Renault swings to profit in first half despite intense Chinese competition

July 29, 2026 1:11 PM EDT

FILE PHOTO: An employee works at the automotive assembly line for the electric Renault R5 E-Tech car at the Renault factory of the Ampere ElectriCity site in Douai, France, July 15, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

PARIS, July ‌29 (Reuters) - ​Renault ​swung back to a profit in the ‌first half of 2026 versus ⁠a large one-off loss in ‌the same period ‌last year, with electric vehicle sales up sharply despite ​intense competition from expanding Chinese brands.

The French ⁠carmaker on Wednesday reported first-half revenue of ​30.25 billion euros ($34.43 billion), up 9.4% from 27.64 ​billion euros a ‌year earlier. The company posted a net ⁠profit of 700 million euros versus a 11.14 billion ⁠euro loss in the same period ​of 2025.

Analysts had expected revenue of 29.4 billion euros and ‌a net profit of 770 million euros for ‌the six-month period.

($1 = ⁠0.8787 euros)

(Reporting By ‌Gilles Guillaume; ​writing by Nick Carey; Editing by Kirsten ‌Donovan)



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