Turnover: 48.9 billion EUR (2023)

Country: Sweden

Founded in 1927, the Swedish company is a conglomerate that manufactures trucks, buses and coaches, construction machinery and marine and industrial engines

The company owns the Renault Trucks (acquired by France's Renault) and Volvo Trucks brands, making it one of the world's leading truck manufacturers

In France, Renault Trucks has four production sites and employs over 4,500 people

The company is very active in the electric sector, and has delivered a fleet of 100% electric trucks to the Lyon metropolitan area for waste collection

News

Milence: Normandy's first station for electric trucks 15/05/2024

  • **Electric truck registrations in France in 2023**: around 500 registrations for 620,000 trucks on the road.
  • - **Creation of Milence**: 2022, joint venture between Volvo Group, Daimler Truck and Traton Group.
  • - **Electric truck registrations in Europe**: 3,000 units.
  • - **Electric heavy-duty vehicle registrations in Europe forecast for 2030**: over 200,000 units, representing a market share of 3.2%.
  • - **Milence target by 2027**: at least 1,700 high-performance charging stations across Europe.

Holcim orders 1,000 electric trucks from Volvo Trucks 24/05/2023

  • Holcim, the Swiss cement and building materials giant, has placed an order with Volvo Trucks for 1,000 electric vehicles.
  • The models concerned are the Volvo FH and Volvo FM, and will be deployed in Europe by 2030.
  • the first 130 trucks will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2023 and throughout 2024 in France, Germany, Switzerland and the UK.
  • The Volvo FH can reach a gross vehicle weight of 44 tonnes, a maximum power output of 490 kW, and a maximum range of 300 kilometers.
  • Holcim is aiming for a 30% reduction in zero-emission trucks by 2030.

Renault Trucks takes the lead in electric trucks 23/03/2023

  • In 2022, the various alternative energies (electric, NGV gas, B100) accounted for 20% of orders for vehicles over 6 tonnes, compared with 14% the previous year, and this share is set to rise to 25%
  • They account for 24% of orders in the 16- to 26-tonne French market
  • - 500 electric trucks delivered in France by 2020
  • - 2,200 trucks running on B100 biofuel in 2020
  • - 13,500 trucks delivered in France in 2020
  • - 300 to 400 million euros invested per year in batteries
  • - 20% increase in truck list prices in eighteen months

the truck market is struggling with a long-term crisis 21/01/2023

  • Long delivery times for trucks
  • In 2022, French truck registrations will total 44,334 units
  • The light commercial vehicle market fell to 353,000 units delivered, an annual decline of 19.1%
  • The increase in the full cost price of heavy goods vehicles reaches an annual average of +18% for a diesel truck and +43% for a vehicle running on natural gas".

Freight: Renault Trucks adds cargo bike to its truck range 14/11/2022

  • Renault Trucks adds ultralight vehicle to its range
  • industrialize the electric cargo bike developed by Lyon-based start-up Kleuster
  • 1.000 machines in the first year.
  • The agreement between the two companies includes the distribution of this small utility vehicle sold for between 15,000 and 20,000 euros.
  • scooter has two wheels at the rear
  • carrying capacity up to 350 kg
  • Named "Freegone", electrically-assisted cargo bike
  • More than 200 Kleusters are already on the road,

Studies mentioning this company

The truck market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • Volvo Group (Renault Trucks et Volvo Trucks)
  • Volkswagen Group
  • Daimler Trucks and Buses (Mercedes)
  • Kertrucks Groupe
  • Fuso
  • Retrofleet
  • Man truck
  • Evobus France (Daimler Trucks)
  • Paccar (DAF Trucks · Kenworth Trucks · Peterbilt Trucks)
  • DAF Trucks (Paccar group)
  • Ford Trucks
  • Traton (Scania, MAN, Navistar, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus)
  • Renault Trucks (Volvo trucks)
  • Gruau
  • Eonnet Groupe
  • Fraikin
  • Petit Forestier
  • Nikola
  • Etalmobil
  • The Truck Ccompany
The light commercial vehicle (LCV) market - Italy

Other companies mentioned:

  • Stellantis (Groupe PSA et Fiat)
  • Volvo Group (Renault Trucks et Volvo Trucks)
  • PSA Peugeot Citroen
The bioethanol market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • APM Maersk
  • Ford
  • Renault Groupe
  • Volvo Group (Renault Trucks et Volvo Trucks)
  • Stellantis (Groupe PSA et Fiat)
  • Volkswagen Group
  • TechnipFMC
  • Vinci Energies
  • Tereos Groupe
  • Cristal Union
  • Bioénergie du Sud-Ouest
  • AtkinsRéalis
  • Maguin