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Renault F1 driver's Fernando Alonso's manager has accused the media of over-dramatising the incident involving the driver's return to Europe from a holiday in Kenya. Full story...

Force India, the F1 squad owned by Indian billionaire Vijay Mallya, has teamed up with the World Series by Renault outfit Draco. Full story...

Force India, the F1 squad owned by Indian billionaire Vijay Mallya, has teamed up with the World Series by Renault outfit Draco. Full story...

Renault's South Korean subsidiary has become the latest automaker there to temporarily halt production amidst a sales slump. Full story...

Renault new Symbol, effectively a sedan version of the Clio, will be sold in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay in 2009. It is being launched today (23 December) in Argentina, less than four months after its unveiling at the Moscow motor show. Full story...

Mecachrome International Inc., the Renault F1-linked motor sport engineering company, seems on the brink of collapse. Full story...

Mecachrome International Inc., the Renault F1-linked motor sport engineering company, seems on the brink of collapse. Full story...

The Turkish operations of Fiat and Renault have followed Ford Otosan by halting production for about three weeks, citing falling demand. Full story...

The Renault-Nissan Alliance is pushing ahead with a plan to build a factory for low-cost vehicles in Tangiers, Morocco, despite the deepening crisis in the automotive industry, a Renault spokeswoman said on Thursday. Full story...

The Renault-Nissan alliance has signed an agreement with Swiss utility company Energie Ouest Suisse (EOS) to promote electric vehicles in Switzerland. Full story...

The Renault-powered Red Bulls of Sebastian Vettel and Sébastien Buemi set the fastest laps of the 3rd and final day of Formula 1 testing at Jerez, Spain. Full story...

The Renault-powered Red Bulls of Sebastian Vettel and Sébastien Buemi set the fastest laps of the 3rd and final day of Formula 1 testing at Jerez, Spain. Full story...

Renault-Nissan and Swiss electric utility company, Energie Ouest Suisse (EOS), have announced that they will establish a vehicle battery-charging network in Switzerland. Full story...

Citroen announced Thursday that it will join sister brand Peugeot and cross-town rival Renault in extending a new French government scrapping subsidy aimed at boosting new car sales. Full story...

Renault unions have scheduled large demonstrations in Valladolid this Saturday (13 December) to protest against the company's delay in assigning a new vehicle to the factory in central Spain, just-auto has learned. Full story...

Two-time World Champion Fernando Alonso has moved to play down speculation that Renault could be the next manufacturer to pull out of formula one. Full story...

Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn will become chairman of the carmaker's board of directors as well as its CEO. Ghosn, 54, will inherit the chairman post from former Renault CEO Louis Schweitzer at the carmaker's annual shareholders meeting on May 6. Full story...

Renault chairman Louis Schweitzer is stepping down after 17 years heading the French automaker. Full story...

The 2008 Paris Mondial de L'Automobile has opened its doors with the media preview days. Highlights include the Lamborghini Estoque, Renault Ondelios concept, Citroën Hypnos concept, Pininfarina B0 concept, GTbyCitroën, Peugeot RC HyMotion 4, and Mercedes Concept Fascination. Production debuts include the Renault Megane and Chevrolet Volt. We will have ongoing reports of the most significant debuts in our show Highlights, with in-depth Design Reviews and an extensive Photo Gallery to follow. Full story...

It is believed five teams have indicated they would consider signing up to Max Mosley's offer of a low-cost Cosworth powertrain package in 2010 and beyond. Full story...