{"id":189337,"date":"2026-07-08T10:21:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T08:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=189337"},"modified":"2026-07-10T11:50:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T09:50:31","slug":"renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/07\/08\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"De topman van Renault gebruikt de bescheiden winsten op elektrische auto\u2019s als waarschuwing voor de EU"},"content":{"rendered":"Fran\u00e7ois Provost, CEO van Renault, heeft een van de meest gevoelige kwesties binnen de Europese auto-industrie ter sprake gebracht: kunnen kleine elektrische auto\u2019s winstgevend zijn, of zullen de Europese volumeproducenten door de Chinese concurrentie uit hun thuismarkt worden verdrongen?\n\nIn een interview met Les Echos heeft de aan LVMH toebehorende<div class=\"leaky_paywall_message_wrap\"><div id=\"leaky_paywall_message\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nag_logo\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/nmn-logo-long-transparent-small-4.png?w=300&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"Nieuws over nieuwe mobiliteit\" \/>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"text-center\">\r\n\tLees dit artikel nu gratis!\r\n<\/h2>\r\nRegistreer een gratis account en krijg toegang tot dit artikel en haal meer uit New Mobility.\r\n\n\t\t<div id=\"leaky-paywall-quick-register\" class=\"inline\">\n\t\t\t<form id=\"leaky-paywall-quick-register-form\" method=\"POST\" action=\"\" data-trp-original-action=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"form-field email-field\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"email\">E-mail<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"email\" type=\"email\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"Voer uw e-mailadres in\" value=\"\" required>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"form-field password-field\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"password\">Wachtwoord<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"password\" type=\"password\" name=\"password\" placeholder=\"Maak een wachtwoord aan\" value=\"\" required>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<input name=\"company_url\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" autocomplete=\"off\" tabindex=\"-1\" style=\"display:none !important; position:absolute; left:-9999px;\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"level_id\" value=\"20\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Registreer gratis\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"trp-form-language\" value=\"nl\"\/><\/form>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"leaky-paywall-quick-register-errors\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"text-center\"><strong>\u2014 OF \u2014<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"text-center\"><strong>Nu abonneren<\/strong> Krijg onbeperkte toegang tot de originele content van onze uitgeverspartners, ontvang meldingen over het laatste nieuws en krijg dagelijks een zakelijk overzicht, samengesteld door onze gespecialiseerde journalisten, met de belangrijkste artikelen over uw sector die u moet lezen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"nag_buttons\">\r\n\t<a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/abonnement\/\">Nu abonneren<\/a> \r\n\t<span class=\"nag_button_divider\"> of <\/span> \r\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/log-in\/\">AANMELDEN<\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renault CEO Fran\u00e7ois Provost has put one of the European car industry\u2019s most sensitive questions on the table: can small electric cars be profitable, or will Europe\u2019s volume manufacturers be pushed out of their home market by Chinese competition? In an interview with Les Echos, the LVMH-owne Read this article now for free! Register a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":189338,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\r\n\r\n{excerpt}\r\n\r\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[77160,28,16,27,4,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-189337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-china","category-europe","category-industry","category-interview","category-top-stories-today","category-weekly-newsletter"],"acf":[],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?fit=1672%2C941&ssl=1",1672,941,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1",640,360,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1",640,360,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?fit=1536%2C864&ssl=1",1536,864,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?fit=1672%2C941&ssl=1",1672,941,true],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?fit=18%2C10&ssl=1",18,10,true],"related-thumb":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1",640,480,true],"gform-image-choice-sm":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1",300,300,true],"gform-image-choice-md":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1",400,400,true],"gform-image-choice-lg":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1",600,600,true],"mailchimp":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?fit=560%2C315&ssl=1",560,315,true],"unipress-phone":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?resize=640%2C100&ssl=1",640,100,true],"unipress-tablet":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?resize=1536%2C240&ssl=1",1536,240,true],"unipress-tablet-portrait":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?resize=1536%2C180&ssl=1",1536,180,true],"unipress-tablet-landscape":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?resize=1672%2C180&ssl=1",1672,180,true],"unipress-smartphone":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?resize=1080%2C168&ssl=1",1080,168,true],"unipress-wide-screen":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?resize=1672%2C180&ssl=1",1672,180,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>Renault CEO Fran\u00e7ois Provost has put one of the European car industry\u2019s most sensitive questions on the table: can small electric cars be profitable, or will Europe\u2019s volume manufacturers be pushed out of their home market by Chinese competition? In an interview with Les Echos, the LVMH-owne Read this article now for free! Register a free account and gain access to this article and get more from New Mobility Email Password \u2014 OR \u2014 Subscribe now Get unlimited access to the original content of our publishing partners, be alerted on breaking news and get a daily business summary, composed by&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"<a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/category\/china\/\" rel=\"category tag\">China<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/category\/europe\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Europe<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/category\/industry\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Industry<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/category\/interview\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Interview<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/category\/top-stories-today\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Top Stories Today<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/category\/weekly-newsletter\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Weekly Newsletter<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"Joris Van Roy","url":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/author\/jorisximcom-be\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Renault boss turns small EV profits into a warning for EU - newmobility.news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/07\/08\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"nl_BE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Renault boss turns small EV profits into a warning for EU - newmobility.news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Renault CEO Fran\u00e7ois Provost has put one of the European car industry\u2019s most sensitive questions on the table: can small electric cars be profitable, or will Europe\u2019s volume manufacturers be pushed out of their home market by Chinese competition? In an interview with Les Echos, the LVMH-owne Read this article now for free! Register a [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/07\/08\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"newmobility.news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top\/?q=newmobility.news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-08T08:21:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-10T09:50:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1672\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"941\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Joris Van Roy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@jorisvry\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@jorisvry\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Geschreven door\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Joris Van Roy\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Geschatte leestijd\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minuten\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/08\\\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/08\\\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Joris Van Roy\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/993f2da7cd774079044984132dee0ef0\"},\"headline\":\"Renault boss turns small EV profits into a warning for EU\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-08T08:21:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-10T09:50:31+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/08\\\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":843,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/08\\\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/newmobility.news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?fit=1672%2C941&ssl=1\",\"articleSection\":[\"China\",\"Europe\",\"Industry\",\"Interview\",\"Top Stories Today\",\"Weekly Newsletter\"],\"inLanguage\":\"nl-BE\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/08\\\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/08\\\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\\\/\",\"name\":\"Renault boss turns small EV profits into a warning for EU - newmobility.news\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/08\\\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/08\\\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/newmobility.news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?fit=1672%2C941&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-08T08:21:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-10T09:50:31+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/08\\\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"nl-BE\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/08\\\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"nl-BE\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/08\\\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/newmobility.news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?fit=1672%2C941&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/newmobility.news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?fit=1672%2C941&ssl=1\",\"width\":1672,\"height\":941,\"caption\":\"Renault says its new small EV family, led by the R5, R4, and upcoming Twingo, can prove that compact electric cars no longer have to be margin-killers \\\/Renault (AI composed)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/08\\\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Renault boss turns small EV profits into a warning for EU\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/\",\"name\":\"newmobility.news\",\"description\":\"A B2BNews Agency\u00ae news service for mobility business proessional\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"nl-BE\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"B2BNews Agency\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"nl-BE\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/b2bnews-agency-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/b2bnews-agency-logo.png\",\"width\":\"581\",\"height\":\"117\",\"caption\":\"B2BNews Agency\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/search\\\/top\\\/?q=newmobility.news\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/jorisvry\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/jorisvanroy\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/nl.pinterest.com\\\/jorisvanroy\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/993f2da7cd774079044984132dee0ef0\",\"name\":\"Joris Van Roy\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"nl-BE\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/b82919546c1cd9980bd2bc08f09d294c7cb92b3addd23cb9a4377a7b88b4349b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/b82919546c1cd9980bd2bc08f09d294c7cb92b3addd23cb9a4377a7b88b4349b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/b82919546c1cd9980bd2bc08f09d294c7cb92b3addd23cb9a4377a7b88b4349b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Joris Van Roy\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newmobility.news\\\/nl\\\/author\\\/jorisximcom-be\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Renault-topman gebruikt bescheiden winst op elektrische auto\u2019s als waarschuwing voor de EU - newmobility.news","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/07\/08\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\/","og_locale":"nl_BE","og_type":"article","og_title":"Renault boss turns small EV profits into a warning for EU - newmobility.news","og_description":"Renault CEO Fran\u00e7ois Provost has put one of the European car industry\u2019s most sensitive questions on the table: can small electric cars be profitable, or will Europe\u2019s volume manufacturers be pushed out of their home market by Chinese competition? In an interview with Les Echos, the LVMH-owne Read this article now for free! Register a [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/07\/08\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\/","og_site_name":"newmobility.news","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top\/?q=newmobility.news","article_published_time":"2026-07-08T08:21:25+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-07-10T09:50:31+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1672,"height":941,"url":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Joris Van Roy","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@jorisvry","twitter_site":"@jorisvry","twitter_misc":{"Geschreven door":"Joris Van Roy","Geschatte leestijd":"4 minuten"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/2026\/07\/08\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/2026\/07\/08\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\/"},"author":{"name":"Joris Van Roy","@id":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/#\/schema\/person\/993f2da7cd774079044984132dee0ef0"},"headline":"Renault boss turns small EV profits into a warning for EU","datePublished":"2026-07-08T08:21:25+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-10T09:50:31+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/2026\/07\/08\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\/"},"wordCount":843,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/2026\/07\/08\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?fit=1672%2C941&ssl=1","articleSection":["China","Europe","Industry","Interview","Top Stories Today","Weekly Newsletter"],"inLanguage":"nl-BE"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/2026\/07\/08\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\/","url":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/2026\/07\/08\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\/","name":"Renault-topman gebruikt bescheiden winst op elektrische auto\u2019s als waarschuwing voor de EU - newmobility.news","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/2026\/07\/08\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/2026\/07\/08\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?fit=1672%2C941&ssl=1","datePublished":"2026-07-08T08:21:25+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-10T09:50:31+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/2026\/07\/08\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"nl-BE","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/newmobility.news\/2026\/07\/08\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"nl-BE","@id":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/2026\/07\/08\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?fit=1672%2C941&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?fit=1672%2C941&ssl=1","width":1672,"height":941,"caption":"Renault says its new small EV family, led by the R5, R4, and upcoming Twingo, can prove that compact electric cars no longer have to be margin-killers \/Renault (AI composed)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/2026\/07\/08\/renault-boss-turns-small-ev-profits-into-a-warning-for-eu\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Renault boss turns small EV profits into a warning for EU"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/","name":"nieuwemobiliteit.nieuws","description":"Een nieuwsdienst van B2BNews Agency\u00ae voor professionals in de mobiliteitssector","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"nl-BE"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/#organization","name":"B2BNieuwsagentschap","url":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"nl-BE","@id":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/b2bnews-agency-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/b2bnews-agency-logo.png","width":"581","height":"117","caption":"B2BNews Agency"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top\/?q=newmobility.news","https:\/\/x.com\/jorisvry","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jorisvanroy\/","https:\/\/nl.pinterest.com\/jorisvanroy\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/#\/schema\/person\/993f2da7cd774079044984132dee0ef0","name":"Joris Van Roy","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"nl-BE","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b82919546c1cd9980bd2bc08f09d294c7cb92b3addd23cb9a4377a7b88b4349b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b82919546c1cd9980bd2bc08f09d294c7cb92b3addd23cb9a4377a7b88b4349b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b82919546c1cd9980bd2bc08f09d294c7cb92b3addd23cb9a4377a7b88b4349b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Joris Van Roy"},"url":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/author\/jorisximcom-be\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-8-2026-10_09_04-AM.png?fit=1672%2C941&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9wJdU-NfP","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189337"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":189340,"href":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189337\/revisions\/189340"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}