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Renault posted a better-than-expected operating profit for the first half of the year on Wednesday due to strong pricing and new vehicle launches, and stuck to its full-year profit-margin forecast. The French automaker last week reported that its first-half sales volume rose 1.9% versus the same period in 2023 due to the strong performance of hybrid models in Europe, its key region. Renault posted a higher operating margin of 8.1% for the first half of the year, up from 7.6% a year earlier and higher than the 7.9% expected by analysts.
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