RNSDF News and Press, Renault S.A. From 05/01/21

Global electric car sales for March 2021 were up 173% YoY, reaching 8.2% share. Europe sales rose 169% YoY, reaching 16% share, while China sales rose 244% YoY, reaching 11% share. EV market news - Forecast: Electric vehicle sales will crack 5 million in 2021 reaching 7% share. Joe Bi...

Internal warnings at Volkswagen (VWAGY) suggest the automaker faces a bigger production hit in the second quarter than the first from the global chip shortage. "We are being told from the suppliers and within the Volkswagen Group that we need to face considerable challenges," VW exec Wayne Gr...

The EU could be looking to take a stricter stance on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles ahead of the final Euro 7 emissions standards. Draft green finance regulations propose to phase-out PHEV by 2025 by removing the vehicle type from its 'sustainable investment' label. While this i...

Global electric car sales for Feb. 2021 up 136% YoY reaching ~4-5% share. Europe sales up 66% YoY reaching 14% share, China sales rose 500% YoY reaching 9% share. EV market news - EU plotting ban on internal combustion engine as of 2025: Industry. UBS increases EV market share forecas...

The first quarter of 2021 was outstanding since many portfolio positions jumped significantly. The portfolio gained 62.94%, which is a record increase since the inception in 2013. GameStop, Lenovo, Turtle Beach, Ford, and Ferrexpo lead the rise as undervalued stocks were discovere...

European Union car registrations reported lowest February on record since 2013 of -19.3% to 771,486 units, followed by 24% decline in January, as COVID containment measures and uncertainty continue to weigh heavily on demand.Registrations in Italy -12.3%, Germany -19.0%, France -20....

A poor narrative from recent years had led to capitulation of investors until recently. With a new CEO and a recently announced multi-year restructuring and innovation program, we have more visibility of improved performance going forward. In this dynamic, investors forget that it...

Global electric car sales for Jan. 2021 up 112% YoY reaching 5% share. Europe sales up 50% YoY reaching 14% share, China sales rose 223% YoY reaching 8.4% share. EV market news - Bloomberg forecasts that "EV Investment growth to exceed renewable energy investments." President Biden is...

Tesla's ([[TSLA]] +5.8%) share of the European electric vehicle market deteriorated further in the first month of 2021, after losing market share in 2020, according to automotive analyst Matthias Schmidt.The U.S. electric car maker delivered 1,619 battery-powered vehicles to 18 key European m...

A sell-side analyst from JPMorgan recently speculated that Renault SA could potentially enter into a partnership with Apple. Renault SA's 2H 2020 automotive operational free cash flow was not as good as expected, as its automotive financing subsidiary was restricted from paying out di...