France Auto Info Thread & Auto Sales
New passenger vehicle registrations in France in 2015 increased by 6.8% to 1,917,230 cars – the highest number since 2011 when 2.2 million cars were sold.
In 2015, total 1.9 million cars are sold in France.
In 2015, the PSA Group (Peugeot Citroen) was the best-selling car manufacturer in France, Renault the most-popular brand and VW the top imported marque. The French car market expanded by 6.8% to 1,9 million new passenger vehicle registrations – the best performance since 2011. Almost all carmakers and brands in France had an increase in car sales in 2015. The popularity of diesel cars in France continued to wane.
China’s Envision AESC to build battery factory in France
Chinese battery manufacturer Envision AESC is said to be aiming for a battery factory at Renault’s Douai site in northern France that will offer an annual production capacity of 24 GWh by 2027 and 43 GWh by 2030 in several expansion stages.
法国总统马克龙（Emmanuel Macron）将在6月28日宣布两座电动汽车电池工厂建设的消息。两座工厂将分别为汽车制造商雷诺（Renault S.A）及其竞争对手、菲亚特克莱斯勒汽车公司（FCA）和PSA集团合并而成的Stellantis提供电动汽车电池。其中，位于法国北部的一座电池工厂将由中国绿色科技公司远景科技集团旗下动力电池公司远景动力（EnvisionAESC）投资建造。
据了解，远景科技集团首席执行官（CEO）张雷将于周一（6月28日）与马克龙会面，届时将宣布确认投资和就业的细节。此前有媒体报道称，远景动力在法国的这项投资预计涉及金额20亿欧元（约合154亿元人民币），将为雷诺制造电动汽车电池，供应包括雷诺5在内的车型。
https://www.electrive.com/2021/06/25/envision-aesc-to-build-battery-factory-in-france/