A top Renault executive for the Americas region, Denis Barbier, has signed two cooperation agreements with Colombian power companies that will see 250 ZE Fluence and Kangoo electric vehicles being tested in the cities of Bogotá and Medellín.
New drop-top version of Astra to be built in Poland and will debut in 2013.

Volvo plans to invest as much as $11 billion worldwide over the next five years to tap rising demand in markets including China.
Spyker Cars, the owner of Saab, has revised the value of the Swedish carmaker's assets to 132.3 million euros ($182.9 million), from 54.4 million euros.
Lamborghini's replacement for the Murciélago is apparently one bull that doesn't like being caged.
It is a troubling sign from Nissan Motor Co. that it intends to raise the sticker price of its barely launched electric Leaf in England by 2,000 pounds -- or about $3,200.
Tata Motors said it has no plans to list its Jaguar Land Rover unit in London, denying a report that it had initiated talks with banks.
French car parts maker Valeo expects its operating margin to rise in 2011 after it swung back to a net profit last year. Valeo said full-year sales rose to 9.63 billion euros ($13.29 billion) from 7.
Renault launched an internal audit in the first half of January into the industrial espionage case that has rocked the automaker, a company spokeswoman said Renault fired three executives after it said it had been the victim of industrial espionage...
Veteran Greg Pursley won the 3 Amigos Organic Blanco 100, claiming a third victory in his last four K&N Pro West Series starts.
It has emerged that an extra test day has been added to the forthcoming F1 four-day schedule in Barcelona in March.
Do you remember what FBI stood for when you were younger? If not, to bad... For those of you that do recall, I just found another definition: F-Body Idolizers. Not bad eh? Fine, it's weak.
La Malbaie, Quebec - Before we take this bronze 2011 Ford Explorer Limited for a long romp through the Charlevoix region of this province, let's first deal with this SUV versus crossover thing.
TORONTO, Ontario -- Mazda has decided to concentrate its R&D activities on a very unique and radical technology: the internal combustion (IC) engine.
If you've spent any amount of time surfing the web in the last few weeks, sifting through car news, you will have noticed that the word Geneva is on everyone's lips.
At the unveiling of the new Virage, Dr Ulrich Bez, head of Aston Martin, said the British manufacturer is thinking of bringing back the six-cylinder engine. He revealed that, theoretically, the company had already chosen an inline configuration of "around 2.5-litre capacity with direct injection and turbocharging".
Today February 25 we commemorate the birthday of former Beatle George Harrison who was born on this day, 1943 in Liverpool, England. But few people know that Harrison was an absolute Formula 1 fan.
American insurance company Motors Insurance has launched a legal battle against the FBI and the Justice Department, suing them for $750,000 in an incredible story of a stolen and damaged Ferrari.
Nicolas Minassian has had a massive accident aboard the new Peugeot 908, while performing an endurance test aboard the new Peugeot Le Mans car.
XENATEC announced the world premiere of its Maybach-based coupe which will make a first public appearance next week in a specially constructed pavilion in the gardens of "La Réserve" Hotel, on the banks of Lake Geneva, at the same time than the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, arguably the biggest stage in the automotive world.
With the current economy the last thing you need is for your vehicle to break down. Whether your driving a reliable car or a busted up