Groupe Renault - 2019 Universal Registration Document

RENAULT: A RESPONSIBLE COMPANY

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF RENAULT ON APRIL 24, 2020

GROUPE RENAULT

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

RENAULT AND ITS SHAREHOLDERS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Research and teaching chairs Established under sponsorship agreements or agreements of a more competitive nature, research and teaching chairs are created to more quickly solve complex problems relating to innovation (technology, management and Human Resources, mobility ecosystems, etc.) in partnership with the best academic teams and in association with other economic and industrial players. They make it possible to benefit from advances in upstream research through work with scientific teams conducting cutting-edge research on the subject, with research being conducted as part of theses that are started at the same time. These chairs make it possible to participate in the definition of teaching programs from which our employees can then benefit so that the company can be more efficient when it incorporates innovations. They are also a means of building ties and synergies with the other economic and industrial partners that participate in them. In return, these chairs allow academic teams to receive support for research programs, create ties with industrial R&D and promote the results of their teams. The Steering Committee, which brings together various company functions, enables us to support the development of proposals for new chairs, prioritize these proposals and regularly ensure the good progress of the programs initiated. Associated innovations and technologies 2019 saw the launch of the first two vehicles based on the new Alliance CMF-B platform: the New Clio and New Captur. The New Renault Clio inaugurates a new generation of modular platform, called CMF-B, that is unique within the Alliance. Developed from 2014 at the Guyancourt Technocentre, it has 85% new parts compared to the previous generation Clio’s platform. This new CMF-B platform brings numerous benefits to the New Clio. It has a lighter architecture compared to the previous platform with up to 50 kg in savings especially in body, axle and hood parts. It also adopts a streamlined base for improved aerodynamics of around 20 thousandths of Cx. Two measures of progress in terms of consumption and CO 2 emissions. The New Clio also improves acoustic comfort, notably thanks to better engine compartment insulation. The gain is around 1.5 to 2 dB between 0 and 130 km/h. 2019 New Products 1.4.2

In 2019, two new chairs were announced and work began sucessfully in line with objectives: “Supply Chain of the Future” with the École des Ponts, in which P the LOUIS VUITTON, MICHELIN & CASINO groups are participating; “ALBUM: Advanced Lattice-Boltzmann Understandings” with the P University of Aix Marseille and the CNRS for the improvement of aerodynamic simulation of rotating systems, alongside SAFRAN and AIRBUS. Work that had been planned on “Window glazing of the future and smart surfaces” will now be conducted as part of VEDECOM. The other chairs active in 2019 dealt with the following subjects: Cybersecurity; P Design of Usage-Oriented Urban Systems; P Automotive distribution and services; P

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Road Safety Management; P In-car Lighting Systems; P

Electrified propulsion performance in vehicles; P Operational excellence and managerial innovation; P Inter-cultural management; P Social business. P

With two new chairs announced in 2019, Renault remains part of the group of economic and industrial players that lead support and participation in research and teaching chairs.

To offer the best in terms of safety, the New Clio’s CMF-B platform has been completely redesigned when it comes to the car chassis, side panels and bulkhead, notably through the use of steel with high elastic limits and structural adhesive to increase bonding between sheets. This enables a higher level of safety for the occupants. This safety is reinforced by the New Clio’s innovative equipment thanks to the new architecture of its CMF-B platform: adaptive driver airbags, large volume curtain airbags, seat belt pre-tensioners with force reducers, ISOFIX fittings with the new iSize standard, etc. The new electric and electronic architecture of the new CMF-B platform enables the New Clio to offer the most comprehensive and modern range of equipment and driving aids in its segment, from front cameras and radars in all versions, to the Traffic and Highway Assistant (level 2 autonomy). Lastly, this new platform was designed to enable vehicle electrification and the arrival of E-TECH hybrid technology in the New Clio range.

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