- Renault sold more than 150,000 pure electric vehicles in Europe last year, which is 12% more than in 2024.
- The Renault 5 E-Tech has been the brand’s best-selling electric vehicle, with more than 100,000 delivered since its launch in 2024.
- The arrival of the more affordable Twingo and revamped Megane should help expand sales in 2026.
Renault has had a very good 2025 in Europe, selling more than a million vehicles (including commercial vehicles) and is second only to Volkswagen in terms of total annual sales. Electric cars accounted for 60% of the French company’s deliveries on the continent, an increase of 12% over last year. Its pure electric group performed even better, recording a 72.2% year-on-year increase.
This represents 151,939 electric vehicles, or 20.2% of Renault’s total European passenger car sales. The key to this growth has been success Renault 5 E-Techwhich was among the best-selling electric vehicles on the continent last year and the best-selling in the small compact electric car segment. Renault did not say how many 5s it sold last year, only stating that it had exceeded 100,000 units since its debut on the market in late 2024.
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Increase sales Scenic electronic technology It’s also significant, as the model achieved 58.1% more sales last year than in 2024, with a total of 38,111 units delivered. Renault currently has four electric cars in its passenger car lineup (or six, if you count the electric versions of the Kangoo and Grand Kangoo).
It wants to improve electric car sales performance in 2025, and is launching new models to do so. The big news this year is the arrival Twingo E-Tech is affordablewhich starts at €19,490 ($22,800) before any incentives are applied. With the incentive system in place in France today, you can get one for just €14,720 ($17,230) and it should be cheaper under Germany’s renewed EV incentive program that pays up to €6,000 ($7,000).
There’s also a revised version of the Megane E-Tech coming this year, featuring updated styling and improved technology, as well as an LFP battery pack for the first time. This will be reserved for the basic version of the car, which will be cheaper than the cheapest version available today, which starts at €39,500 in France.
production All-new electronic traffic The commercial vehicle line will also debut in the latter part of 2026. Renault’s new 800V electric van promises ultra-fast charging (15-80% in 20 minutes) and a range of up to 280 miles (450 km), as well as bi-directional charging and improvements over time via over-the-air updates.
Renault plans to unveil its new five-year plan (running from 2026 to 2030) called Renaulution sometime during the first quarter of the year. This will determine Renault’s next production cycle, which will likely feature more electric vehicles, the promise of better quality, better technical features, and improved affordability. Europe will remain the main focus, although it is also eyeing growth in South America and India.
The brand’s transformation under the leadership of CEO Luca Di Meo is a remarkable success story. He was hired in 2020, when Renault reported losses of €8 billion ($9.7 billion), and by the time he left the company in June 2025, he had brought it back to green and built some of Europe’s most popular cars. What ended up being the Renault 5 is said to be its merit because he repeatedly took the car back to the drawing board for changes very late in the development process, earning it the nickname ‘the boss’s car’. We don’t know exactly what he wanted to change, but the model proved remarkably successful.
