Like its French counterpart and rival PSA Peugeot Citroen, Renault has found the way of profits under the first half. The manufacturer headed by Carlos Ghosn said Friday sales up 23.1% in the first half of the year. The manufacturer recorded a net profit of 823 million euros, against a net loss of 2.712 billion euros a year earlier.

The group's operating margin reached 4% of turnover to 780 million euros.Renault also released a free cash flow positive at 1.4 billion euros, which remains the "principal purpose" of the group in the second half as Carlos Ghosn, president and CEO of the group.

Renault worldwide sales rose also by 21.7% and its global market share of 0.15 percentage points to 3.8%.

While claiming to be cautious "in an unusually uncertain," Renaut listing provide a "global marketplace in 2010, up about 8% compared to 2009, despite a drop in European market estimated between 7% and 9% compared last year.