Statement from Carlos Ghosn, Chairman & CEO of Renault

AUTO CENTRAL – January 18, 2010: Carlos Ghosn, Chairman & CEO of Renault, declared after meeting the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, on January 16th 2010:

"Renault is a French company, a socially responsible citizen, attached to its industrial and technological roots. This is one of the reasons why we decided to produce in the Flins plant (France), near our 10,000 engineers, Zoe, the core of Renault’s Electric Vehicle range, starting in 2012."

No decision had been taken concerning the production location of the next Clio in 2013.

"I confirmed to the French President that we will produce the Clio 4 in Flins, with a double sourcing in Bursa, Turkey. The future of the Flins plant is guaranteed and employment will be maintained at term." He added, "My responsibility and my motivation is to make Renault a innovative winner in an industry undergoing deep transformation."