Back then it spent millions of dollars on marketing, making bold claims that France's most successful car maker would be selling 20,000 cars annually Down Under by the end of the decade. Just five years later, in 2006, it took a far more conservative attitude resetting its annual goal to 7000 vehicles. At the end of last month Renault had sold less than 1500 vehicles nationally, down 28 per cent on the same time last year, while most of its competitors have enjoyed an upturn in sales as the market looks set to exceed one million for only the third time. This time round, under a new management team, Renault Australia is prepared to take baby steps as it tries to win the support of the Australian car-buying public through its Driving the Change campaign. Gone are the bold sales predictions and fancy marketing, replaced by an expanded model line-up that new Renault Australia boss Justin Hocevar said would have a high level of standard equipment and user-friendly features.