Dacia’s SUV, the Duster, did well in Europa, with 70,788 units sold and a market share of 12.6%, ranking second on the crossover segment.
On the other hand, Sandero sales declined 52% worldwide, to 46,075 units, with a significant decrease on the French market after the end of the government’s car park renewal program.
In these conditions, Dacia maintained its market share in Europe at 1.5%.
Dacia sales in Europe dropped 3.7% in the first half of the year, to 126,918 cars, while the decline on the French market stood at 21.6%, to 50,413 units.
In the Euromed region (Eastern Europe, Turkey and North Africa), Dacia sales remained the same at over 47,000 cars.
In the Asia-Africa region, the Romanian carmaker’s sales declined 5.2%, to 2,596 cars.
Worldwide sales of Renault increased 1.9% in the first half, to 1.374 million cars, and the group’s revenues increased 7.3%, to EUR21.1 billion.
Renault’s first-half net profit hiked more than 50%, to EUR1.2 billion.