Renault Group grows globally, but ends 2025 with falling profit

Renault Group ends 2025 with growing sales, but with significant accounting losses: Dacia Sandero – the European leader

Paris – The Renault Group, the French auto giant, published its final financial results for 2025 on Friday, marking a mixed evolution: significant increases in sales and turnover, but also a net loss amplified by a major accounting impact.

Global sales on the rise

In 2025, Renault Group sold 2,336,807 vehicles globally, up 3.2% compared to 2024, in a global automotive market that only rose by around 1.6%. All three of the group's brands – Renault, Dacia and Alpine – recorded above-average performance.

In the European market, the group consolidated itself as one of the strongest presences: it was the best-selling French brand and ranked second in overall passenger car and light commercial vehicle sales.

Dacia Sandero, European champion

One of the most notable commercial successes is the performance of the Dacia Sandero model, confirmed as the best-selling car on the European market in 2025. Sandero dominated all distribution channels, from fleets to sales to individuals, and the Dacia brand achieved second position in the sales segment to private customers across the continent.

Also in Europe, the electric Renault 5 E-Tech became the best-selling electric vehicle in the B segment, while the Renault Symbioz established itself as the brand's main hybrid model. Also, the Dacia Bigster, in its first full year of sales, was the best-selling compact SUV to private customers in the second half of 2025.

Alpine: historical evolution

Performance brand Alpine has had a record year, surpassing 10,000 registrations for the first time, more than double the 2024 level – a confirmation of the sports brand’s consolidation strategy.

International expansion and electrification

The positive commercial results were also reflected in international expansion. Renault Group reported growth of over 11.7% in markets outside Europe, with impressive expansion rates in:

• South Korea: +55.9%
• Morocco: +44.8%
• Latin America: +11.3%

In the electrified segment, sales of electric vehicles increased by 77.3% and hybrids by 35.2% compared to 2024. The Dacia brand recorded a remarkable 122% jump in sales of hybrid models.

Growing turnover, but strong net loss

From a financial point of view, the group ended 2025 with a turnover of 57.922 billion euros, up by approx. 3% compared to last year. However, the net result was negative, with a loss of approximately 10.9 billion euros, generated largely by the accounting treatment of the stake held in Nissan, which brought a negative impact of over 9.3 billion euros.

Operating profit fell by approximately 15% in 2025, and operating margin stood at 6.3% of turnover, down from the previous year due to increasing commercial pressures from global competition.

Looking to 2026

Renault Group management, under the leadership of CEO François Provost, remains optimistic, emphasizing strategies to reduce costs, diversify the portfolio and strengthen its position in the electrified segment. For 2026, the group aims to stabilize the operating margin and continue expansion in key markets, despite increasing competitive challenges.