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Volkswagen has hired Joerg Sommer, who formerly ran Renault SA's EV brand operations, to be VW's sales director for e-mobility. Full story...

Renault-Nissan has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Turkish capital of Ankara to promote and implement electric vehicles. Full story...

Two formula one team bosses have indicated they hope Bob Bell will find accommodation after leaving Renault. Full story...

Renault has sold its entire stake of Series B shares in Volvo Trucks for SEK28.2bn (US$4.21bn). Full story...

Canadian race car driver Robert Wickens is currently taking part in the Formula Renault 3.5 series' collective test session held at Silverstone, Great Britain. Full story...

The organisers of the Formula Renault 3.5 Series have released the 2011 calendar of their championship for spec Renault single seaters. Full story...

Today's news from Renault it is to co-operate with French supermarket chain E Leclerc for charging infrastructure is surely the first of many such tie-ups in the pipeline. Full story...

French supermarket chain E Leclerc and Renault have signed a letter of intent to equip the outlets' parking lots with charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. Full story...

Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS, the Turkish unit of Fiat, and Oyak-Renault, Renault's local unit, plan record outputs this year, a Turkish newspaper said. Full story...

Russian driver Mikhail Aleshin secured 2010 World Serie Renault 3.5 crown after a thrilling final in Barcelona. Full story...

German driver Sebastian Vettel planted his Red Bull Renault on pole position for the Grand Prix of Japan to be held on the grueling circuit of Suzuka. Full story...

Vitaly Petrov's hopes of retaining his Renault race seat beyond 2010 got a boost at Suzuka. Full story...

Renault is to cut debt after a 3 billion euro ($4.2 billion) sale of shares in world No. 2 truckmaker Volvo, which sent the French carmaker's shares to a nine-month high on Thursday. Full story...

Renault says they're committed to building more emotionally-styled vehicles, and their latest concept, the DeZir, is a look at how they might go about do it. Full story...

The McLaren engineers created the infamous F-duct device last winter for the new 2010 MP4-25 Mercedes. Since then, several teams have copied and even modified this system. Full story...

Renault figures on Thursday hit back at Kimi Raikkonen's claim the Enstone based team used him for marketing purposes. Full story...

Renault's Spanish president Jean Pierre Laurent has warned Spain's car industry has lost its competitive edge in Europe and that three of its factories could become redundant if the government doesn't do more to boost labour flexibility and cut logistic costs. Full story...

The first major product tie-up has emerged since Smart parent company Daimler last April signed a cooperation deal with the Renault-Nissan alliance, focusing initially on small cars, light commercial vehicles and engines. Penske Automotive Group (PAG) unit Smart USA Distributor has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nissan Motor to collaborate on a new five-door, petrol-powered B-segment hatchback car for sale in the United States. Full story...

Kimi Raikkonen has broken his silence to scold Renault and reveal he will not be joining the Enstone based formula one team in 2011. Full story...

Former team principal Bob Bell has left the Renault Formula 1 Team, the Enstone-based squadron announced on Wednesday. Full story...