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Aug
23rd

Deep Dive: Volkswagen Scheming To Buy And Transform Alfa Romeo

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Deep Dive: Volkswagen Scheming To Buy And Transform Alfa Romeo
Volkswagen Scheming To Buy And Transform Alfa Romeo - Automobile Magazine
VW bids, but Fiat holds out.

Before Fiat bought Chrysler, the Italians were attractive potential partners to suitors from all over the automotive world. This appeal was not only recognized by Opel, who later withdrew from the alliance and fell back into the General Motors fold. Around that time, Mercedes-Benz seriously considered Fiat for a strategic alliance like the one they've since entered with Renault-Nissan. On numerous occasions, Volkswagen Group put out their feelers, too, but Ferdinand Piech's squad was primarily interested in Alfa Romeo.


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Aug
23rd

ISRAEL: Renault tests Fluence ZE

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Renault has started offering test drives of its electric Fluence ZE vehicle in Israel. Full story...
Aug
17th

Renault French workers irked by plan to launch Korean-made sedan in Europe

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Renault, struggling to maintain a European foothold in larger cars, plans to bolster its upscale offering with South Korean imports such as the Latitude. The strategy may be hampered by worker protests and French government resistance. Full story...
Aug
16th

RUSSIA: Scrappage boosts AvtoVAZ revenues by 46%

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AvtoVAZ, Russia's largest carmaker 25% owned by Renault, reported that first-half revenues rose 46.1% thanks largely to Moscow's 'cash for clunkers' programme launched in early March. Full story...
Aug
16th

Stunning DeZir is out in the open

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Renault's electric show-star caught on the streets of Paris
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Aug
13th

F1: Renault to upgrade F1 wind tunnel

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Enstone based Renault is set to increase the scale size of its formula one wind tunnel. Full story...
Aug
10th

Renault-Nissan drops out of bidding for Korea’s Ssangyong as selection nears

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The Renault-Nissan alliance dropped out of bidding for Ssangyong Motor Co., the South Korean carmaker in bankruptcy protection, as a court official said the preferred buyer may be named tomorrow. Full story...
Aug
10th

SOUTH KOREA: Alliance did not bid for Ssangyong

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The Renault Nissan Alliance unexpectedly pulled out from the race to acquire Ssangyong Motor on Tuesday, making it a three-way competition among one Korean and two Indian firms. Full story...
Aug
10th

BRAZIL: Fiat rethinks the Idea

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Ironically, having created the minivan segment here in Brazil by launching the Scenic - and a new factory to make it - in 1998, Renault is now pulling out, leaving its share to alliance partner Nissan's Livina and the Grand Livina. This was expected, though: the three vehicles shared the same assembly plant and the segment has now shrunk to 6% of total sales. Full story...
Aug
10th

India’s Mahindra, 2 others submit bids for Ssangyong, report says

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Three groups including India's Mahindra have made binding offers to buy troubled South Korean automaker Ssangyong Motor, the Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday. But Renault-Nissan has not submitted a bid for the cash-strapped SUV maker. Full story...
Aug
9th

Contest: A TW Steel gift kit

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We are now launching our sixth and final contest following the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. Fear not, we have already thought about many other items that you could soon win through Auto123 Racing! This week, we're giving away two TW Steel gift kits from Renault's partner and sponsor in Formula One. Good luck to everyone and thank you for entering our previous contests. Stay tuned for future prizes! Full story...
Aug
8th

F1: Renault admits they could change next year’s lineup

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Enstone based F1 team Renault is not ruling out a driver change for 2011. Full story...
Aug
6th

Unwanted Koleos axed

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Renault calls time on compact SUV in UK after slow sales, bosses blame credit crunch
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Aug
5th

F1: How to make a driver’s seat for F1?

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Only one seat per driver is used during the season, the manufacturing process is then really important. Renault F1 summarizes the work. Full story...
Aug
5th

F1: How to build a driver’s seat for F1?

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Only one seat per driver is used during the season, the building process is then really important. Renault F1 summarizes the process. Full story...
Aug
3rd

F1: Vitaly Petrov ‘definitely’ on track for 2011 seat says Eric Boullier

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Vitaly Petrov boosted his chances of retaining his Renault race seat for 2011 with a strong weekend in Hungary. Full story...
Aug
2nd

INDIA: Steel Strips boosts sales to Renault Brazil

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Steel Strips Wheels on Monday said exports to Renault in Brazil, has been revised upwards by 15,000 units for the quarter ended September. Full story...
Jul
30th

FRANCE: Renault reports 23% rise in first half revenues

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The Renault group said today (30 July) it had posted significant improvements in earnings and sales for the first half of the year: revenues totaled EUR19.668bn (US$25.6bn), up 23.1% on the first half of 2009, while worldwide sales grew 21.7% and the group's share of the global passenger car and LCV market reached 3.8%, an increase of 0.15% year on year. Full story...
Jul
30th

Renault first-half profit beats estimates on recovery

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Renault posted a first-half profit that beat estimates as the global economic recovery boosted demand for autos. Net income was 780 million euros ($1.02 billion), compared with a 2. Full story...
Jul
30th

Renault sticks to cash flow goal after first-half profit

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Renault said it was sticking to its target of generating free cash flow in full-year 2010 after swinging back to first-half profit.The group achieved positive free cash flow of 1.42 billion euros ($1. Full story...
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