The energy transition for the Renault group undergoes an important acceleration thanks to Ampere, an independent company tasked with designing, developing, producing and marketing electric vehicles for the Renault brand in the Old Continent. With 11,000 employees, 35% of whom are engineers, this company is committed to achieving the zero emissions goal by 2035 and to software development. Through investments aimed at native platforms for electric vehicles, an industrial ecosystem dedicated to pure electric, and a roadmap that envisages a 40% cost reduction by 2027/2028, between the first and second generations of electric vehicles of the segment C, Ampere aims to achieve a cost break-even between electric and combustion vehicles more quickly than its competitors.
There are 7 models expected in Renault’s zero impact range for 2031, among these we include the Mégane E-Tech, the Scénic E-Tech, the Renault 5, the Renault 4, “Legend”, and two other vehicles. Furthermore, the first Software-Defined-Vehicle (SDV) is expected in 2026. Among Ampere’s objectives is to reach approximately 1 million vehicles in 2031, and a turnover of over 25 billion euros in the same year with all 7 new vehicles in production. Furthermore, the turnover objective of over 10 billion euros in 2025 is accompanied by that of breaking even in profits and free cash flow in the same year, with an operating margin exceeding 10% starting from 2030 and cash conversion above 80% in 2031.
There are four Ampere factories that are part of the complex called ElectriCity: a unique and compact ecosystem that brings together 75% of suppliers within a radius of 300 km, and 75% of potential customers within a radius of 1,000 km, to reduce costs logistics by 40%. Specifically, Douai and Maubeuge are dedicated to the assembly of Ampere’s vehicles and its partners’ models; Ruitz for the production of battery compartments and electrical components; while Cléon is being converted to become one of the largest and most competitive factories in Europe for the production of electric motors.
This production system will allow, starting from the new electric Renault 5, to assemble a car in just 9 hours.
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