(Reuters) -Renault raised on Thursday its financial outlook for full-year 2023 following the success of its new launches, in particular of SUV Austral and Dacia Jogger models.

The French car maker, which has been engaged for several years in a deep restructuring and a strategic repositioning to restore its margins, said it is now aiming for an operating margin of 7% to 8% by 2023, up from a previous target of more than 6%.

"Renault Group upgrades its financial outlook for the year, thanks to the continuous efforts to reduce costs and to the unprecedented product offensive in the Group's history," said Chief Executive Officer Luca di Meo in a press release.

The group also said it now expects Automotive operational free cash flow superior or equal to 2.5 billion euros ($2.72 billion) in comparison to the previous target of free cash flow superior or equal to 2 billion euros.

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(Reporting by Michal Aleksandrowicz in Gdansk; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman and Christopher Cushing)