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65 AutoData | October 2018 We have been growing year after year since 2010. We have maintained the investments even during the crisis. Luiz Pedrucci Closing 2018 Total market 2 million 450 thousand in the segment of automobiles and light commercial vehicles has grown. And in the accumulated of the year until August, it reached the best result of the history for the company, 8.5%. “We have been growing year after year since 2010. We have maintained the investments even during the crisis.” By the end of this year, in terms of total domestic market, Pedrucci believes that the volume will be close to the range of 2 million 450 thousand units in Brazil. And by 2019, he estimates that sales will continue to grow. Even not stablishing an index he only considers that: “there will be constant evolution next year and in the following years.” For the president of Renault, the Brazilian market will still require a few more years to return to a record volume such as Brazil registered in 2013. As for Renault in particular, the idea is (again) to increase volumes of production and market share: “Our ambition is to reach a 10% market share in 2022, a goal that will be supported by vehicles range renovation and the inclusion of new vehicles. I can’t say how much we will be able to advance from the 8.5% to 10% next year, but we will grow above the market average once again”. Regarding exports, Pedrucci believes that the 2018 pace can be maintained in 2019, compensating a possible volume loss for Argentina with new sales in other markets of the region such as Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay. This way, considering the Brazilian domestic market and exports, the assembly lines of the factory in São José dos Pinhais, PR, will have a stronger pace next year: there will be 307 thousand units produced this year, 17% more than in 2017. The president of Renault, however, chose not to risk a growth rate for 2019 in terms of production.