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Oct
26th

SOUTH KOREA: Smooth labour relations benefit Renault affiliate

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Renault Samsung Motors is the country's second smallest automaker, majority owned by Renault, but, during the first nine months of this year, sold 91,222 vehicles to claim 9.4% of the local market, the third largest share after Hyundai and affiliate Kia. Full story...
Oct
26th

AvtoVAZ faces make-or-break rescue attempt

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AvtoVAZ is gearing up for what may prove a make-or-break rescue plan as the government, state-controlled banks and Renault deliberate its future. The maker of Lada cars has racked up first-half losses of 19.4 billion rubles ($667.1 million). Full story...
Oct
26th

Russia’s AvtoVAZ faces make-or-break rescue

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AvtoVAZ is gearing up for what may prove a make-or-break rescue plan as the government, state-controlled banks and Renault deliberate its future. The maker of Lada cars has racked up first-half losses of 19.4 billion rubles ($667.1 million). Full story...
Oct
26th

Russia’s AvtoVAZ faces make-or-break rescue attempt

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AvtoVAZ is gearing up for what may prove a make-or-break rescue plan as the government, state-controlled banks and Renault deliberate its future. The maker of Lada cars has racked up first-half losses of 19.4 billion rubles ($667.1 million). Full story...
Oct
24th

F1: Nelson Piquet warns Renault: apologise or be sued

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Nelson Piquet Snr has threatened legal action against Renault if the French carmaker does not apologise. Earlier this year, the former triple world champion's son was fired by Flavio Briatore, before the team's boss was ousted amid the crash-gate scandal and banned for life from involvement in motor racing. Full story...
Oct
23rd

FRANCE: Renault ready to boost Avtovaz technology

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French car maker Renault SA is ready to inject its technology into Russia's Avtovaz, in which it has invested, Les Echos newspaper reports Friday, citing a company executive. Full story...
Oct
23rd

FRANCE: Olive to head Dacia

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Jérôme Olive will be nominated as a board director and as managing director of Dacia at Renault's annual meeting on 26 November. He will replace François Fourmont, who is retiring at the end of the year. Full story...
Oct
22nd

Renault picks production expert to lead Dacia

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Renault has chosen Jerome Olive to lead its low-cost Dacia brand. Olive is scheduled to join the Romanian automaker's board and take over as Dacia managing director on Nov. 26. Full story...
Oct
22nd

Renault picks production expert to lead low-cost Dacia brand

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Renault has chosen Jerome Olive to lead its low-cost Dacia brand. Olive is scheduled to join the Romanian automaker's board and take over as Dacia managing director on Nov. 26. Full story...
Oct
19th

Megane Renaultsport 250 prices revealed

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Renault announces prices and specifications for smoking new hatch


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Oct
17th

F1: Bernie Ecclestone says Renault is there to stay

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Bernie Ecclestone insists there is "no doubt" Renault is committed to staying in formula one. The French carmaker's team has been through the mill with the crash-gate affair, losing its boss, technical chief, main sponsor and incurring untold image damage. Full story...
Oct
16th

F1 Brazil: Fernando Alonso puts Renault on top

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Two-time World Champion Fernando Alonso put his Renault R29 on top the charts Friday afternoon when he set the fastest time of the second free practice session of the Grand Prix of Brazil. Full story...
Oct
15th

INTERVIEW: Elektromotive charging ahead

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Elektromotive managing director Calvey Taylor-Haw and technical director Greg Simmons talk electric vehicle commuting, recharging points, battery life, Renault/Better Place battery swap plans and even motorsport with Farah Alkhalisi. Full story...
Oct
13th

F1: Rumour – Renault set to race new car livery?

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Renault could be set to race a dramatically altered livery at the last two grands prix of the 2009 season. Full story...
Oct
13th

F1: Nick Heidfeld frustrated with modest ‘image’

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Nick Heidfeld has expressed frustration that, while his teammate Robert Kubica has secured a seat with Renault, he is still working to find a place on the 2010 grid. Full story...
Oct
12th

F1: Alain Prost still interested in Renault team boss role

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Alain Prost is still not ruling out a move to Renault as a full-time replacement for the ousted and banned team boss Flavio Briatore. Full story...
Oct
8th

F1: Death of former Renault sporting director Jean Sage

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Jean Sage, the former sporting director of the Renault F1 team for many years in the '70s and the '80s, has died at the age of 68. Full story...
Oct
8th

F1: Sponsor stays at Renault after crash-gate

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One of Renault's existing on-car sponsors has announced it will not be following ING and Mutua Madrilena by pulling out of the French team with immediate effect. Full story...
Oct
7th

CANADA: Renault-Nissan signs ZEV partnership in Vancouver

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The Renault-Nissan Alliance, the Province of British Columbia, the City of Vancouver and BC Hydro have announced a partnership that will see British Columbia become the initial launch point for Nissan's Canadian zero-emission transportation program. Full story...
Oct
7th

SPAIN: Renault announcement safeguards Valladolid plants

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Renault has confirmed that it will produce a small electric vehicle at its Valladolid plant in Spain from 2011, adding an 'ecological' vehicle the following year and a further model from 2013, securing the immediate future of the factory. Full story...
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