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Dacia will celebrate the 10th anniversary since its European re-launch in 2005 at the 85th Geneva International Motor Show where new special edition versions of the Sandero, Duster and Logan MCV will be unveiled. Ten years have passed since the Logan was launched in Europe in 2005, heralding the dawn of a bright new era for the Romanian brand Dacia, whose Renault-led rebirth proved to be the catalyst for unprecedented levels of success across the continent. Having made its UK debut at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed, with first customer deliveries in 2013, the Dacia brand has gone from strength-to-strength reaching 50,000 sales in March 2015. • Dacia launches its …
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IF you plan to take on the Ford Focus, Vauxhall Astra, Volkswagen Golf and Peugeot 308, you need plenty of engine choices and the third-generation Renault Megane doesn’t fall shy. The French firm have added three fuel-efficient Stop & Start units. There’s a 1.2-litre direct injection petrol, the TCE115, a Stop & Start version of the familiar 1.5-litre dCi 110 diesel and the model we looked at – the 1.6 dCi 130 diesel. One of the best diesels currently on sale, this one is a good choice if you plan to use it for towing, with a useful 320Nm of torque meaning a sub-10second rest to 60mph time on the way to 124mph. This Megane moves the game on in terms of …
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80s face-off: Renault 5 Turbo RWD vs Alpine A310 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2010 Dieppe-based Alpine established itself with the A110, winning the 1973 Monte Carlo Rally and the World Championship. But by the late '70s competitors, like the Lancia Stratos, caught up. Renault had to act fast and decided to compete with a new car in the Group 4 (later Group B), the 5 Turbo. The little mid-engined, rear-wheel drive beast proved to be a worthy successor, as in 1978, driven by rally legend Jean Ragnotti, also won the Monte Carlo Rally. At that time, the most coveted road-going Renault was the Alpine A310. Two years later this changed, as the coupe's supremacy was challenged by…
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Ghosn: Renault-Nissan to assemble 500,000 EVs annually by late 2013 David Shepardson / Detroit News Washington Bureau Washington - Renault Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said today the two automakers plan to build 500,000 electric vehicles annually by the end of 2013. At a roundtable discussion with automotive reporters, Ghosn also predicted additional consolidation in the auto industry, though it may come through joint projects rather than one automaker acquiring another. Nissan is launching its all-electric Leaf, which has a 100 mile range, in December. It plans to sell 20,000 Leafs in the United States over the next year. Text DETNEWS to 64636 to get breaking news alert…
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Renault plan to name car 'Zoe' sparks legal spat Jenny Barchfield / Associated Press Paris— A French lawyer has a warning for parents-to-be: Naming your baby girl Zoe could set her up for a lifetime of annoyances — everything from playground teasing to sexual come-ons. At least that's the contention of David Koubbi, who is wrangling with French carmaker Renault about its plans to call its new electric car "Zoe." Koubbi is representing the parents of two little girls named Zoe Renault — no relations to the French automaker — who are outraged their daughters might have to share their names with a car. They want Renault to find another — non-human — name for the model. …
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Renault denies talks to boost AvtoVAZ stake October 28, 2010 06:01 CET PARIS (Reuters) -- Renault denied it was in talks with Russia's Troika Dialog about purchasing the bank's stake in AvtoVAZ, Russia's largest automaker The Russia Today television station had quoted Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn as saying Renault and alliance partner Nissan are planning to buy the bank's stake in AvtoVAZ, giving the alliance 45 percent of the maker of Lada cars. A Renault spokesman said on Wednesday that there were no talks taking place over the purchase of Troika Dialog's share in AvtoVAZ. Troika owns just over 20 percent of AvtoVAZ, which makes Lada cars, while Renault has a 25 perce…
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Renault tweaks market forecast higher after Q3 sales rise Carmaker willing to cut prices to keep market share in Europe Wire Reports October 28, 2010 06:01 CET Renault SA said third-quarter sales rose 7.6 percent because of growth in emerging markets such as Russia, Brazil and Argentina. Revenue increased to 8.71 billion euros ($12 billion) from 8.1 billion euros a year earlier, Renault said. “The European market was better than expected in the third quarter,” Jerome Stoll, Renault's sales chief, said on a call with analysts and reporters on Wednesday. Third-quarter deliveries increased 5.7 percent to 591,855 vehicles, outpacing the global market's 4.6 percent exp…
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Renault to sell Volvo stock worth $4.4 billion, remains key owner Automotive News Europe -- October 7, 2010 06:01 CET PARIS/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Renault SA is to cut debt after a 3 billion euro ($4.2 billion) sale of shares in world number two truckmaker Volvo AB, which sent the French carmaker's shares to a nine-month high on Thursday. Volvo said there would be little change in direction because Renault would remain the most influential voting shareholder. Renault sold B-class shares, which have less voting power. Renault chief executive Carlos Ghosn said the share placing "confirms investor confidence in the future development of Volvo Group, which we share, as Ren…
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EVs Draw Lion’s Share of Limelight at Renault’s Paris Show Stand By William Diem WardsAuto.com, Oct 4, 2010 12:56 PM PARIS – For Renault SA, the electric car is both the long- and short-term future. At the auto show here, it is exhibiting the new Latitude, a large 4-door sedan made by its Renault Samsung Motor Co. Ltd. subsidiary in South Korea and a tuned-for-Europe remake of the Korean SM5. Renault doesn’t plan on selling many in Western Europe, although the car is considered a key offering in Russia, Asia and the Middle East. But from now until the Clio IV arrives in 2012, Renault won’t have any volume cars to introduce. While some projects for regular vehic…
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Government, Ghosn at Odds on What Renault Owes France By William Diem WardsAuto.com, Oct 4, 2010 11:12 AM Special Coverage Paris Auto Show PARIS – France, Renault SA’s biggest shareholder, is not happy with the way CEO Carlos Ghosn is moving manufacturing out of the country. “I will never accept the de-industrialization of France,” declares French President Nicholas Sarkozy. After all the support the government gives to the industry, he says, “it’s the absolute limit to make cars elsewhere to sell in France.” Ghosn spoke first at a roundtable at the auto show here last week, knowing what was coming from Sarkozy, because the French president has made no secre…
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Renault aims to almost double Brazilian market share October 4, 2010 06:01 CET SAO PAULO -- Renault SA plans to almost double its share of car sales in Brazil in the next three years through investments and by introducing new vehicles, according to a newspaper report. Renault, with Japanese affiliate Nissan Motor Co., plans to boost market share to 10 percent from 5.6 percent, Folha de S. Paulo, Brazil's top-selling paper, said, citing Jean-Michel Jalinier, president of the French automaker's local unit. The company plans to invest 1 billion reais ($591.8 million) in Brazil, the newspaper said. Renault also plans to debut three new models there, according to the repor…
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Ghosn wants to expand Daimler ties; calls alliance a ‘powerhouse' Mark Rechtin Automotive News Europe -- October 1, 2010 06:01 CET PARIS – With chatter swirling about potential expansion of the Renault-Nissan alliance, CEO Carlos Ghosn put his support directly into expanding the automakers' relationship with Daimler AG. “We know we have a powerhouse,” Ghosn said at the Paris auto show. “When you add the R&D of Renault, Nissan and Daimler, we are the largest in the industry,” Ghosn said. “We have every kind of technology, particularly if we get organized within ourselves. It can be a competitive advantage.” For now, the Renault-Nissan alliance with Daimler is …
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Renault seeks advantage over rivals in first EV battleground French automaker says its battery-powered van will be cheaper than Ford, PSA competitors Bruce Gain Automotive News Europe -- September 29, 2010 07:00 CET PARIS -- Renault SA plans an aggressive pricing strategy against rivals including Ford Motor Co. and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen SA to win the lion's share of the market for battery-powered small delivery vans that are expected to appear in Europe's cities in the coming years. Automakers believe electric small vans have the biggest potential for EV sales because fleet-operated delivery vans normally are driven the same distances and often along the same routes w…
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Paris Preshow: Renault and Fashion House Miss Sixty Create Twingo for the Girls THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 Billed as the first "all-feminine" and "most glamorous" of all Twingo limited editions, the Twingo Miss Sixty is the result of collaboration between Renault and Miss Sixty, the international fashion label of Italy's Sixty group. The fashionista Twingo's world premiere will take place on the Renault stand at next week's Paris Motor Show before launching into the European market in November 2010. The Twingo Miss Sixty will be available in two unique exterior colors, Bohemian Pink or Pearlescent black, with the interior detailed in pink and black, giving it what R…
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Renault-Nissan to co-develop new SUV, sedan platform, report says September 23, 2010 06:01 CET (Reuters) -- Renault SA and Japanese alliance Nissan Motor Co. will jointly develop a platform for at least 10 models to reduce its suppliers and lower procurement costs by about one-third, the Nikkei business daily said. The companies plan to design a common platform for mid-sized SUVs and sedans, and also plan to standardize 70 key components -- including windows and brakes -- that make up about 80 percent of the total cost for parts and materials, the daily said. Nissan's X-Trail and Dualis SUVs and Renault's Fluence sedan and Megane are among the models that will share t…
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Renault Reveals All-Electric 2011 Kangoo Z.E. Van at Hannover Show, Sales Start Next Year THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 Renault has released pictures and details of the 2011 Kangoo Express Z.E. pure-electric van it showed at this week's International Commercial Vehicles Show in Hanover, Germany. It is the first of several production EVs Renault plans to launch over the next few years and the first all-electric van to be developed and built by a vehicle manufacturer - or so the company claims. Fitted with a 22 kWh lithium-ion battery, the Kangoo Express Z.E. (Zero Emission) is good for 160 km (99 miles) on a single charge (6 to 8 hours from a standard 220 volt socket). T…
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Rumormill: Alpine coming back... again... for real by Zach Bowman (RSS feed) on Sep 21st 2010 at 6:27PM Autocar reports that the suits at Renault are keeping the dream of a true successor to the Alpine alive and well. The pub quotes Laurens van den Acker, the new vice-president of corporate design for Renault, as saying that he believes there's room for an affordable sports car in the company's lineup. There have been several attempts to re-fire the Alpine furnace over the past few years, but each have been cancelled due to various reasons. The 2006 Nepta Concept, pictured above, was one such stillborn attempt. But Autocar says that a new take on an Alpine is back on …
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Ghosn says Renault could join Nissan, Dongfeng JV in China September 20, 2010 08:46 CET ZHENGZHOU, China (Reuters) -- Renault SA, the controlling shareholder of Japan's Nissan Motor Co., has no plans to start its own production in China, the world's largest auto market, its CEO said on Monday. However, the French auto maker could someday join Nissan's joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Group Co., CEO Carlos Ghosn told reporters. Ghosn, who is also the CEO of Nissan, made the remarks in a news conference following the opening ceremony for Dongfeng-Nissan's new SUV plant. Nissan plans to double its capacity in China by 2012, joining a host of peers that have made simil…
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Renault sees half of sales outside Europe by 2013 Automotive News Europe -- September 20, 2010 08:31 CET PARIS (Reuters) -- Renault could see sales outside Europe account for 50 percent of total sales volume by 2013 if current trends continue, Chief Operating Officer Patrick Pelata told French newspaper Le Figaro. As demand for new cars in Europe stalls after scrapping schemes were withdrawn, carmakers are increasingly looking to booming emerging markets for growth. Pelata said 11 percent of Renault's sales came from outside Europe in 1999, and 40 percent currently comes from outside the region. If current trends continue this could rise to 50 percent by 2013, he said…
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Renault slightly more upbeat on European market Automotive News Europe -- September 17, 2010 06:01 CET PARIS (Reuters) -- Renault SA has a more optimistic forecast for European car sales in 2010 because the end of subsidies has hit sales less than feared, Chief Operating Officer Patrick Pelata said. Renault expects a 7 percent decline in the market, Pelata said. In July, the company said it expected Europe's car market to contract by 7 percent to 9 percent in 2010. Carmakers have benefited from scrapping incentive schemes introduced last year in key markets such as France, Germany, Spain and the UK to spur demand for cars, but they have voiced concern about a difficul…
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Renault Inaugurates New Vehicle Test Center in Romania WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 The Renault Group has opened a brand new test facility in Titu, Romania. Built on a 330-hectare site located between the Dacia plant in Pitesti and the Renault Technologie Roumanie (RTR) engineering center in Bucharest, the Titu Technical Center will complement the company's Aubevoye and Lardy test centers in France. According to Renault, the new facility will focus on testing for vehicles and powertrain components from the B0 platform that underpins the low-cost Dacia Logan. The center is said to have 100 benches for testing vehicles and components such as shock absorbers, running g…
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Renault-Nissan CEO confirms he turned down top job at GM David Shepardson / Detroit News Washington Bureau Washington -- Carlos Ghosn, the head of the Renault-Nissan alliance, confirmed today that he had been asked to become chief executive of General Motors Co. last year by the Obama administration. Former auto czar Steven Rattner writes in a new memoir that he asked Ghosn to run GM last summer and that Ghosn declined his offer. In an interview with CNN today, Ghosn confirmed he had turned down the top job at the Detroit automaker and also confirmed that he had asked Rattner to support a move to include GM in the Renault-Nissan alliance. Text DETNEWS to 64636 to ge…
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Renault Latitude Flagship Premieres in Moscow, European Version to Debut in Paris WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2010 We first heard about the Renault Latitude in June, but today, the French carmaker revealed its new flagship sedan to the public for the first time at the Moscow International Motor Show. What is in effect a replacement for the controversially styled Vel Satis positioned above the Laguna in Renault's line up, is also a 2010 Samsung SM5 sedan in disguise - if you can call a new grille and different badges a "disguise"... The Latitude will be manufactured in South Korea at the Busan Renault-Samsung-Motors plant and will go on sale at the end of September in Morocc…
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