Renault Group FutuREady plan sets out global ambitions to 2030

François Provost took charge of Renault Group in July last year, replacing Luca de Meo, and the business has already undergone considerable change.

The French executive has overturned a number of decisions made by the previous leadership, aiming to cut costs and make the group more competitive and efficient, particularly against Chinese rivals. Measures include bringing Ampere, its electric-vehicle division, back into the main business and ending certain mobility activities under Mobilize.

He has now unveiled a new strategic programme called FutuREady. It builds on the Renaulution plan introduced in 2021, while setting more ambitious global targets.

Whereas the previous plan sought to establish the group among Europe's leading car makers, FutuREady is intended to make Renault Group a worldwide benchmark. It is built around four pillars: growth, technology, excellence and trust.

“Within Renault Group, we know where we come from. Today, we know where we want to go, how we will get there and with whom,” said François Provost.

Growth

Renault Group intends to speed up its international expansion through a fresh product offensive. Its target is to introduce 22 new models in Europe, 16 of them electric, alongside 14 models for international markets. That amounts to 36 model launches by 2030.

For the Renault brand, the plan is to strengthen its European position with 12 new launches and broaden electrification across the range, including hybrid technology in Europe beyond 2030. The brand also wants to expand outside Europe, with a global ambition to sell two million vehicles annually, half of them beyond the European continent.

Dacia will retain its focus on more affordable products while accelerating electrification, with the aim for electrified vehicles to account for two-thirds of sales by 2030. It has announced four new electric models. At the same time, it plans to reinforce its presence in the C-segment with the Bigster and new Striker, while continuing to back solutions such as LPG.

Alpine, meanwhile, will keep expanding its line-up with new electric models, including the next-generation A110. This strategy is designed to attract new customers and strengthen the brand's standing in the sports-car segment. Internal-combustion power has not, however, been overlooked.

“Together, through FutuREady, we will show that we are here to stay and that we will become the benchmark for the European automotive industry on the global stage.”

François Provost, Chief Executive Officer of Renault Group

Technology: Renault Group's RGEV Medium 2.0 platform

From a technology perspective, Renault Group's principal announcement is a new electric platform known as RGEV Medium 2.0. It will support a range of segments, from B+ to D, and body styles including saloons, SUVs and MPVs. Featuring an 800 V architecture for ultra-rapid charging, it is claimed to offer WLTP ranges of up to 750 km, rising to 1,400 km with range-extender systems.

The platform will underpin a new generation of software-defined vehicles (SDVs), with as much as 90% of their functions capable of receiving over-the-air updates. The new architecture is being developed with Google and is expected to progress towards AI-defined vehicles (AIDVs) in the future.

The most powerful electric models will use high-energy-density batteries, enabling extremely rapid charging times of up to 10 minutes. Compact vehicles, by contrast, are expected to use more affordable batteries and 400 V systems, with charging expected to take around 20 minutes.

Alongside this, the group will continue developing other technologies, including a new rare-earth-free Electrically Excited Synchronous Motor. It is claimed to deliver 93% efficiency on motorways and be 25% more powerful. Producing 275 hp, it will be offered in front- and rear-wheel-drive versions, at costs 20% lower than current systems. E-Tech hybrid technology will also continue to expand beyond 2030, adding versions with under 150 hp.

Excellence

The FutuREady plan's ambitions also extend to competing with Chinese manufacturers on cost and development lead times. Renault Group is targeting a two-year development cycle, compared with the current 3–4 years. Renault achieved this with the new Twingo by working with a development centre in China.

Production is also intended to become faster and less expensive. To do so, Renault Group plans to reduce the number of parts in each vehicle by 30%, deploy 350 humanoid robots and use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to halve downtime. It therefore expects to cut energy consumption by 25% and overall production costs by 20%.

To safeguard quality, AI will also oversee every manufacturing stage through more than 1,000 control points. It will monitor all critical processes, enable remote updates and reduce production incidents by 50%.

The aim is to lower variable costs per vehicle by an average of around €400 each year and reduce initial investment by up to 40%.

Trust

Renault Group employs almost 100,000 people. FutuREady will also involve long-term investment in employees, their skills and support, with particular attention given to its 9,000 managers. The objective is to raise productivity and reduce the network break-even point by 20%.

The company will continue strengthening strategic alliances, including those with Nissan and Mitsubishi. In Europe, the group will retain industrial and technological independence, while remaining open to building vehicles for other manufacturers. Internationally, it will continue entering strategic agreements to accelerate growth, such as those made with Geely in South Korea.

“In Europe, the Group's competitive technologies and industrial capabilities are already attracting Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors, Volvo Group (Renault Trucks) and now Ford. In total, the Group will produce more than 300,000 vehicles for these five manufacturers by 2030, across its three main regions,” the statement reads.