{"id":2201893,"date":"2026-10-16T09:18:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T06:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2201893"},"modified":"2026-10-16T09:18:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T06:18:34","slug":"renault-boss-on-slow-alpine-a390-sales-i-dont-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2201893","title":{"rendered":"Renault boss on slow Alpine A390 sales: &#8216;I don&#8217;t care&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"articleItem\">\n<p>    {&#8220;@context&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/schema.org&#8221;,&#8221;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Article&#8221;,&#8221;image&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/274788\/095-alpine-a390-sales.jpg&#8221;,&#8221;mainEntityOfPage&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;WebPage&#8221;,&#8221;@id&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-news\/industry-news\/alpine\/a390-sales\/&#8221;},&#8221;url&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-news\/industry-news\/alpine\/a390-sales\/&#8221;,&#8221;author&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Person&#8221;,&#8221;name&#8221;:&#8221;Ted Welford&#8221;,&#8221;description&#8221;:&#8221;Ted Welford is New Cars Editor on the Bauer automotive hub, working across CAR and our sister website Parkers. Specialising in road testing the latest cars, Ted is also quite the newshound, always investigating the latest industry topics and digging out new stories at any opportunity. u00A0nTed has been a car enthusiast since the start, almost inevitable growing up with a rallying-obsessed family and being ferried around in the back seat of various Subaru Imprezas u2013 the perfect family car, obviously. As a child, Ted hadxf an enviable collection of toy cars, and it was always obvious that he would channel a career linked to cars in one way or another. u00A0nAfter completing his A-levels, Ted started an NCTJ-accredited apprenticeship in journalism with automotive news agency Blackball Media. Thrown into the deep end from the start, he would soon be on the phone to press offices, submitting freedom of information requests and covering new car launches at the age of 20.u00A0u00A0u00A0nTed worked his way up to staff writer at Blackball Media, in a varied role that would cover news, features and a growing focus on new car reviews, writing the latest first drives on everything from the new Dacia Sandero to Lamborghinis, and honing his skills to review and report on the latest cars. He joined CAR and Parkers in February 2024.u00A0u00A0nOutside of working hours, Ted is usually browsing car auctions and classifies in search of a bargain (often unsuccessfully), and currently owns a Mk1 Audi TT Quattro Sport and Renault Clio 182 Trophy. Heu2019s also an avid and perfectionist car valeter and detailer u2013 yes, one of those bores that lectures you about the two-bucket method. Away from cars he loves travelling the world and is also a keen golfer and mountain biker.u00A0nOn social media, you can follow Ted on his personal Instagram account or one dedicated to cars, while heu2019s also on X, formerly Twitter, usually moaning about how much his cars have cost him. 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Though it\u2019s still early days, fewer than 250 are being produced each month at Alpine\u2019s factory in Dieppe, northern France. In comparison, Porsche sells three times as many Macans each month in the UK alone.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So what\u2019s next? Some grand plan to boost sales and get it in front of more potential buyers? Absolutely not according to Renault Group CEO Francois Provost. Speaking at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-news\/motor-shows-events\/paris\/2026\/\">Paris Motor Show<\/a>, he said \u2018I don\u2019t care\u2019 how many A390s Alpine sells if its customers are happy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject show-for-medium-up hide-for-xlarge-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/274788\/480x0\/096-alpine-a390-sales.jpg?scale=down\" alt class=\"wp-image-274792\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/274788\/480x0\/096-alpine-a390-sales.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/274788\/720x0\/096-alpine-a390-sales.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/274788\/1040x0\/096-alpine-a390-sales.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Provost said: \u2018When Alpine launched A390, I said to Phillipe [Krief \u2013 Alpine CEO]: \u2018you are much too bullish. Your volume will be much lower than that, and you should be much more reasonable because the car is super good\u2019.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Group CEO said Alpine needed to be \u2018humble\u2019 about its sales ambition and to try not compare itself to \u2018German premium sporty cars\u2019, which we can assume are Porsches.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Provost said that the A390 was considered among the same basket as these \u2018German premium sporty cars\u2019 but that it loses out when it comes to \u2018monthly rent\u2019, which is higher for the Alpine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/274788\/480x0\/097-alpine-a390-sales.jpg?scale=down\" alt class=\"wp-image-274793\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/274788\/480x0\/097-alpine-a390-sales.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/274788\/720x0\/097-alpine-a390-sales.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/274788\/1040x0\/097-alpine-a390-sales.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject show-for-medium-up hide-for-xlarge-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018For me, it\u2019s a long journey [to success] so we have to work hard. So, we have to keep a cool head, nurture the USP of A390, do not discount, do not do crazy things.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Provost said that that he was sure that A390 sales would increase, but that he didn\u2019t care if volumes remained flat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Keep steady and I\u2019m sure the car will increase, maybe not at the level expected for sure, but I don\u2019t care. I don\u2019t care because this is a 20-year journey. Maybe I will be the one to do half the journey but I will not kill the brand, the DNA, the asset by being too nervous.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265688\/480x0\/alpine_a390_18-11-25_leebrimble_049_new.jpg?scale=down\" alt=\"Alpine A390\" class=\"wp-image-265888\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265688\/480x0\/alpine_a390_18-11-25_leebrimble_049_new.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265688\/720x0\/alpine_a390_18-11-25_leebrimble_049_new.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265688\/1040x0\/alpine_a390_18-11-25_leebrimble_049_new.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Maybe at the end we discover that the potential of this car is only a third of what Alpine thought, and so what? If the customer is happy, if we find a good way to position the car and it nurtures the brand, I\u2019m fine with that.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked if Alpine could live with selling only 200-300 A390s per month, Provost gave an instant \u2018yes\u2019 in reply.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Today it\u2019s 250 a month. Personally, I think it will grow, but it will take time. For Alpine, we give priority to value versus volume. So, instead of my competitors, I\u2019m not putting hundreds and thousands of short-term rentals, self-registrations and stuff like this.\u2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject show-for-medium-up hide-for-xlarge-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265688\/480x0\/alpine_a390.jpg?scale=down\" alt=\"Alpine A390\" class=\"wp-image-265911\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265688\/480x0\/alpine_a390.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265688\/720x0\/alpine_a390.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/265688\/1040x0\/alpine_a390.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alpine ended production of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-news\/first-official-pictures\/alpine\/a110-r\/\">A110<\/a> earlier this year as it prepares to launch the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-news\/first-official-pictures\/alpine\/a110-sculpture\/\">next-generation model<\/a>\u00a0on its new Alpine Performance Platform (APP) at the end of 2027, though it\u2019s having more success with the Renault 5-based\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-reviews\/alpine\/a290-hatchback\/\">Alpine A290<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/electric\/best-electric-hot-hatches\/\">electric hot hatch<\/a>\u00a0is now selling around 1,000 units per month, with \u201930 to 35%\u2019 of those coming to the UK, according to Alpine CEO Phillipe Krief, who has overseen the introduction of the new models outside of Alpine\u2019s original sports car remit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Almost every A390 we sell is to a new customer,\u2019 says Krief. \u2018So, for us it\u2019s all conquest because it\u2019s not in our customer basket. What is true is that we have a ramp up that was slower than forecasted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/226119\/480x0\/081-alpine-a290.jpg?scale=down\" alt class=\"wp-image-237686\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/226119\/480x0\/081-alpine-a290.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/226119\/720x0\/081-alpine-a290.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/226119\/1040x0\/081-alpine-a290.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject show-for-medium-up hide-for-xlarge-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Of course, the point of this car [the A390] is to make money, but it\u2019s also to increase the awareness of the brand and the desirability, and thanks to this car, 80% of the customers are new not only to Alpine but the Group.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<aside class=\"about-author\">\n<h2 class=\"about-author-heading\">About the author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"about-author-inner\">\n<div class=\"main-author-summary-container\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"main-author-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/author\/ted-welford\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/179402\/120x120\/ted_welford.jpg?quality=90)\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"main-author-name-container\">\n<div class=\"main-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/author\/ted-welford\/\">Ted Welford<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"main-author-job-title\">New Cars Editor<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"main-author-byline\">New cars editor, car reviewer, news hound, avid car detailer<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"column show-for-xlarge-up xlarge-2 xlarge-pull-10\">\n<figure class=\"author-info clearfix\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"author-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/author\/ted-welford\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/179402\/85x85\/ted_welford.jpg?quality=90)\"><\/a><figcaption>\n<p class=\"author-name\">\n\t\t\tBy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/author\/ted-welford\/\">Ted Welford<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"author-quote\">New cars editor for CAR and Parkers. 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