Renault/Dacia Model Deliveries: 2025-26 (Q1-Q3)

Sales are holding up well. The top two best selling models have both lost share of the total Renault and Dacia deliveries Despite that, many others are doing well, as evidenced by the green shading above.

The new Renault 5 is going well as is the Dacia Bigster. The Twingo returns as an ev and is made in Slovenia.  The Boreal medium sized (I ignore generally accepted sizing descriptions) had a nice increase. It's not sold in mature markets. 

The Filante is a large SUV built in Korea but it isn't going to Europe. It is made in coioperation with Geely. Meanwhile, the Dacia Striker (no connection with football apparently) is a large crossover/estate car made in Turkey and has just started its journey.  

Data source: Renault Group.
Photos: Renault Kardian (above) & Filante (below).

Renault Brand Car/LCV Deliveries: 2025-26 (Q1-Q3)

Quarterly Deliveries: Renault brand sales are cruising along, up 1% for Q1-Q3 YOY. Not having a presence in China helps with that, as foreign brands are increasingly marginalised there. 

Regional deliveries: This includes all brands in the Renault Group. Renault, Dacia and Alpine. Deliveries are down 2%. Europe has 70% share and down 1% in terms of volume. Dacia is the brand that is bringing the Renault Group down in 2026. It has usually been the one above average

Still, in these challenging times, that seems a decent result as many others are doing much worse than that. EAME (Eurasia, Africa & the Middle East) was down 2%,  Asia/Pacific down 5%, Latin America -6% and 'Others' were up 2%. 

Data & photo source: Renault Group (Clio & R4).

Dacia Brand Car/LCV Deliveries: 2025-26 (Q1-Q3)

Since 2021, Dacia has increased each year. Then suddenly it delivers a 10% drop Q1-Q3. Why? Pressure from value focused Chinese carmakers and wishing to avoid a price war. 

Dacia's market share in its home market of Romania have dropped from 29% share in 2025 to just 20% up to Q3 2026 which is big. 

The home market is very important to Dacia but it does seem more than market forces would drive such a sudden change.

So is this volume reduction a realignment of volume for the brand or simply a short term hiccup? Dacia may have resisted taking a discount route. Whatever the reason, in a world of indulgence and excess, I like that a no frills, budget brand can survive and prosper. 

Data & photo source: Renault Group.