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FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE 1st HALF OF 2019

Resistance of the Group’s operating margin at 5.9% • The Group confirms its full year objectives of a Group operating margin at around 6% and a positive Automotive operational free cash flow. • Given the degradation in demand, the Group now expects 2019 revenues to be close to last year’s (at constant exchange rates and perimeter ). • Groupe Renault contained its first half sales decrease at -6.7% in the first half 2019 (1.94 million units sold) in a global market down -7.1% . • The Group’s revenues reached €28,050 million (-6.4%) in the semester. At constant exchange rates and perimeter1, the decrease would have been -5.0%. • The Group’s operating margin stood at 5.9% and reached €1,654 million compared with €1,914 million in the first half 2018. • The Group’s operating income stood at €1,521 million compared with €1,734 million. • The net income amounting to €1,048 million (versus €2,040 million), was heavily penalized by the decline of Nissan’s contribution, down -€826 million. • The Automotive operational free cash flow at June 30, 2019 was negative by -€716 million, primarily because of the investment increase. Thierry Bolloré, CEO of Renault, declared: "In a tougher than expected environment, the Group stayed its course and achieved a level of performance in line with its expectations for the first part of the year. The launches of many new models, enhanced competitiveness and the teams’ fighting spirit allow the Group to confirm its profitability objectives for the full year. "

The Group’soperating margin amounted to €1,654 million and represents 5.9% of revenues.

The Automotiveexcluding AVTOVAZ operating margin was down €234 million to €981 million,representing 4.0% of revenues compared to 4.5% in the first half of 2018. Volumeeffect had a negative impact of -€471 million. Raw materials weighted for -€213million. The Monozukuri effect was positive by +€385 million: the result of purchasingperformance, the increase in the capitalization rate of R&D and an increasein depreciation expenses. Currencies impacted by +€92 million due to thepositive effect of the depreciation of the Turkish lira on the productioncosts. Mix/price/enrichment effect was negative -€95 million because of Clio IVend of life, regulatory enrichment and the decrease in the diesel sales inEurope.

The operatingmargin of AVTOVAZ amounted to €82 million, to be compared with €105 millionin the first half of 2018. Despite a declining market, AVTOVAZ still benefitsfrom the success of its models launched in 2018, but no longer from positivenon-recurring effects booked in 2018.

contributed €591 million to the Group operating margin, compared with €594million in the first half of 2018. This -0.6% decrease includes a negativecurrency effect for -€14 million and impairments related to mobility servicesactivity for -€21 million. It should also be noted the growing contribution ofthe margin on services which now stands at €319 million and represents onethird of the Net Banking income.

The total cost of risk reached 0.40% of average performing assetscompared to 0.37% in the first half of 2018, confirming a robust underwritingand collection policy.

Other operatingincome and expenseshad a negative impact of -€133 million (compared with -€180 million in thefirst half of 2018), due to provisions notably related to the early retirementprogram in France of nearly €80 million.

The Group's operating income came to €1,521 million compared with €1,734 million in thefirst half of 2018 (-12.3%).

Netfinancial income and expenses amounted to -€184 million, compared with -€121 million inthe first half of 2018. This deterioration is primarily explained by the increaseof interest rates in Argentina.

The contributionof associated companies came to -€35 million, compared with +€814 million in thefirst half of 2018. This decline came mostly from Nissan’s contribution, down -€826million.

Current and deferred taxes represent an expense of -€254 millioncompared with -€387 million inthe first half of 2018.

Netincome reached €1,048 million and net income, Group share totaled €970million (€3.57 per share compared with €7.24 per share in the first half of 2018).

Automotive operational freecash flow was negative at -€716 million. This results from investments amountingto €2,910 million (up +€742 million) and the negative impact of the change inworking capital requirement for -€131 million.

At June 30, 2019,total inventories (includingindependent dealers) have been reduced by -4.5% and represented 65 days ofsales, compared with 61 days at the end of June 2018.



[1] Inorder to analyze the change in consolidated revenues at constant perimeter andexchange rates, Groupe Renault recalculates revenues for the current year byapplying the average annual exchange rates of the previous year, and excludingsignificant changes in perimeter that occurred during the year

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