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Dec
10th

F1: Renault denies breaking ranks with FOTA

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Renault has denied it is contemplating breaking ranks with its fellow manufacturers and accepting the FIA's proposals for effectively a standard engine formula. Full story...
Dec
10th

F1: Renault interested in Cosworth engine plan

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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...
Dec
9th

RUSSIA: AvtoVAZ sets up supply chain department

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It is perhaps a sign of an adoption of more modern auto industry ways now that AvtoVAZ is part of an international alliance with Renault. Full story...
Dec
7th

New Clio Spied!

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Our unrivalled network of scoop photographers has bagged the first images of the all new Renault Clio. Full story...
Dec
5th

Ghosn elected ACEA president

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Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn has been elected the new president of the European automakers' group ACEA. Ghosn said his priorities would be dealing with the economic recession and the increasing importance of fuel-efficient cars. Full story...
Dec
3rd

F1: New Renault to debut on January 20

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Renault's 2009 Formula 1 car, the R29, will make its test track debut on January 20, team driver Fernando Alonso said at a sponsor event on Tuesday. Full story...
Dec
2nd

MotoGP: No place for Rossi at Renault F1 – Flavio Briatore

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Renault Formula 1 Team boss Flavio Briatore says he would not offer MotoGP star rider Valentino Rossi a formula one race seat. Full story...
Dec
2nd

MotoGP: No place for Rossi at Renault F1 – Flavio Briatore

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Renault Formula 1 Team boss Flavio Briatore says he would not offer MotoGP star rider Valentino Rossi a formula one race seat. Full story...
Nov
28th

RUSSIA: Renault to suspend production at Moscow plant

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Renault has announced that it will suspend production for two weeks in December at its Moscow-based Avtoframos plant. Full story...
Nov
28th

Renault to halt production at Russia plant

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French automaker Renault will stop the assembly line at its Moscow plant for two weeks in December as demand weakens due to the financial crisis, a company spokesman said on Friday. "It was the only reasonable decision. Full story...
Nov
27th

ROMANIA: Dacia eyes headcount reductions

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Romania's Dacia - a Renault Logan lead plant - is reportedly eyeing options to reduce its labour costs in the face of curtailed demand for its products. Full story...
Nov
25th

Renault’s Spanish sales to fall 50% in Q4

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Spanish car sales for all manufacturers will fall 50 percent in the fourth quarter and the struggling sector needs government support to promote car loans, the head of Renault in Spain said on Tuesday. Full story...
Nov
25th

W. Europe will get Dacia van and pickup

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Renault will soon begin selling low-cost Logan vans and pickup trucks manufactured by its Romanian unit Dacia across western Europe. Full story...
Nov
25th

PORTUGAL: Government and Renault-Nissan sign agreement

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The Government of Portugal and the Renault-Nissan Alliance have announced a partnership to deliver zero emission mobility to Portugal from 2010. The plan will utilise electric vehicles supplied by the Alliance, and will leverage an extensive charging network that will be built across Portugal over the next three years. Full story...
Nov
24th

Renault focuses dealer arm on bigger cities

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Renault has pulled its company-owned dealer network out of Hungary and plans to do the same in the Netherlands by year-end. Full story...
Nov
24th

Headwinds hit Renault’s retail unit

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The economic crisis is cutting into Renault's European new-car sales, but Renault Retail Group General Manager Gilles Messier says the company-owned dealer network remains on track heading into 2009. Full story...
Nov
21st

Ghosn wants Renault to make more models in Mexico

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Nissan-Renault chief Carlos Ghosn says the Renault brand is committed to Mexico and wants to build more models here in the future. )x("”",Renault is fully committed to Mexico,” he told reporters on Thursday. Full story...
Nov
20th

Nissan’s Ghosn converts to fan from skeptic on electric vehicles

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Just a few years ago, Carlos Ghosn was an avowed electric-vehicle skeptic. Now the CEO of both Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA is one of its boldest promoters. Ghosn wants 10 percent of the world's annual vehicle sales to be electric cars by 2020. Full story...
Nov
20th

Nissan’s Ghosn converts to fan from skeptic on electric vehicles

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Just a few years ago, Carlos Ghosn was an avowed electric-vehicle skeptic. Now the CEO of both Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA is one of its boldest promoters. Ghosn wants 10 percent of the world's annual vehicle sales to be electric cars by 2020. Full story...
Nov
20th

Carlos Ghosn and the electric Kool-Aid battery acid test

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Just a few years ago, Carlos Ghosn was an avowed electric-vehicle skeptic. Now the CEO of both Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA is one of its boldest promoters. Ghosn wants 10 percent of the world's annual vehicle sales to be electric cars by 2020. Full story...
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