary of the key points from the press release.

The French automaker's residual values are significantly higher than its European peers, with levels 4 to 13 points superior. This is a testament to Renault Group's rigorous management of residual values.

However, the company's H1 2025 working capital requirement was negatively impacted due to a higher Group inventories level compared to the end of December 2024. This was primarily due to lower-than-expected volumes in June, which resulted in slightly lower volumes for the first half of the year.

Renault Group's cost reduction plan is primarily based on savings in SG&A costs, manufacturing, and R&D. The company is also strengthening its short-term cost reduction plan to navigate the challenging market conditions.

The retail market is continuing to decline, causing increasing commercial pressure on Renault Group. Despite this, the company is focusing on the most profitable channel of sales to retail customers in Europe, where it enjoys a +15-point advantage over the market average.

Renault Group's plant utilization rate is around 90% on average, indicating a steady production pace. However, the company experienced lower than anticipated performance in June, which contributed to the higher inventories level.

Despite the challenges, Renault Group has a strong order book in Europe, representing around two months of sales. The company is also planning 7 launches and 2 facelifts for 2025, ensuring an attractive line-up for European and international markets.

The LCV business in Europe underperformed in a sharply declining market in H1 2025. Nevertheless, Renault Group is confident in its flexible, agile business model to meet market demands for combustion, hybrid, and electric vehicles.

Renault Group's H1 2025 preliminary revenue is €27.6 billion, a 2.5% increase. The company's H1 2025 operating margin is 6.0% of Group revenue. However, the H1 2025 free cash-flow is €47 million, including a significantly negative change in the working capital requirement of approximately -€900 million.

The new CEO of Renault Group, François Provost, gave the presentation on July 15, 2025. He was appointed CEO on July 31, 2025, succeeding Luca de Meo. A press conference will be held today at 18:15 (CEST) with Duncan Minto, Interim CEO and CFO of Renault Group.

Given the deterioration of the automotive market trends, increasing commercial pressure from competitors, and the anticipation of the continuation of the retail market decline, Renault Group is now aiming to achieve a lower financial goal for FY 2025.

Conference streaming for the press conference is available for those who wish to learn more about Renault Group's H1 2025 results. The preliminary figures released in this press release are not audited.

Financial data for the year 2025 and projected financial figures for fiscal year 2025