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Oct
7th

INDIA: Renault denies Logan rift reports

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Renault has repeatedly denied a local media report that it is seeking to replace its current partner Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) in Mahindra-Renault, the joint venture that sells the Logan car in India. Full story...
Oct
7th

F1: Update on 2010 Formula 1 teams and drivers

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With the confirmation of the moves of Fernando Alonso to Ferrari and Robert Kubica to Renault, the dominos are falling into place. Let's take a look at the grid for next year's F1 season. Full story...
Oct
7th

F1: Robert Kubica joins Renault F1 Team

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Now that Fernando Alonso has been confirmed at Ferrari for next season, the dominos start falling into place. Robert Kubica leaves BMW-Sauber to join the ranks of Renault. Full story...
Oct
7th

F1: Kimi Raikkonen to Red Bull, Renault to oust Romain Grosjean?

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As expected, the confirmation of Fernando Alonso's move to Ferrari turned the key to kick-starting the 2010 driver market. Full story...
Oct
6th

RUSSIA [updated 7.10.09]: Renault “ready” to invest in AvtoVAZ

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Renault, a 25% shareholder in Avtovaz, is ready to invest in the ailing auto giant, Russia's deputy prime minister Igor Shuvalov said on Tuesday though the French automaker said the additional investment might not be in cash. Full story...
Oct
6th

RUSSIA: Renault “ready” to invest in AvtoVAZ

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Renault, a 25% shareholder in Avtovaz, is ready to invest in the ailing auto giant, Russia's deputy prime minister Igor Shuvalov said on Tuesday. Full story...
Oct
6th

Renault-Nissan Alliance Signs Zero-Emission Partnership in Vancouver

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VANCOUVER,- The Renault-Nissan Alliance, the Province of British Columbia, the City of Vancouver and BC Hydro announced today a partnership that will see British Columbia become the initial launch point for Nissan's Canadian zero-emission transportation program. Full story...
Oct
5th

ESTONIA: Renault tops brand and model tables in September

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First registrations of vehicles with the Estonian roads administration traffic registry totalled 1,959 cars in September, of which 812 were new. Full story...
Oct
4th

NASCAR: Nelson Piquet Jr. in North Carolina with Red Horse team

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Nelson Piquet Jr looks set to turn to the world of American NASCAR racing to revive his disgraced motor racing career. The 23-year-old Brazilian, fired by Renault for underperformance earlier this season and then embroiled in the crash-gate race-fixing scandal, has travelled to the US this weekend, according to Brazil's Globo television. Full story...
Oct
3rd

F1: McLaren to split with Mercedes and buy BMW’s F1 engine division?

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The hottest rumour at the Suzuka circuit on Saturday is that McLaren is contemplating splitting completely with Mercedes at the end of the season. Meanwhile, Robert Kubica on Saturday appeared to express concerns about moving to the Renault or Toyota teams in 2010. "I would not like to be in the same situation I'm in with BMW-Sauber -- that in the middle of the season the company is announcing it's retiring from formula one. Full story...
Oct
1st

F1: Renault to name Fernando Alonso replacement next week

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Renault will name the Ferrari-bound Fernando Alonso's replacement for the 2010 season "next week", the French team announced at Suzuka on Thursday. Full story...
Sep
28th

BRAZIL: Nissan readies new Mercosur strategic plan

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Nissan has completed its four-year programme called Shift-Mercosur begun in 2006 which included six new model launches. In that time it began importing the Murano crossover from Japan; the Tiida hatch and the new Sentra saloon from Mexico (thanks to a free trade deal with that country); and started local production of the new Frontier pick-up (dropping the XTerra and the old Frontier) and the Livina and Grand Livina minivans at alliance partner Renault's plant in the state of Paraná. Full story...
Sep
27th

F1: Lewis Hamilton from start to finish; Jenson Button in front of Rubens Barrichello

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Lewis Hamilton stayed up front from start to finish Sunday night, in Singapore, and redeemed himself from two weeks ago, when he crashed in the last lap of the race. Hamilton won in front of Timo Glock's Toyota and Fernando Alonso's Renault. Both Glock and Alonso's results is expected to raise the moral of their troops as they both register a season's best. Full story...
Sep
27th

F1: Only thing missing from Fernando Alonso’s move to Ferrari is a Press Release

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As the speculation steadily becomes fact, Renault's new managing director Jean-Francois Caubet on Sunday all but confirmed that the 27-year-old Spaniard is now set to depart the French team. Full story...
Sep
26th

F1: Bernie Ecclestone thinks Nelson Piquet will be back in F1

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Although blacklisted by many in the pitlane, Nelson Piquet Jr will find another drive in formula one, according to the sport's chief executive Bernie Ecclestone. The 23-year-old Brazilian was sacked by former Renault boss Flavio Briatore earlier this year, and he then blew the whistle on what became known as crash-gate, having admitted to crashing on purpose in Singapore last year. Full story...
Sep
25th

F1: Rumours link David Richards with Renault buyout

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As Renault assesses the damage to its image and counts the fleeing sponsors, Briton David Richards has entered the frame as the crash-gate scandal rolls on. Full story...
Sep
25th

F1: ING and Mutua Madrilena stop Renault F1 sponsorship

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Renault's title sponsor ING and Mutua Madrilena cancelled on Thursday their sponsorship on the French team "with immediate effect". Full story...
Sep
24th

FRANCE: Renault ‘will make changes to stay in F1’

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Renault wants to stay in F1 motor racing and continue to make an important contribution to the sport, the company has told the FIA, motorsports' controlling body. Full story...
Sep
24th

RUSSIA: Avtovaz to cut 27,000 jobs as output tumbles

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Avtovaz, which is 25% owned by Renault, will cut up to 27,600 jobs, about on-third of its workforce, to help it reach "effective and profitable production." Full story...
Sep
24th

F1: Bob Bell replaces Flavio Briatore for the rest of 2009

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Contrary to speculation and his offer to "help" Renault, quadruple world champion Alain Prost was on Wednesday not named the French team's new formula one boss. Full story...
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