Renault-Nissan Alliance Posts Sales Record in 2012 for 4th Straight Year

Paris (ots/PRNewswire) -

- Despite recession in Europe and slowing pace of sales in China, global
sales were a record 8.1 million units
- Strongest growth came from emerging markets and the United States
- Zero-emission sales up more than 80% from 2011

The Renault-Nissan Alliance sold a record 8,101,310 vehicles in
2012, representing one in 10 new cars sold worldwide.

Calendar-year sales increased about 1% from 2011, with strong
growth in emerging markets and the US, compensating for the
protracted European slowdown. 2012 was the fourth straight year of
sales growth for the Renault-Nissan Alliance.

Renault group sold 2,550,286 units worldwide in 2012, down 6.3%
from 2011. Renault group sales increased 9.1% outside Europe, thanks
in part to strong growth in Brazil, Russia, and Algeria. Sales
declined 18% in Europe as car sales throughout the continent dropped
8.6%.

Nissan sold 4,940,133 units, up 5.8%, setting a new calendar year
record. Nissan has two markets each exceeding 1 million units: China
and the United States.

AVTOVAZ sold 610,891 vehicles, down 5.5% from 2011 as a major
Russian incentive program came to an end. In December, the
Renault-Nissan Alliance created a joint venture to accelerate its
market offensive in Russia where the Alliance sells one in three cars
nationwide.

"2012 was a challenging year due to the continued decline in
Renault's historic core market of western Europe and due to political
tension in China, Nissan's top market worldwide," said Renault-Nissan
Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn. "Thanks to the American rebound and
strong demand in emerging markets, we maintained our market share and
are very well positioned in global growth markets."

Renault group highlights

Renault's group sales outside of Europe in 2012 set a record,
climbing 9.1% to 1,279,598 units, thanks to the launch of new
products and the company's aggressive efforts to expand its strategic
markets, particularly Brazil, Russia and India.

2012 marked the first time that Renault group, which encompasses
the Renault, Dacia and Renault Samsung Motors brands, generated more
than half its sales outside Europe. Group sales outside of Europe
accounted for 50.2% of the total in 2012, up 7.1 percentage points
from 43.1% in the previous year.

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Contact:
Contact: Mia Nielsen, Renault-Nissan Alliance, +33-6-10-83-31-33,
mia.nielsen@renault.com